Dermatology Nurse (6) - Dermatology - Sirona care & health CIC

Sirona care & health CIC; England; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community health provider in Bristol is seeking a forward-thinking Dermatology Nurse to join their supportive team. In this specialist role, you'll deliver high-quality care to dermatology patients and their families. Responsibilities include providing specialized nursing care, making clinical decisions, and collaborating with healthcare providers. Competitive salary along with NHS benefits are offered. This role aims at maintaining high standards and fostering community health.

Benefits

27+ days annual leave

NHS Pension Scheme

Full NHS benefits

Qualifications

• Ability to foster effective working relationships across care levels.
• Able to prioritize workload and work independently.
• Strong critical appraisal skills for evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist dermatology nursing care across various settings.
• Work in partnership with secondary care and other health providers.
• Make referrals to healthcare professionals as needed.

Skills

Ability to build relationships

Work without supervision

Clinical decision-making

Advanced communication skills

Triage skills

Evidence of audit

Education

Registered General Nurse

Nurse prescribing qualification

Specialist dermatology qualification (desirable)

Job description

Employer: Sirona care & health CIC, Town: Knowle, Bristol, Salary: £38,682 - £46,580 per annum, pro rata, Salary period: Yearly, Closing: 05/10/2025 23:59

Dermatology Nurse

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We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received prior to the advertised closing date.

Job overview

Are you a forward-thinking and self-motivated Dermatology Nurse who wants to come and join our friendly, supportive Community Dermatology Team?

This is an exciting opportunity to be in a specialist role delivering high quality care, providing support to community dermatology patients and their families and helping to develop our service.

The community dermatology team offer a variety of clinics so patients from birth upwards can choose where they would like to be seen.

The team consists of GPs with extended roles as well as a team of Nurse Specialists who run clinics for patients with diagnosed skin conditions.

Current working hours of the service are Monday to Friday 0800-1700.

Main duties of the job

To work independently and with the BNSSG Dermatology Team across the organisation and in partnership with secondary care.

To provide specialist dermatology nursing care in a variety of settings by undertaking holistic assessment and following guidelines and protocols.

To deliver nursing management of dermatological conditions in a range of settings, working in partnership with other health care providers at times.

To contribute to setting standards of care and auditing clinical outcomes and service provision across the organisation.

Where appropriate prescribe for patients using independent or supplementary nurse prescribing or request changes in medication directly from the patients GP or Consultant.

To make referrals to other health care professionals or agencies where appropriate. Maintaining effective communication and feedback to the original referrer.

To ensure effective delivery of service and adhere to all policies of the organisation by prioritising, organising and delegating appropriately, responsibilities and workloads.

Adhere to all policies of Sirona care & health.

Comply with Local and National Policies and NMC guidelines.

To take responsibility for and comply with existing drugs policies regarding administration and custody of medicines and be aware of legislation, NMC guidelines and BDNG (British Dermatological Nursing Group Guidance).

Working for our organisation

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Person specification

Skills, Experience and Knowledge

• Ability to build and foster effective working relationships at all levels across primary and secondary care.
• Able to work without supervision at times to achieve the objectives of the post and prioritise workload.
• Able to make valid clinical decisions, working with agreed guidelines and protocols for practice.
• Has evidence of ability to develop and maintaining relationships with team members, the wider primary health care team and external agencies and organisations.
• Has evidence of ability to apply critical appraisal to develop evidence based practice.
• Advanced communication skills; verbal, non-verbal, written and electronic.
• Ability to make verbal presentations to a variety of audiences.
• Evidence of triage skills.
• Evidence of audit.

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse.
• Demonstrate on-going training and professional development.
• Nurse prescribing qualification or a willingness to undertake.
• A specialist dermatology qualification desirable or willingness to undertake whilst in post.
• An awareness of developments of dermatology services in primary care nationally as well as locally.