Job summary
- Main area
- Dermatology
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 196-NM12956
- Employer
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Guys hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £35,964 - £43,780 p.a inc. HCA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 09/07/2025
Employer heading

Staff Nurse - Dermatology Skin Cancer Services
Band 5
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated experienced nurse with excellent communication skills to join the St John’s Institute of Dermatology Team.
Our Dermatology skin cancer unit comprises of the Photopheresis, melanoma, lymphoma and general clinics and you will be expected to rotate between these units.
Our Photopheresis department is a nurse led service. Photopheresis or ECP (Extracorporeal Photopheresis) is a form of apheresis and photodynamic therapy in which blood is treated with a photosensitizing agent treated with uvadex solution, exposed to ultraviolet light (UVA), and returned to the patient.
We perform biopsies for a number of dermatological conditions as well as provide nurse led services for skin cancer. You will have the opportunity to assist in surgery in an outpatient setting as well as practice complex wound care and become an expert on skin cancer prevention. All the necessary training will be provided.
Closing Date: 30th June 2025
Interview Date: 09th July 2025
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant must demonstrate commitment, ability to prioritise your work and be flexible in your approach is essential to this role.
You should be able to work well within the multi-disciplinary teams, providing integrated care within our services and improving patient care, experiences and outcomes that emphasises team working and the delivery of highly coordinated and patient-centred care.
Working for our organisation
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You must be able to show your commitment and be willing to adapt to this challenging role and support change as we transform and expand our service.
Please see attached Job Description for full details
Person specification
Value and Behaviour
Essential criteria
- Value and Behaviour
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in the relevant area
- Experience of administering intravenous drug therapy
- Completion of preceptorship
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in other nursing fields
Skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of Evidence Based Practice
- Basic computer skills
- Able to assess, plan, implement & evaluate programmes of care
Desirable criteria
- IT skills Awareness of the structure and organisation of the NHS
Qualification
Essential criteria
- RN1/ RN2/ RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Relevant qualifications required or course to area
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- harwinder Dhanoia
- Job title
- Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02071886308
- Additional information
please contact sister Harwinder on email: [email protected]
or contact number 0207 1886308 or
Manda Mootien, Matron for Skin Cancer Services on the following email address [email protected] or on extension 86308
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