Dermatology Highly Specialist Nurse Skin Cancer and Surgery

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated band 7 Highly Specialist Nurse with good clinical and leadership experience to provide expert nursing care in Dermatological Surgery and the diagnosis and management of skin lesions as part of our multi-disciplinary skin cancer team. We are happy to also consider allocation from enthusiastic and motivated band 6 Dermatology specialist nurse with some experience in surgical procedures and skin lesions who will be supported by an amazing Dermatology team to develop to the band 7 role. The successful candidate will be required to support acne clinics and general dermatology

The Trust provides secondary and intermediate care Dermatology services at several sites throughout Greater Manchester. Ideally you will be educated to or working towards an MSc, you will be able to provide evidence of both nursing leadership and clinical nursing skills. You will undertake independent surgical lists for the treatment and diagnosis of skin cancer. You will also assess new and follow up patients referred for skin cancer management as part of the multidisciplinary team.

You should be passionate about delivering and developing a high-quality service to patients within the service and be driven by the desire to improve services. You will be given the full support of the senior nursing, medical and service teams and will be given the opportunity to continue your career development within the post.

Main duties of the job

This Specialist Nurse is a qualified practitioner who will assist in patient care daily within the multidisciplinary dermatology team within The Salford Dermatology service working collaboratively and supporting other Dermatological colleagues within the Trust

You will work alongside the medical, nursing and consultant colleagues sharing responsibility for the case management of their patients and for ensuring all care is delivered according to Trust policies, procedures and maintaining associated records.

You will support a team of nurses in the delivery of evidence-based patient centred care, which is of a highest standard. You will provide specialist advice to patient's relatives and members of the multidisciplinary team utilising clinical audit, research, supervision of practice and teaching.

You will also monitor and improve standards of care by efficient and effective use of resources. The post will provide clinical leadership and advice within the Salford Dermatology Service, enabling the service to develop further by providing expert advice, education and support to staff and enhanced clinical intervention.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk