Job summary
Expected Shortlisting
Date
15/04/2025
Planned Interview
Date
29/04/2025
Band
6 Clinical Nurse Specialist - Dermatology Department Chapel Allerton Full
time 12 month fixed term contract An
exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, highly motivated and to join the medical dermatology team at
Chapel Allerton Hospital. The successful post holder will work with the
medical dermatology Clinical Nurse Specialist Team with a focus on providing
care to patients with eczema. This is a pharma funded post for a fixed term
12 month contract, and may be suitable for someone looking for a secondment
to gain experience in a nurse specialist role.
Main duties of the job
The
jobholder will be part of the Dermatology Nurse Specialist team, led by a
band 7 team Manager. The jobholder will support and provide advanced nursing
expertise to patients. The jobholder will work across the patients clinical
pathway to deliver high quality nurse led care, and provide specialist advice
to other health care professionals both in hospital and in the community. The
jobholder will ensure cost effective use of resources. The job holder will
support the development of interdisciplinary and whole service working. As a
role model they will promote the sharing of good practice and delivery of
high quality, effective and efficient care. The job holder will provide
training and education to staff groups, patients and families/carers.
About us
THE
LEEDS WAY VALUESOur values are part of what make us different from other
trusts, so we see thisas strength, as well as a responsibility. They have
been developed by ourstaff and set out what they see as important to how we
work. Our five valuesare: Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable
Empowered
All
our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Candidates
will be able to demonstrate good leadership qualities, and excellent
interpersonal skills. The successful candidate will be working in
collaboration with other team members looking after patients with eczema,
starting and monitoring systemic and targeted therapies. The service also
includes telephone advice and clinics, as well as checking and monitoring
blood results The successful candidate will support the department managers
and work closely with the multidisciplinary team and will demonstrate strong
clinical abilities and enthusiasm. Candidates should have knowledge of the
aspects of care required when caring for Dermatology patients. A relevant
teaching and assessing qualification is essential, together with excellent
communication, leadership and managerial skills. Experience of dermatology,
together with working within an outpatient environment is desirable but not
essential. If you are interested in the above post please contact Nicola
Howcroft or Jo White Dermatology Outpatient Department, on 0113 3924327Or on
email: nicola.howcroft@nhs.net or jowhite1@nhs.net
The
jobholder will ensure cost effective use of resources. The job holder will
support the development of interdisciplinary and whole service working. As a
role model they will promote the sharing of good practice and delivery of
high quality, effective and efficient care. The job holder will provide
training and education to staff groups, patients and families/carers.1 The
Trust reserves the right to require employees to work either temporarily or
permanently at or from any other of the Trusts establishments at any time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Candidates
will be able to demonstrate good leadership qualities, and excellent
interpersonal skills. The successful candidate will be working in
collaboration with other team members looking after patients with eczema,
starting and monitoring systemic and targeted therapies. The service also
includes telephone advice and clinics, as well as checking and monitoring
blood results The successful candidate will support the department managers
and work closely with the multidisciplinary team and will demonstrate strong
clinical abilities and enthusiasm. Candidates should have knowledge of the
aspects of care required when caring for Dermatology patients. A relevant
teaching and assessing qualification is essential, together with excellent
communication, leadership and managerial skills. Experience of dermatology,
together with working within an outpatient environment is desirable but not
essential. If you are interested in the above post please contact Nicola
Howcroft or Jo White Dermatology Outpatient Department, on 0113 3924327Or on
email: nicola.howcroft@nhs.net or jowhite1@nhs.net
The
jobholder will ensure cost effective use of resources. The job holder will
support the development of interdisciplinary and whole service working. As a
role model they will promote the sharing of good practice and delivery of
high quality, effective and efficient care. The job holder will provide
training and education to staff groups, patients and families/carers.1 The
Trust reserves the right to require employees to work either temporarily or
permanently at or from any other of the Trusts establishments at any time.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Adult
- Minimum 3 years post registration experience
- Recognisedteaching/assessingqualification orequivalent experience ofteaching andassessment
Desirable
- Post registration qualification in specialty
- Degree Level Education or evidence of working towards.
- Nurse Prescribing qualification
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Compassionate andcaring
- Capable of lateral thinking
- Motivator of self and others
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post
Experience
Essential
- Current issues in healthcare
- Significant and recent relevant experience working as a Band 5 Staff Nurse or equivalent post registration experience.
- Audit & Standard setting
Desirable
- Service development and/or change management
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Adult
- Minimum 3 years post registration experience
- Recognisedteaching/assessingqualification orequivalent experience ofteaching andassessment
Desirable
- Post registration qualification in specialty
- Degree Level Education or evidence of working towards.
- Nurse Prescribing qualification
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Compassionate andcaring
- Capable of lateral thinking
- Motivator of self and others
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post
Experience
Essential
- Current issues in healthcare
- Significant and recent relevant experience working as a Band 5 Staff Nurse or equivalent post registration experience.
- Audit & Standard setting
Desirable
- Service development and/or change management
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.
