Dermatology Specialist Nurse-Biologics and Drug Monitoring

Job summary

The nationally renowned Dermatology Centre at Salford Royal hospital provides specialist services for Greater Manchester and a number of supra-regional services. These include a high profile Psoriasis service and the specialist centre for the provision of Mohs Micrographic Surgery, in addition to being the host organisation for the Manchester Specialist Skin MDT.

The successful candidate will:

Work closely with all members of the multi professional team to ensure that patients receive seamless dermatology care within the Salford Care Organisation and community.

Provide specialist dermatology advice to support the assessment, planning and implementation of patients care, and where appropriate deliver programmes of care and education to patients with inflammatory skin disease who are being treated with topical, systemic and biologic therapies.

For this high profile and challenging role, a specialist interest in and knowledge of dermatology is required. You will need a minimum of 6 to 12 months clinical experience working in a dermatology setting at band 5 level. Mentorship and full training will be given through a local dermatology competency assessment framework to the successful candidate to become skilled in the field of inflammatory skin disease, biologics and drug monitoring. Following successful completion of competencies, the specialist nurse will be expected to undertake the non-medical prescribing course to support prescribing within the team.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit a Band 6 Specialist Nurse in inflammatory skin disease, biologics and drug monitoring at Salford Dermatology to provide maternity cover until May 1st 2025.

Consideration will be given to recruiting a band five nurse into a training post role. Band 6 will be awarded after the successful candidate has completed training and competency assessments.

The post may involve working across sites at Salford Royal Hospital and Fairfield hospital.

You will be working in conjunction with an established team of specialist nurses and the rest of the dermatology team. The emphasis will be very much on supporting the screening and monitoring of patients on topical treatments and disease modifying medication, including systemic and biological therapies, under the guidance of the Nurse Consultant and Consultant Dermatologists. You will be responsible for screening, providing education, advice and follow up to support and empower patients to manage their own conditions effectively, thereby improving quality of life. This includes acting as a resource and support for local GPs and Community Nurses.

You will be a highly motivated, self-managing nurse, with the drive and enthusiasm to continue to develop the Dermatology Nursing Service, coaching and supporting students.

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