St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Dermatology Clinical Nurse Specialist with an interest in Skin Surgery

The closing date is 22 July 2025

Job summary

  • This post has been created to allow the development of a Nurse Led Minor Surgery service, to address waiting times needs within the speciality and to enable nurses to develop in an advanced capacity.
  • Provide professional and operational CNS Minor Skin Surgery service to the Dermatology Department across sites.
  • Work within the wider dermatology service such as nurse-led intralesional steroid injection clinic, and virtual result clinic.
  • Support the skin cancer clinics as a keyworker, as well as perform post PDT or topical chemotherapy treatment review of pre-cancerous and non-melanoma skin cancer patients.

Main duties of the job

  • The post holder has professional and managerial responsibility for patients referred to this Nurse Led Clinic.
  • Liaise with clinical team regarding clinical decision.
  • Understand budgetary and financial responsibilities
  • Liaise with other staff regarding procurement and sterile service.
  • Provide information and advice at all stages of the client pathway, communicating complex condition related information, including diagnoses, to clients/carers and relatives within scope of professional practice.
  • Compliance with dispensing medications under PGD or if Non-Medical Prescriber, following NMC guidance.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Details

Date posted

08 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£54,320 to £60,981 a year per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-7220253-GO-LP-A

Job locations

St George's Hospital

Blackshaw Road

London

SW17 0QT


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
  • This post is based at Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton but the post holder will be expected to travel to the trust's other site.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
  • This post is based at Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton but the post holder will be expected to travel to the trust's other site.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse
  • An advanced practitioner either through formal qualification (Degree) and/or extensive clinical experience pertinent to the area e.g Dermatology N25 Course
  • Non Medical Prescribing course or working towards
  • Degree (BSc) or equivalent in a health related subject, or working towards

Desirable

  • Phototherapy Course ( Gwent or St Thomas's) and relevant Phototherapy experience

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Strong leadership skills
  • Autonomous practitioner
  • Up to date knowledge and understanding of local and national specialist guidelines
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to build up a rapport with patients and the MDT
  • Ability to impart complex information to patients, relatives and carers, with different levels of understanding
  • Clear understanding of safeguarding procedures
  • Understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment

Desirable

  • Experience of running research and audit programmes

Other

Essential

  • Basic Counselling skills
  • Experience of delivering presentations
  • Flexible attitude

Desirable

  • Project management skills
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse
  • An advanced practitioner either through formal qualification (Degree) and/or extensive clinical experience pertinent to the area e.g Dermatology N25 Course
  • Non Medical Prescribing course or working towards
  • Degree (BSc) or equivalent in a health related subject, or working towards

Desirable

  • Phototherapy Course ( Gwent or St Thomas's) and relevant Phototherapy experience

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Strong leadership skills
  • Autonomous practitioner
  • Up to date knowledge and understanding of local and national specialist guidelines
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to build up a rapport with patients and the MDT
  • Ability to impart complex information to patients, relatives and carers, with different levels of understanding
  • Clear understanding of safeguarding procedures
  • Understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment

Desirable

  • Experience of running research and audit programmes

Other

Essential

  • Basic Counselling skills
  • Experience of delivering presentations
  • Flexible attitude

Desirable

  • Project management skills

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

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

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St George's Hospital

Blackshaw Road

London

SW17 0QT


Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St George's Hospital

Blackshaw Road

London

SW17 0QT


Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Nurse for Dermatology

Liz Osuji

elizabeth.osuji@stgeorges.nhs.uk

02084876463

Details

Date posted

08 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£54,320 to £60,981 a year per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-7220253-GO-LP-A

Job locations

St George's Hospital

Blackshaw Road

London

SW17 0QT


Supporting documents

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