Dermatology Support Practitioner

NHS Jobs; St Helens; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking support staff to assist nurse specialists in dermatology, phototherapy, and skin cancer pathways. The role involves monitoring vital signs, assisting in patch tests and minor surgeries, and providing patient education.

You will support the dermatology clinics and the skin cancer nurse specialists, manage telephone consultations, and help maintain clinical records in line with Trust policies.

Responsibilities

• Assist nurse specialists in phototherapy/PUVA and urticaria recovery area, monitor patient observations and alert clinicians as needed.
• Support patch test clinics, remove tests, and prep patients for results readings.
• Assist in minor surgery and post-operative care, including dressing and wound care.
• Support skin cancer nurse specialists with patient education, helpline, and documentation of telephone consultations.

Job description

To assist nurse specialists in phototherapy/hand and foot PUVA To ensure and be responsible for the smooth running of the urticaria recovery area, monitoring patients observations (blood pressure, sats etc) for signs of anaphylaxis alongside the nurse specialist urticarial clinic, and to alert trained nurses/doctors/MET team if appropriate To assist Consultant in patch test clinics, removing patch tests, correctly marking patch tests prior to removal and preparing the patient for their results readings To assist nurse specialists in minor surgery at St Helens and Newton Hospital, in particular for ad hoc urgent skin cancer patients/ patients on 2WW skin cancer pathways/ skin cancer see and treat clinics, and provide support for Dermatology Clinics held offsite. Competent in Aseptic Non-Touch technique, scrub in to assist surgeons in minor ops and applying basic dressings, educates patients in post-operative care To support the Skin cancer Nurse specialist in providing ongoing emotional support to patients diagnosed with skin cancer, to monitor the skin cancer helpline and deal with basic patient needs independently within realms of competence and refer on to specialist nurse specialist when appropriate. Support the skin cancer nurse specialist with documentation and recording of telephone consultations for both coding and patients clinical notes in line with Trust Policies and Procedures. To carry out screening investigations such as taking swabs, pregnancy testing, blood pressures, urinalysis, weight, INR coagucheck, nail clippings and fungal scrapings, phlebotomy Assist in application of leg ulcer dressings (non-compression) To assist in paediatric clinics, able to safely apply prescribed topical treatments and specialised dermatological bandaging. To be competent in removal of sutures and basic post op wound dressings, to work alone and unsupervised and the ability to work autonomously where appropriate e.g., removal of suture clinic. To support Skin cancer specialist nurse with health promotion /well-being events Assists in research and databases e.g., assisting Skin cancer nurse input data onto Somerset database, BADBIR. To undertake reviews of patients returning to clinic for specified follow up care and manage appropriately using guidelines and protocols. To provide education, health promotion support and encouragement to patients to self-manage their conditions appropriate to own knowledge/experience. Housekeeping and maintenance of Dermatology admin packs for Nurse Specialists eg Phototherapy packs, minor op paperwork, patient information leaflets, patch test leaflets and documents, BADBIR packs Recognise the workload of colleagues and provide support as necessary.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust