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Dermatology & Skin Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist Nurse

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 20 November 2024

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Job summary

  • The post holder will be expected to work as an autonomous, advanced practitioner and effectively deliver an expert nursing service within Dermatology.
  • This includes effectively managing a caseload of patients and ensuring that patients and their families are fully informed and supported by providing clinical and social support.

Main duties of the job

  • Provide effective nursing expertise with in the dermatology team and ensure the provision of high quality care to patients and carers.
  • Carry out nurse-led acne clinics and Systemic drug monitoring clinics including Biologics Clinics (St Georges' site).
  • Systemic monitoring clinics have clinical supervision provided by Consultant or Registrar.
  • Carry out virtual results clinics.
  • Carry out skin education clinics for patients with chronic skin disease eczema, psoriasis, this will include adults and paediatrics.
  • Conduct photodynamic therapy clinics for patients with non-melanoma skin cancer.
  • The nurse may be asked to be involved in our newly launched Teledermatology service if the service needs require it.
  • Support patients diagnosed with skin cancer as keyworker and attend skin cancer MDT.
  • Ensure standards for skin cancer keyworker are adhered to.
  • Carry out nursing keyworker skin cancer audits to meet national and local standards.
  • Collect skin cancer data in line with trust and national skin cancer standards.
  • Participate in Skin Cancer Well Being Events.
  • Support the two Skin Cancer CNS's ensuring the Dermatology unit is compliant with Skin Cancer annual peer review.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Date posted

30 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£54,320 to £60,981 a year per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-6674786-GO-SC-A

Job locations

Queen Mary's Hospital

Queen Mary's Hospital Roehampton

London

SW17 0QT


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
  • This post is based at Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton but the post holder will be expected to travel to the trust's other sites

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
  • This post is based at Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton but the post holder will be expected to travel to the trust's other sites

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse
  • An advanced practitioner either through formal qualification (Degree) and/or extensive clinical experience pertinent to the area e.g Dermatology N25 Course
  • Non Medical Prescribing course or working towards
  • Degree (BSc) or equivalent in a health related subject, or working towards

Desirable

  • Phototherapy Course ( Gwent or St Thomas's) and relevant Phototherapy experience

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Strong leadership skills
  • Autonomous practitioner
  • Up to date knowledge and understanding of local and national specialist guidelines
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to build up a rapport with patients and the MDT
  • Ability to impart complex information to patients, relatives and carers, with different levels of understanding
  • Clear understanding of safeguarding procedures
  • Understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment

Desirable

  • Experience of running research and audit programmes

Other

Essential

  • Basic Counselling skills
  • Experience of delivering presentations
  • Flexible attitude

Desirable

  • Project management skills
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse
  • An advanced practitioner either through formal qualification (Degree) and/or extensive clinical experience pertinent to the area e.g Dermatology N25 Course
  • Non Medical Prescribing course or working towards
  • Degree (BSc) or equivalent in a health related subject, or working towards

Desirable

  • Phototherapy Course ( Gwent or St Thomas's) and relevant Phototherapy experience

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Strong leadership skills
  • Autonomous practitioner
  • Up to date knowledge and understanding of local and national specialist guidelines
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to build up a rapport with patients and the MDT
  • Ability to impart complex information to patients, relatives and carers, with different levels of understanding
  • Clear understanding of safeguarding procedures
  • Understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment

Desirable

  • Experience of running research and audit programmes

Other

Essential

  • Basic Counselling skills
  • Experience of delivering presentations
  • Flexible attitude

Desirable

  • Project management skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Mary's Hospital

Queen Mary's Hospital Roehampton

London

SW17 0QT


Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Mary's Hospital

Queen Mary's Hospital Roehampton

London

SW17 0QT


Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Nurse for Dermatology

Liz Osuji

elizabeth.osuji@stgeorges.nhs.uk

02084876463

Date posted

30 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£54,320 to £60,981 a year per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-6674786-GO-SC-A

Job locations

Queen Mary's Hospital

Queen Mary's Hospital Roehampton

London

SW17 0QT


Supporting documents

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