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Job summary

Main area
Dermatology Nursing
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent: 7 day service
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day service)
Job ref
289-SC-2156
Employer
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Chelsea Site
Town
London
Salary
£34,089 - £41,498 per annum Incl HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
23/05/2024 23:59

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Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Staff Nurse Dermatology Outpatients

NHS AfC: Band 5

About our Trust

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be one of the top performing and safest trusts in England. We have two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, plus our award-winning clinics across North West London and beyond.

Our nearly 7,000 members of staff are proud to care for a diverse population of 1.5 million from the beginning to the end of life. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including maternity, emergency and children’s, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, including our award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.

We’re one of the safest and best performing Trusts in the country. We’re also one of the top trusts to work for—our staff say they’re engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.

Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as ‘Good’ in the domains of safe, effective, caring and responsive, and 'Outstanding' in the domains of well-led and use of resources.

Our facilities are among the best in the country. We invest around £10m a year in our estate and have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster.  Works commence in spring 2024 on an ambitious £80m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at our West Middlesex site.

Applications are welcomed from applicants who wish to apply for the position on the basis of a smarter or flexible working arrangement. Where candidates are successful at interview, such requests will be taken under consideration and accommodated where the needs of the service allow. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you.

Job overview

Are you looking for a new challenge or looking for something new? This is an ideal opportunity for an individual with a genuine interest in Dermatology who wishes to start a career in this specialty, or for an existing Dermatology nurse who wishes to consolidate and develop their skills further in all areas of Dermatology Outpatients.  Training would be supported through a competency framework.

The department provides a full range of Dermatology services including nurse led services such as Topical treatments and complex wound management, Phototherapy, Patch Testing, Iontophoresis , and Photodynamic Therapy.  The service also provides Dermatological surgery including Minor Operations and MOH’s surgery, for the management and support of patients on cancer pathways. You will work alongside an experienced multi-professional team in providing holistic nursing care to clients with a wide range of dermatological conditions.

We are looking for a nurse who is enthusiastic, motivated and most importantly demonstrates a compassionate attitude and a commitment to delivering high quality care. 

Main duties of the job

  • To deliver high quality care to patients within all areas of Dermatology Outpatients, working in line with Trust policies, objectives, protocols and local guidelines, whilst also being aware of the importance of their role in supporting members of the team and always adhering to the Trust values, and in accordance with NMC regulations.
  • Accept delegated responsibility for specific activities/areas from the senior nurse in charge.
  • To be able to work both autonomously, and as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver high standards of care to patients within the Dermatology Outpatients setting.
  • Communicate in line with Trust values, to patients, carers’ and staff at all times.
  • Take every opportunity to continue to develop, practice and expand their own general and specialist nursing skills.

Working for our organisation

 

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be one of the top performing and safest trusts in England. We have two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, plus our award-winning clinics across North West London and beyond.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualized patient care through 
    appropriate frameworks, including safe effective arrangements for 
    discharge, underpinned by Trust values. 
  • Assist members of the team in the co-ordination of the clinical activities.
  • Use clinical standards to participate in the process of monitoring the 
    quality of care delivered. Act to ensure that nursing practice is of the 
    highest standard, in line with Trust and CQC standards.
  • Supply and/or administer medication safely in line with Trust medicines 
    policy.
  • Assess and support patients with adherence and understanding of their 
    medication.
  • Advise on the promotion of health and prevention of illness.
  • Demonstrate knowledge and skills in the education of the patient and 
    their significant others.
  • Assist with the evaluation of care and initiate any action required, for 
    example liaising with the multidisciplinary team of doctors as appropriate.
  • Review the effectiveness of the nursing care provided and initiate any 
    action that may be required.
  • Undertake any reasonable and relevant clinical or non-clinical functions 
    commensurate with their banding.
  • Recognise and act on situations that may be detrimental to the health and 
    well-being of the individual.
  • Co-ordinate and support other members of the caring team who may be 
    responsible for implementing specific aspects of nursing care.

Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Diploma
  • Degree or working towards
  • Registered Nurse on NMC register as appropriate
  • Evidence of recent and on- going professional development
Desirable criteria
  • Mentorship/Teaching/assessing course
  • Post qualification course in relevant speciality

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Post registration experience working in an acute hospital setting
  • Experience with acutely ill patients
  • Evidence of teaching and assessing
  • Ability to utilise pre -registration experience to demonstrate an understanding of the relevant settings.
  • General management skills
Desirable criteria
  • Proven clinical experience in relevant area

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates a genuine interest and has awareness of issues in Dermatology
  • Practices in accordance with NMC Code of Professional Conduct
  • Awareness of current nursing and NHS issues
  • Evidence of commitment to customer care initiatives
  • Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
  • Evidence of working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team
  • Ability to form excellent interpersonal relationships
  • Ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Maintain professional image / attitude at all times
  • Patient centred in all aspects, acts as an advocate for patient
  • Flexible / adaptable
  • Non-judgemental attitude
  • Ability to accept criticism constructively/aware of limitations
  • Ability to work under pressure

Physical Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work full shift pattern including rotation, as relevant to area

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDWe are a Living Wage EmployerCapital Nurse, LondonHealthy Workplace - Commitment 2018Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoTimewise helps businesses to attract and develop the best talent through flexible working.No smoking policyCare quality commission - GoodDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into healthArmed Forces Covenant Bronze AwardArmed Forces Covenant

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nicola Poveda
Job title
Matron for Dermatology
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07584337154
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