Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Experienced Band 5 Dermatology nurse to join our Medical and Specialist Dermatology Service which is part of the internationally renowned St. John's Institute of Dermatology.
We are looking for an individual who is passionate about improving patient experience, an effective communicator, organised, proactive, self-motivated, keen learner, reliable and a good team player.
The successful candidate will commence work in the Dermatology Department covering the Phototherapy Unit (Dowling Day), Cutaneous Allergy and our Tertiary clinics in our Outpatient Unit.
As a team we provide a wide range of services supporting both general and tertiary specialist dermatology clinics for adult patients with severe
dermatological conditions.
Closing Date: 05/01/2026 at Midnight
Interview date :14 /01/2026
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work closely with the Multi Disciplinary team, to facilitate how best to achieve quality patient experience outcome whilst acting within clearly defined policies/procedure guidelines, and codes of conduct.
The staff nurse will be responsible for undertaking clinical practice within the Medical &Specialist Dermatology Service and improving patient care
experiences and outcomes that emphasize team working and the delivery of highly coordinated and patient-Centered care.
The Band 5 Staff Nurse role is suitable for an experienced Band 5 looking for a new challenge to further their leadership, people and clinical
management skills. Please note that Dermatology and Outpatients experience is preferred.
Working for our organisation
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ in February 2021 and is the largest specialist heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe. We provide treatment for people with heart and lung disease, including rare and complex conditions, offering some of the most sophisticated treatment that is available anywhere in the world.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will have excellent communication, organizational and inter-personal skills and be able to work well within the multidisciplinary team.
Be willing to rotate to cover the Day centre, Dowling Phototherapy unit, Cutaneous Allergy/patch testing unit and Outpatients unit respectively.
You should be a Registered Nurse on the NMC register willing to carry out clinical practice within designated clinical areas whilst ensuring that high quality, current evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, implementation, interventions and evaluation of care is provided for patients
• You must be able to take part in structured teaching for patients, colleagues and students
• You will be responsible for maintaining and updating own clinical practice and knowledge, including professional portfolio.
• You will ensure that patients’ receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious
beliefs and doctrines.
• You will actively maintain documentation in accordance with the NMCs Record Keeping Guidelines
• You will take an active role in monitoring and ensuring standards of care at own base, developing awareness for clinical governance issues.
• You will participate in collection of data for audit and research as required
• You will be wholly accountable for your practice in line with the NMC code of professional conduct.
Previous Dermatology and outpatients experience is preferred.
Person specification
Values & Behaviours
Essential criteria
1. Values & Behaviours
Desirable criteria
2. Behaviour must be in accordance with Guys and St Thomas Values
Skills/ Knowledge/Ability
Essential criteria
3. Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues/ Knowledge of evidence based practice
4. Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients/clients and give relevant advice/information to patients and relatives
5. Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
6. Able to manage difficult situations
7. Basic Computer Skills including ability to use Microsoft Word and Electronic Patient Records (EPR)
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
8. Experience of working in an outpatients setting, on own and in a team
9. Supervision of junior staff
10. Experience of coordinating a shift
11. Experience of working in the relevant area
Qualification/Education
Essential criteria
12. Evidence of continuing professional development
13. RN1/ RN2/ RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality.
Desirable criteria
14. Teaching & assessing qualification
Professional/ Statutory Registration
Essential criteria
15. RN1/ RN2/ RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.