Key Responsibilities
* Provide specialised nursing care in the Dermatology Outpatient setting, including information, advice, assessment, interventions and follow‑up for all patients.
* Support patients with additional needs such as cognitive or behavioural difficulties.
* Communicate and liaise across multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless care.
* Assist and support senior nursing staff while monitoring and improving the effectiveness of dermatology services.
* Lead independent nurse‑led clinics, including phototherapy (UVA/UVB), patch testing, photodynamic therapy (PDT), treatment counselling and eczema/psoriasis education.
* Maintain expert and professional nursing care in line with research‑based protocols and NMC guidelines, and complete accurate written nursing records.
* Develop and manage nurse‑led services, undertaking holistic needs assessments, treatment and follow‑up of patients.
* Provide support to patients undergoing treatments and deputise for senior staff, including cover for the Cancer MDT.
* Make clinical decisions for a defined patient group, exercising sound judgement.
* Manage medicines, including PGD, and administer photosensitising creams and local anaesthetic for PDT patients.
* Deliver pre‑treatment counselling and holistic needs assessments.
* Assist in the minor operations theatre as scrub nurse alongside clinicians.
* Participate in clinical governance and audit activities to improve nurse‑led services.
* Act in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct and professional protocols.
* Develop competencies for junior staff and lower band nurses, including training, rostering and appraisal.
* Adapt to changing service needs, expanding nurse‑led clinics to include patient education, minor dressing protocol, wound care, diagnostic dermoscopy, cryotherapy and simple punch biopsies.
* Oversee clinical supervision of junior staff and mentoring of students.
* Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patients’ clinical care and deliver specialist advice.
* Show initiative for change management, service improvement and development.
* Participate actively in quality improvement projects using clinical governance and audit.
* Act as a clinical and professional role model and mentor for learners and other staff.
* Prioritise and manage workload effectively, including delegation to support clinic operations.
* Communicate and negotiate effectively, handling difficult situations and non‑compliant patients.
* Provide leadership, demonstrating an ability to lead a team and organise workload.
* Maintain ongoing professional development, attend training, keep NMC revalidation current and promote Trust values.
* Possess basic knowledge of budgetary management, identify cost‑saving options and monitor implementation.
* Use electronic computer systems such as EOL, ESR, Medway, SBS and NHSP.
* Assess and develop action plans for staff personal and professional development.
* Participate in orientation of newly appointed nursing staff and conduct individual performance appraisals.
* Encourage and motivate staff at all levels and monitor staff performance, off‑duty, annual leave and sickness.
* Provide support and counselling for staff grades below band 5 and oversee their development needs.
* Resolve problems (e.g., Datix issues, patient complaints) and manage HR policies relating to absence and holidays.
* Undertake specialist education and training to promote new ways of working.
* Support, initiate and promote evidence‑based practice, contribute to guidelines, protocols and ensure adherence to professional regulation.
* Identify and conduct research and clinical audit to inform practice and improve patient care.
* Ensure delivery of agreed standards of patient care, monitored by audit, and promote awareness of current nursing research.
* Use data to contribute to improving patient care.
* Maintain effective use of resources, including stock management and equipment maintenance.
* Own continuing professional development and identify personal learning needs.
* Identify self‑development areas, training requirements and maintain a professional portfolio and reflective diary.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspective and experience you bring. We are grounded in the belief that diversity enhances our collective strength, fostering innovation and excellence within our workforce. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under‑represented groups.
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