Dermatology outpatients are seeking a registered nurse looking to specialise and begin a career in caring for individuals with acute and chronic skin conditions. Being a dermatology nurse is incredibly rewarding the skin is not only our largest organ but also our most visible and when skin conditions are present this can be distressing. The dermatology nurse can support, educate and help to manage the patent sometimes to a full resolution and in a chronic condition provide ongoing support and education. Dermatology are a welcoming friendly team and the successful applicant will receive a dermatology nursing competency pack and support from nurses and doctors with many combined years of dermatology experience. Full time: 37.5 hours per week, Dermatology is a varied speciality with a mixture of surgical, general and nurse led clinical areas. Once competent you would be expected to scrub and assist in surgical procedures ranging from a biopsy, to flaps, grafts and micrographic surgery. You would support doctors and nurse consultants with general and urgent suspected skin cancer clinics, ensuring the patient is supported throughout the consultation and their outcome paperwork reflects the clinicians next steps. Registered nurses in dermatology following further competencies could work assisting with admission avoidance for acute dermatological conditions, run nurse clinics for post operative care, educational input, severe acne, phototherapy, biological medication, paediatrics, allergy testing and teledermatology, there are many areas within the specialty to learn and develop with guided support and at an agreed pace. Dermatology runs clinics at NNUH and Cromer Hospital, the post will predominantly be based at NNUH but there may be an exceptional occasion when you may need to work at Cromer dermatology. We have previously held clinics in the community within GP surgeries, this is not currently happening, but this may be required in the future.
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff! The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world. We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
* Flexible working hours
* Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
* Multi Faith prayer room
* Discounted gym memberships
* Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
* Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
* Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
* Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
* On-site Nursery
* On-site cafes offering staff discounts
* Support in career development
* Flexible staff bank
* Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
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