Job summary
Medical Dermatology Clinical Nurse Specialist 1 WTE band 6.
We are currently looking for an enthusiastic and motivated nurse with an enquiring mind and a passion for patient-centred, evidence-based care to join our Medical Dermatology Clinical Nurse Specialist team. We are a close-knit medical team who are committed, driven individuals and are passionate about ensuring outstanding patient care.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a developing service. Our patient cohort is mainly comprised of people with complex or challenging inflammatory skin disease on systemic and biologic medication, requiring expert monitoring and supervision.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide advice, support, and information from the time of diagnosis and throughout the patients care pathway through consultation, treatment, aftercare, education and training.
The successful candidate will work closely with the team in the hospital and consultants at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Trust, North Bristol Trust, and collaboratively with the dermatology team at Taunton and the Community Dermatology team. They will act as a role model to ensure a co-ordinated quality service, being actively involved in education, audit, research and development.
The successful candidate will be joining our team at an exciting time of change and engagement in specialist roles. We can support them to complete competencies and further training, through attendance at conferences and educational courses, in order to develop the knowledge and skills they would need in this role and towards their future personal and professional development.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Thorough and up to date knowledge of nursing theory and best practice particularly within speciality area
- Evidence of recent teaching experience
- Experience of autonomous working
- Excellent IT skills
Desirable
- Relevant clinical experience in specialist area
- Experience of undertaking research or audit projects
Public Sector Language Competency
Essential
- Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard
Aptitudes
Essential
- Supportive
- Respectful
- Innovative
- Collaborative
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Strong organisation and management skills
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Teaching
- Ability to problem solve
- Flexibility, adaptability to meet needs of a changing service
- Ability to work alone or as part of a team
- Ability to cope with emotional issues presented in the course of work, and to support others
- IT skills including use of email and Microsoft office packages
- Act as a role model and as a mentor/assessor
- Innovative and participates with practice and policy change
- Awareness of professional responsibilities to self and others
- Commitment to the development and provision of high quality nursing care
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Awareness of current national changes in nursing / NHS
Desirable
- Knowledge of national and local specialty specific issues
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Active 1st level registration with NMC
- 1st Degree In nursing or health related subject, willing to undertake/ working towards
- Willingness to work towards Masters level academic study
- Post-registration Physical assessment and clinical reasoning qualification or willingness to work towards
- Qualification in Teaching and Assessing
Desirable
- Non-medical prescriber or willingness to work toward
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Thorough and up to date knowledge of nursing theory and best practice particularly within speciality area
- Evidence of recent teaching experience
- Experience of autonomous working
- Excellent IT skills
Desirable
- Relevant clinical experience in specialist area
- Experience of undertaking research or audit projects
Public Sector Language Competency
Essential
- Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard
Aptitudes
Essential
- Supportive
- Respectful
- Innovative
- Collaborative
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Strong organisation and management skills
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Teaching
- Ability to problem solve
- Flexibility, adaptability to meet needs of a changing service
- Ability to work alone or as part of a team
- Ability to cope with emotional issues presented in the course of work, and to support others
- IT skills including use of email and Microsoft office packages
- Act as a role model and as a mentor/assessor
- Innovative and participates with practice and policy change
- Awareness of professional responsibilities to self and others
- Commitment to the development and provision of high quality nursing care
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Awareness of current national changes in nursing / NHS
Desirable
- Knowledge of national and local specialty specific issues
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Active 1st level registration with NMC
- 1st Degree In nursing or health related subject, willing to undertake/ working towards
- Willingness to work towards Masters level academic study
- Post-registration Physical assessment and clinical reasoning qualification or willingness to work towards
- Qualification in Teaching and Assessing
Desirable
- Non-medical prescriber or willingness to work toward
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
Bristol Royal Infirmary
Upper Maudlin Street
Bristol
BS2 8HW
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
