Clinical Nurse Specialist Dermatology

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Takes responsibility for own nurse-led clinics for patients with inflammatory skin disease. Assess and monitor patients who attend the dermatology nurse led clinic needing topical and/or systemic therapies.2. Ensure effective communication of highly complex, sensitive patient information, between patients, hospital and community professionals; this will include overcoming communication difficulties (e.g. hearing/language).3. Evaluate disease activity using appropriate assessment tools and treatment goals for dermatology conditions utilising NICE Guidance and British Association of Dermatology Guidelines.4. Liaise with colleagues at GWH Day Therapy Centre and other external healthcare providers for patients receiving cytotoxic and biological therapy.5. Respond to patient telephone queries for advice, support and information, responding quickly to patient concerns, assessing and providing guidance. This may involve liaising with Dermatology medical colleagues, organising urgent review in Dermatology outpatient clinic or arranging blood tests.6. Network with clinical nurse specialists both internally and externally to develop and promote the clinical nurse specialist role.7. Be a resource for outpatients, inpatients, carers and other healthcare professionals within the organisation.8. Implement evidence based nursing practice for patients with dermatological conditions including use/development of protocols/competencies to ensure appropriate, specialist clinical interventions/care is provided for improved patient outcomes.9. Undertake audits when required.10. Work within the NMC Code of Conduct updating own knowledge to promote excellence in clinical practice.11. Membership and participation in national professional groups to facilitate updating and development of own professional practice within specialist field.12. Ensure own clinical credibility through professional accountability and maintenance of clinical skills.13. Collaborate with medical colleagues in ensuring appropriate investigations are performed as part of a patients treatment.14. Undertake Mandatory Training as required to maintain personal and professional development.15. Acknowledges and has awareness of Departmental Clinical Governance issues which underpin all clinical practice. Participates in clinical Governance initiatives.16. Undertakes formal education programmes, conferences and study days to enhance personal development and knowledge.17. Maintain clear, concise, legible and contemporaneous patient records at all times in line with Trust policy and the NMC Standard for Record Keeping.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse educated to Degree Level or equivalent experience and training
• Dermatology Qualification

Desirable

• Physical and Clinical Examination course
• Communication Skills
• Counselling Skills
• Non-Medical prescribing
• Minor Surgery

Experience

Essential

• Dermatology/Outpatient experience/knowledge
• Experience of undertaking Nurse-led clinics
• Ability to monitor patients with Inflammatory disease with systemic medication / Biological therapies

Desirable

• Experience of audit work
• Experience of working with patients with Atopic Dermatitis

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Great Western Hospital

Marlborough Road

Swindon

SN3 6BB

Employer's website

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