Dermatology Clinical Nurse Specialist
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
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Job summary
The dermatology nurse specialist will function as part of the dermatology nursing team within the dermatology department under the supervision of a dermatology clinical nurse specialist. The post holder will be responsible for the assessment and delivery of care needs within the nurse-led services. The post holder will be required to teach, support and develop patients and junior staff as well as assist with the efficient running of the service. To ensure continuity of care, the post holder will follow-up patients in the outpatients' clinics and where appropriate, refer into the community.
To undertake skilled and specialist support work with patients following guidelines which have been agreed and set by the British Association of Dermatology/ Royal College of Nursing in conjunction with the service management team.
To be responsible for own caseload (treatment/liaison/reports/MDT) progressing and amending treatment programs within agreed parameters as necessary. This may involve making clinical judgments.
Main duties of the job
- Responsible for the assessment and delivery of care needs.
- To make clinical decisions for a defined patient group
- Be an independent prescriber for a defined patient group or undertake medicines management including use of a patient group directive and clinical Management Plans.
- Required to teach, support and develop patients/parents/carers
- Supervise and support junior nurses and Health Care Assistants.
- Carry out other duties commensurate with the grade
- To assume responsibility for their workload ensuring that they adhere to the Trusts policies and procedures
- To work as part of a Multi-disciplinary team
About us
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Date posted
18 April 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£43,742 to £50,056 a year Plus 5% HCAS (Pro rata)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
292-6211267-CSS
Job locations
Princess Alexandra NHS Trust- Herts & Essex - St Margaret Hospital Epping
Hamstel road
Harlow
CM201QX
Employer details
Employer name
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Address
Princess Alexandra NHS Trust- Herts & Essex - St Margaret Hospital Epping
Hamstel road
Harlow
CM201QX
Employer's website
https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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