Job summary
- Main area
- Dermatology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 323-NM0223-RA
- Employer
- Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- SPH
- Town
- Surrey
- Salary
- £37,162 - £44,629 pa inc. HCAS (Pro Rata - 30hrs per week)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Dermatology Specialist Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
The post requires a nurse experienced in dermatology who is able to work autonomously. They will provide detailed and highly specialised knowledge and expertise in dermatology to include the phototherapy service, wound care service, patch testing and mole mapping service.
This is a band 6 position within dermatology
Working across Ashford and St Peters site for 30 hours per week
Monday to Friday
Main duties of the job
- Undertake, record and follow guidelines for the tasks for which you have received appropriate training
- Prepare and maintain a safe environment and equipment before, during and after patient interventions
- Assist in raising awareness of health and well-being, and how it can be promoted
- Give accurate and appropriate information to patients and groups within own competence
- Assist clinicians in minor surgery
- Act as a chaperone
- Know the health and safety policies and procedures within the workplace, including fire procedures, maintaining documentation, monitoring and maintaining of equipment and furniture within your area of responsibility
- Adhere to infection control policy and procedures demonstrating and understanding of universal precautions and good hand hygiene.
- Use the information technology and photographic equipment safely
- Be able to identify the risks to health of microbiological and chemical hazards within the working environment according to the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
- Communicate to clinician changes observed in a patient’s condition.
- Utilise appropriate moving and handling aids to reduce the risk of injury to the patient and themselves.
Working for our organisation
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- On-site Nurseries
- On-site staff cafes
- On-site parking
- Support in career development
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics
Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:
www.asph-careers.org
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Admin Duties
- To undertake a full range of administration duties including booking appointments, registering patients, managing the “did not attend” and “call back” lists
- Manage and answer all telephone calls related to the service in a courteous and tactful manner to ensure that patients are communicated with effectively.
- Provide information and advice to patients about appointments via telephone, letter or email
- To undertake filing, shredding and scanning of documents as required
- To update patient records with details or email or telephone correspondence
- Liaising with a wide range of internal staff including Consultants, GPs with Specialist Interest, IT and Administration Teams.
Information and reporting
- Record information and activities undertaken with patients and carers in an accurate and timely fashion using manual or computer systems as appropriate
- Use the appropriate equipment to photograph areas of the body as required by the GP referral.
- Maintain confidentiality or information relating to patients, relatives, staff and the practice
Service improvement
- Assist in current clinical audit
- Work with colleagues in the team on the development of current and new services and other initiatives
Quality
- Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk in the care of patients
- Ensure own actions are consistent with clinical governance systems
- Practice in accordance with agreed standards of care
- Enable patients to access appropriate professionals in the team
- Ensure stock items under your control are ordered and available for use.
- Be aware of the cost of equipment and clinical consumables and take responsibility for safe and prudent use.
Person specification
Application
Essential criteria
- NMC registered
- Dermatology Experience
Desirable criteria
- wound care experience
- Practice assessor supervisor or equivalent
- Management experience of long term conditions
Skills
Essential criteria
- Mole mapping
- Phototherapy
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Elizabeth Mc Govern
- Job title
- Consultant Nurse Dermatology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01784884292
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