Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Skin Clinical Nurse Specialist - to work within the Surgical Division to co-ordinate the delivery of acomprehensive Surgical Skin service in collaboration with the oncologyDivisionApplicants should be able to demonstrate experience as a Registered Part 1or 12 Nurse and a background of Cancer Nursing or Surgical Nursing andwith Clinical Nurse Specialist experience or interested in becoming a CNS.This role has a strong highly autonomous clinical component where the CNS will be key in assessing patient requirements and ensuring they receive aholistic treatment plan. You will act as key worker when appropriate and utilise expert knowledge to provide comprehensive specialist advice, assessment, information and psychological support.Support will be provided if this is a secondment role for you.
Main duties of the job
Applicants should be able to demonstrate experience as a Registered Part 1 or 12 Nurse and a background of Cancer Nursing or Surgical Nursing and with Clinical Nurse Specialist experience. This role has a strong highly autonomous clinical component where the CNS will be key in assessing patient requirements and ensuring they receive a holistic treatment plan and where appropriate end of treatment summary (EOTS) ensuring personalised care for all skin patients.
You will act as key worker when appropriate and utilise expert knowledge to provide comprehensive specialist advice, assessment, information and psychological support.
About us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
We have received an overall Good rating from the CQC with Medical care (including older peoples care), End of Life Care and Maternity services being deemed Outstanding by the CQC.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Be the named nurse for patients with a new diagnosis of skin cancer providing support at the time of diagnosis.
- Deliver outpatient follow up clinics for skin cancer patients to support the existing consultant skin clinics within Skin Surgery as well as complex wound management.
- As part of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT), maintain a seamless pathway of care for skin cancer patients. Address the specialist needs of skin cancer patients and relatives/carers through direct/indirect intervention, and to facilitate multi-disciplinary working.
- Assess, implement and evaluate individual patient needs in collaboration with the lead clinicians and MDTs, to provide highest standards of care.
- Develop, implement and audit care pathways with specific focus on standardising an appropriate care pathway for individual patients.
- Undertake clinical and organisational audit, promoting the importance of undertaking such initiatives through multi-disciplinary collaboration.
- To set up and run training programmes for the multidisciplinary team and other professionals with the objective of enhancing service and the patient experience, in liaison with the Clinical Nurse Specialists.
- Act as a specialist resource, participating in and facilitating research-based practice. To deliver and empower others to deliver high standards of nursing care to this client group.
- Liaise with local support services MelaNoMore/Fountain Centre.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information as this will be the criteria used to shortlist.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Be the named nurse for patients with a new diagnosis of skin cancer providing support at the time of diagnosis.
- Deliver outpatient follow up clinics for skin cancer patients to support the existing consultant skin clinics within Skin Surgery as well as complex wound management.
- As part of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT), maintain a seamless pathway of care for skin cancer patients. Address the specialist needs of skin cancer patients and relatives/carers through direct/indirect intervention, and to facilitate multi-disciplinary working.
- Assess, implement and evaluate individual patient needs in collaboration with the lead clinicians and MDTs, to provide highest standards of care.
- Develop, implement and audit care pathways with specific focus on standardising an appropriate care pathway for individual patients.
- Undertake clinical and organisational audit, promoting the importance of undertaking such initiatives through multi-disciplinary collaboration.
- To set up and run training programmes for the multidisciplinary team and other professionals with the objective of enhancing service and the patient experience, in liaison with the Clinical Nurse Specialists.
- Act as a specialist resource, participating in and facilitating research-based practice. To deliver and empower others to deliver high standards of nursing care to this client group.
- Liaise with local support services MelaNoMore/Fountain Centre.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information as this will be the criteria used to shortlist.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse part 1 or part 2
- Educated to degree level
- 20 Credits in oncology related qualification
- Masters Degree or working towards (or equivalent experience)
Desirable
- Advanced Communication skills course
- Skin lesion Recognition and management module
- Dermoscopy course
- Complex wound management (eg: Skin grafts / Flaps / Negative pressure wound therapy)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience at Band 6 or above with experience in post-Reg experience preferably allied field
- Can demonstrate clinical credibility
- Experience in teaching all levels of the Multi-disciplinary team
- Evidence of achievements in practice development and quality improvement projects
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse part 1 or part 2
- Educated to degree level
- 20 Credits in oncology related qualification
- Masters Degree or working towards (or equivalent experience)
Desirable
- Advanced Communication skills course
- Skin lesion Recognition and management module
- Dermoscopy course
- Complex wound management (eg: Skin grafts / Flaps / Negative pressure wound therapy)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience at Band 6 or above with experience in post-Reg experience preferably allied field
- Can demonstrate clinical credibility
- Experience in teaching all levels of the Multi-disciplinary team
- Evidence of achievements in practice development and quality improvement projects
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).
