Registered Nurse - Dermatology

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital; Norwich; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in Norwich is seeking Registered Nurses to specialize in dermatology nursing. You will be part of a collaborative team providing care for individuals with acute and chronic skin conditions. The role involves supporting patients through consultations, surgical procedures, and a variety of clinical areas. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills and be registered nurses on the NMC register. Competitive salary ranging from £31,049 to £37,796 pro rata is offered.

Benefits

Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service

Multi Faith prayer room

Discounted gym memberships

Excellent pension scheme

Wagestream access

Free Park & Ride service

Free confidential counselling support

On-site Nursery

On-site staff cafes

Flexible staff bank

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Recent experience of nursing in an acute hospital environment.
• Knowledge/experience of relevant speciality.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare.
• Act as a role model demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values.
• Ensure compliance with NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• Maintain accurate records of all care given.
• Communicate effectively with patients and multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Excellent communication and inter-personal skills

Competency in clinical skills including enhanced practice

Ability to maintain high standards of care

Effective role model demonstrating PRIDE values

Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Education

Registered Nurse on the appropriate part of the NMC Register

Job description

Dermatology Outpatients are seeking Registered Nurses looking to specialise and begin a career in caring for individuals with acute and chronic skin conditions. Being a Dermatology Nurse is incredibly rewarding the skin is not only our largest organ but also our most visible. The Dermatology Nurse can support, educate and help to manage the patent sometimes to a full resolution and in a chronic condition provide ongoing support and education.

Dermatology is a welcoming friendly team, and the successful applicant will receive a dermatology nursing competency pack and support from a dedicated clinical educator and nurses and doctors with many combined years of dermatology experience.

Main duties of the job

Dermatology is a varied specialty with a mixture of surgical, general and nurse led clinical areas. Once competent you would be expected to scrub and assist in surgical procedures ranging from a biopsy, to flaps, grafts and micrographic surgery. You would support doctors and nurse consultants with general dermatology and urgent suspected skin cancer clinics, ensuring the patient is supported throughout the consultation and their outcome paperwork reflects the clinician's next steps.

Once you had a sound grasp of surgical and general clinics registered nurses in dermatology progress to develop skills assisting in a variety of clinical areas and nurse led clinics, including admission avoidance for acute dermatological conditions, post operative wound care, educational input, severe acne, phototherapy, biological medication, paediatrics, allergy testing and teledermatology, There are many areas within the specialty to learn and develop with guided support, specific competencies and at an agreed pace.

Dermatology has clinics at NNUH and Cromer, though these roles would be primarily based at NNUH as we have a dedicated Cromer nursing team, there may be an occasional requirement to cover clinics at Cromer during staff holidays.

If Dermatology sounds like an area you would like to be involved in, please contact us to discuss further, consider an informal visit and apply.

About us

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Job responsibilities

To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUHs PRIDE values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture.

• Ensure practice is in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and work within limits of competence.
• To have successfully completed the Trusts preceptorship programme.
• Maintain a high standard of nursing care applying evidence-based practice.
• Carry out assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care without supervision.
• Carry out the daily personal care of patients.
• Maintain accurate records of all care given.
• Update patient administration systems e.g. PAS to ensure real time data collection and confidentiality.
• To effectively use information technology for the benefit of patient care in accordance with the Trusts Cyber Code of Conduct.
• To maintain confidentiality of information (written, verbal, electronic), whilst being aware of the Freedom for Information Act.
• To promptly and effectively communicate relevant changes in patient status to the multi-disciplinary team.
• Communicate effectively with patients, relatives, carers, significant others, the multi-disciplinary team and support services.

Please see the attached job description for full details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse on the appropriate part of the NMC Register

Experience

• Recent experience of nursing in an acute hospital environment
• Knowledge/experience of relevant speciality

Skills

• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
• Competency in clinical skills including enhanced practice relevant to the level of experience and clinical area
• Ability to maintain high standards of care
• Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
• Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearper annum, pro rata