Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Band 5 Registered Nurse - Dermatology

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and an enthusiastic Band 5 nurse to join our friendly, dynamic team in the Dermatology Department, based at Arndale House, The Mall Luton.

Experience within a dermatology and phototherapy setting is desirable however; full training will be given to the successful candidate, who demonstrates a keen interest and proven track record of personal and professional development and are willing to undergo training to meet this role. You must however possess a flexible attitude and commitment to this role, and must be willing to work across two sites.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates main job will include:

- Full training on Phototherapy and patient treatments. - Assisting in minor surgery procedures alongside surgical nurses and Doctors. - Collaborating with the Band Six Dermatology Sister to manage leg ulcers. - Training for patch testing and PDT. - Teaching and delivering systemic injections to patients. - Training for Ederma with consultant support. - Ordering supplies and medications, including emollients, topical steroids, and FP10. - Excellent communication skills. - Discussing and agreeing on assessment outcomes with patients and other healthcare professionals. - Specific clinical training modules. - Maintaining accurate nursing documentation and communication with clinicians. - Respecting patients' dignity, privacy, and beliefs. - Adhering to infection control policies and standards. - Providing infection control advice to patients and visitors. - Ensuring evidence-based nursing care and follow-up for patients. - Supporting the development of clinical protocols and strategies. - Integrating pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments. - Effective communication within the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT).

About us

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.

We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required.

Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

Date posted

28 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

418-MED8356-JB

Job locations

Arndale House 1st Floor The Mall

Luton

LU1 2LJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will have full training on Phototherapy and the treatments it can offer to patients

To assist in minor surgery procedures, this will include working alongside the surgical nurse and Doctors.

The post holder will work alongside the Band Six Dermatology Sister to learn and manage leg ulcers.

Full training for patch testing will be given to the successful candidate, alongside the patch test nurses.

The post holder will be given training for PDT.

To teach and deliver the systemic injections to the patients

Training for Ederma, this is a nurse-led service, but with support from the consultants.

Ordering the supplies and medications, this will include emollients, topical steroids and FP10 for the department.

Have excellent communication skills

Discusses and agrees assessment outcomes with patients, carers and other health care professionals to enable patients to make an informed decision regarding their treatment.

Specific Clinical training modules

Communicates proactively with all clinicians on the clinical condition and treatment plan of patients and ensure accurate nursing documentation is maintained.

Ensures dignity, privacy and cultural and religious beliefs of patients.

Ensures own practice is conducted within the trust/unit and ward policies in order to maintain professional, clinical and patient safety.

Has in-depth knowledge of infection control policies, local divisional strategy with practical experience and principles in relation to the clinical environment, patient acre, the prevention of cross infection, outbreak management, good hand hygiene and environmental cleaning.

Ensures the correct advice is available and given to patients and relatives/visitors to the department with regard to control of infection.

Ensures continuity of a high standard of evidence based nursing care, assessing nursing needs of patients, their families and other carers in relation to would care management if appropriate.

Accepts responsibility for own patient caseload, ensuring all patients have an accurate plan of care, which reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporates the issues and recommendations made ensuring clear documentations in the patients records.

Follow-up patients as appropriate and ensure all relevant information is available to enable patients to make an informed choice about their treatment.

Supports the Dermatology unit with identification and development of clinical protocols and strategies to enhance both the continuity and standard of specialist care whilst ensuring equity of access to the service.

Integrates both pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment in patient care/management plans.

Ensures that accurate, essential and appropriate written and verbal information is conveyed to wider MDT to ensure effective management of patients.