Job Introduction
We are looking for a band 5 dermatology nurse to work within our North and Northeast Lincolnshire Dermatology service, where we provide consultation, advice and treatment from consultants, specialist GPs and specialist nurses for a wide range of dermatological problems (skin complaints).
We are a community dermatology service that is consultant-led, that takes referrals from people of all ages. All referrals are triaged with some conditions seen initially by our nurse specialist, who is supported by the consultant.
Reporting to a senior dermatology specialist nurse, the post holder will undertake training to become a dermatology specialist nurse.
The post holder will be based in: Cromwell Road Primary Care Centre, Cromwell Road, Grimsby.
About North and Northeast Lincolnshire – Dermatology
Our mission is to provide patients in North and Northeast Lincolnshire with high quality, easy and convenient access to dermatology specialists. Our core values and principles are:
- Patient-centric: putting patients at the heart of everything we do.
- Quality: providing the highest standard of care and treatment.
- Ethical: operating within an ethical framework through openness and transparency.
- Passionate: being passionate about enhancing caring for our patients.
- Teamwork: supporting and sharing with all members of our team and partners.
We aim to:
- Provide high quality, consultant led dermatology service in a primary care setting, using experienced dermatology professionals
- Improve patient access across North and Northeast Lincolnshire in both speed of appointment and accessibility of location
- Will enable demand to be more effectively managed within primary care through GP ownership of referral protocols and care pathways
- Help to ensure the 18-week referral to treatment targets are met by reducing waiting times and more accurately matching need to professional competence with appropriate onward referrals
- Improve skills and knowledge as education and training will be provided regularly for GPs and Primary Healthcare Teams.
Skins conditions we treat include:
- Mild to moderate inflammatory skin disorders
- Low-risk Basal Cell within the following criteria
- Suspected Malignant Melanoma or Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Cryotherapy for warts not responding to topical treatment
- Actinic solar keratosis (dry scaly patches of skin caused by damage from sun exposure)
- Moderate eczema
- Troublesome acne
- Mild to moderate psoriasis – initial management
- Moderate/severe psoriasis which may need light therapy
- Allergic contact dermatitis or other moderate inflammatory dermatoses
- Pyogenic granuloma
- Dermatological conditions of genitalia
- Cutaneous vasculitis
- Skin cancer
- Hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating)
Main Responsibility
Your days will be rewarding and fulfilling and include providing professional, managerial and clinical leadership for the nursing team and supporting the Clinical Lead and Service Manager to deliver efficient services that meet or exceed required quality standards within the Dermatology Service.
As a Dermatology Nurse you will contribute to the development of a clinical strategy and pathways of care within the Dermatology Service, with a focus on improving the consistency of the patient experience across the services within the region.
The Ideal Candidate
You are a Registered Nurse with NMC registration.
You will also need to be confident using IT systems and be able to demonstrate working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages i.e., Outlook, Word, Excel.
Package Description
- Up to £27,055 - £32,934 (Depending on experience) + group pension and benefits
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- Free tea, coffee, and milk at your base location
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, di-verse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
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