Job overview
Dermatology Outpatients delivers a range of nurse led treatments, minor surgical procedures and Consultant clinics.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated senior nurse who can demonstrate the ability to lead and motivate staff. You will be a team player with good communication and organisational skills and clinical management experience. You will have a positive can do attitude and always striving for the best for your patients and nursing staff.
This role manages the Dermatology Outpatients service at James Cook University Hospital, Onelife Centre Middlesbrough as well as having oversight of offsite clinics at Friarage Hospital, and North Tees.
Key results and deliverables
* Compliance with CQC standards
* Safe staffing levels daily and ensuring provision of an out-of-hour service
* Ensuring the service complies with JAG standards and maintains accreditation
* Daily management of capacity to support demand
* Maintaining agreed KPIs for both performance and staffing
* Diagnostic targets
* HR KPIs (SDR, sickness, training compliance)
* Manage expenditure within budgets
Main duties of the job
* You will have the ability to engage clinically with all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
* You will have in depth proven clinical knowledge guiding the nursing team to work within this framework. You will be expected to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, along with the ability to sensitively manage change.
* The post holder will be expected to have responsibility for the department both at The James Cook University Hospital and the One Life to provide professional clinical leadership, advice and guidance for the team. You will need to have problem solving skills and be able to enhance patient pathways with innovation / improvements based on current research / guidance.
Working for our organisation
We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions :
Your Leadership Impact
Leading your Team to Success
Leading Into the Future
Service Improvement for Beginners
Developing your Service Improvement Skills
Lean Practitioner
The leadership and improvement programme aims to :
Explore leadership within the NHS
Promote Trust values and behaviours
Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
* NMC registered
* Degree / diploma in Nursing plus specialist training to masters level
* Demonstrable experience in management, including direct line management responsibility
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
* Evidence of further professional development, academically and clinically
* A good understanding of research and audit and clinical governance
* An awareness of Government Documents / Policies in relation to changes within the National Health Service
* Excellent communication skills
* Demonstrates the ability to function as both a team member and team leader
* Presentation and teaching skills
Experience
Essential criteria
* Problem solving
* Clinical supervision of the work of others
* Experience of management and planning of the provision of services
* Evidence of involvement in the training and development of staff
Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)
It is now the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. We welcome applications from the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network; LGBT+ Network; Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions Network, Faith Network, Childless not by Choice Network and the Menopause Support Group.
As an inclusive employer,we are here to support you.
If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at
Right to Work in the UK
The Trust welcomes applications from all candidates who meet the criteria for the role. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - ( .
Please provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Your current immigration status will not be considered as part of the shortlisting or interview process.
Please note that not everyone needs a Skilled Worker visa. If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead.
We are able to offer sponsorship for a Health and Care Worker or Skilled Worker visa, subject to candidate and position eligibility. Please review the job eligibility guidance for skilled workers here : Skilled Worker visa : Your job - ( and for the Health and Care Worker visa here : Skilled Worker visa : eligible healthcare and education jobs - (
Please note if the job you are applying for does not meet the eligibility criteria above, we will be unable to offer you sponsorship and you will need to whether you may be eligible to apply for an alternative immigration route which will secure your right to work in the UK before you apply. If you are in the UK already on a visa, please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post.
The Trust encourages and supports all applicants to be fully vaccinated against both COVID19 and influenza.
Please be aware, there are occasions where some vacancies may close prior to the closing date advertised. This will only happen where sufficient applications are received AND will be made evident on the job advert.
Please note if you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you via the email address that you have applied from so please ensure you check your emails regularly.
Existing employees of South Tees NHS Foundation Trust currently on the Redeployment Register, who meet the essential criteria for this post, will be shortlisted and interviewed prior to all other applicants.
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