Dermatology Paediatric Specialist Nurse

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Bebington; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a highly motivated registered nurse for a Paediatric Dermatology role. The post involves delivering high-quality care to paediatric patients and supporting families, with opportunities to develop skills in nurse-led clinics and diagnostic testing.

The candidate will work within a multidisciplinary team, acting as a patient advocate and role model for professional communication and organisation.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with current practising status.
• Experience in paediatrics or dermatology preferred.
• Ability to manage a caseload and run nurse-led clinics.

Responsibilities

• Leads on implementing and monitoring adherence to clinical guidelines.
• Communicates effectively between all service providers.
• Participates in multi-professional meetings as patient advocate.
• Acts as a role model with advanced communication and professionalism.
• Coordinates the patient pathway and supports families throughout their journey.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Paediatric Nursing

Dermatology experience

Communication

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Nursing registration

Job description

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic registered nurse who is looking for a new challenge in there career. If you are in a paediatic nursing career or have significant dermatological experience please read on. This is an exciting opportunity to be in a leading role delivering high quality care and providing support to the Dermatology Paediatric patients and their families. The role involves supporting the Multidisciplinary Team providing high quality service for Paediatric patients and their families throughout their journey with us. The successful candidate will be developed to obtain skills to enable them to manage and maintain a case load of paediatric patients, undertaking nurse-led clinics and performing diagnostic tests enabling patients to have the best appropriate treatment suited for them.,

• Leads on the implementation and monitoring of adherence to relevant clinical guidelines.
• Takes personal responsibility for ensuring effective communication between all service providers.
• Actively participates in multi-professional meetings, acting as patient advocate and representing nursing views.
• Acts as a role model for excellent advanced communication skills and expertise.
  You will play a key role in co-ordination of the patient pathway and will be an advocate for our patients. A back ground in Paediatrics and/or Dermatology care would be essential to the role. The post holder will demonstrate excellent organisational skills, an ability to prioritise workload, be flexible in approach, be able to exercise initiative and demonstrate a consistently high level of professionalism.
  All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents. We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint. We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m. The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.