Dermoscopy Support Worker

Job summary

The Dermatology service through the Andover Community Diagnostic Centre is recruiting to a Dermoscopy support worker. The role will be to support the transformation of the delivery of skin services through providing enhanced image capture for consultant review and supporting Primary Care to provide imaging for consultant review.

The post holder will have the opportunity to work closely with consultant dermatologists and skin cancer nurse specialists to implement an efficient patient pathway experience. Full training will be provided to ensure that Dermoscopy support worker is able to capture Teledermatology imaging and is able to upload and transfer them to clinical teams for review.

This post will be predominately based within the community, with direction and support provided by the dermatology departments on both Trust acute sites, Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospitaland Royal County Hospital Winchester.

Main duties of the job

Communicate effectively and professionally with multidisciplinary members of the team, patients and their family/carers.

To work as a member of a multidisciplinary team establishing effective communication across organisations.

To demonstrate excellent verbal communication through the ability to give basic information about the Telederm process and support to individuals and to modify the approach to individual needs of the patients.

To demonstrate excellent documentation on a range of IT platforms as required.

Ensure patients understand any consent issues.

Liaise directly with the appropriate clinical staff for any clarification related to photographic requirements.

Use a secure clinical image (system) for online delivery of images.

To ensure that the equipment is well maintained and stored appropriately.

About us

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.