Job summary
Employer heading
Allergy / Dermatology Nurse Specialist
Band 7
Job overview
The post is only open to those with Paediatric qualifications.
To provide a high quality service of ongoing care, support and education to children and young people with allergy until they are transitioned to the adult service.
To meet a range of needs relating to allergy in everyday life and during the whole of childhood and adolescence.
Main duties of the job
To provide the service in a variety of settings, including multidisciplinary clinics and nurse led clinics,
To act as a resource to children, young people and their families and other healthcare professionals.
To provide specialist training and education on allergy to children, young people and their families and other healthcare professionals.
Working for our organisation
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.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
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.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To meet a range of needs relating to allergy in everyday life and during the whole of childhood and adolescence.
To provide the service in a variety of settings, including multidisciplinary clinics and nurse led clinics,
To act as a resource to children, young people and their families and other healthcare professionals.
To provide specialist training and education on allergy to children, young people and their families and other healthcare professionals.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Completed and obtained RSCN/RN Child and has current live PIN on NMC register
- BSc in Nursing
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Evidence of additional study in Allergy/ Dermatology
- Management course
- Assessment of the acutely ill child
- Supplementary prescribing course
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
- Ellen Parker
- Job title
- Paediatric Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
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