Dermatology CNS for skin cancer (1.0 WTE - Full time position)

The St John's Institute of Dermatology at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation trust has a long history in providing specialised Skin Cancer care for patients diagnosed with skin cancer. An exciting opportunity has arisen within our friendly dermatology skin cancer services at Guys and St Thomas Hospital. We are looking for an experienced and motivated Clinical Nurse Specialist (band 7) who is interested and willing to join our well-established team, working with the dermatology clinicians in a new role to support the new tele dermatology services with face to face follow ups.

The successful candidate will work in close collaboration with the team to ensure that patients receive support during their cancer treatment. The appointee will undertake general dermatology and urgent skin clinics.

The post holder will work with a team of skin cancer professionals providing support, care and education to patients with skin cancer. You will be responsible for supporting patients through their diagnosis and treatment facilitating their care pathway. You will also act as a key worker for patients and work with the multidisciplinary teams involved in their care. The post holder must also have a willingness to work towards Nurse prescribing qualification. Leadership course is essential.

Advert closing date: 16th September 2024 at Midnight

Interview date: 01st October 2024

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for:

• Managing a caseload of patients with a skin cancer diagnosis undergoing treatment, acting as an experienced and autonomous practitioner.
• Managing a caseload of patients requiring tele dermatology follow ups
• Delivering teaching, mentoring assessing, including the supervision of others in the clinical setting
• Participating in quality improvements.
• Providing support, education and advocacy for patient.
• Delivering patient information and undertaking care planning
• Providing leadership and innovation.
• Providing psychological support, carrying out Holistic Need Assessments (HNA) and demonstrating knowledge of survivorship initiatives.
• Working in the nurse led clinics and be a non-medical prescriber (desirable)
• To coordinate ward rounds and patient reviews.
• To manage and educate on dermatology wound care and skincare.
• Perform in compliance with the protocols and policies, peer review, audit and clinical governance.

We are looking for an individual who is driven, flexible, dynamic, self-motivated, and reliable, with leadership qualities and evidence of continuing professional development. The patient experience will be key with the emphasis on holistic, dignified, and compassionate care.The successful candidate will be able to work autonomously as a clinical nurse specialist, with the support of the team of consultants, clinical nurse specialists, matron and advanced nurse practitioner. A nurse prescriber would be desirable.

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To work autonomously, managing a caseload of patients within thespecialty whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care
• Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in thespeciality. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same.
• Act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.
• Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
• Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals.
• Actively engage service users through the facilitation of user groups and open days.
• Co-ordinate the provision of specialist services to patients, both within hospital and/or in the community setting, effectively liaising with multidisciplinary colleagues
• Develop and run nurse led clinics where the post holder will co-ordinate the treatment in conjunction with medical staff.
• Direct, support, encourage and advise clinical teams, by the provision of specialist knowledge and advice in the care of patients within the area.
• Participate in the promotion of patient centred care, and establish and maintain a supportive relationship with the patient and their family during the period of assessment, treatment and after care
• Support and enable patients and carers to make informed decisionsrelating to their treatment and management.
• Promote high quality clinical care, and assist in the development of the specialist service, through the use of evidence based practice and clinical standards
• Provide professional and clinical leadership and expertise in the speciality and to act as a resource for education and clinical expertise in the hospital and community settings.
• Demonstrate appropriate expert practice and highly specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. This includes history taking, physical examination and the requesting of agreed diagnostic procedures/clinical investigations.

*We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patient

For more details please see the attached Job description and Person specification*

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

• BSC/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience
• Your professional knowledge acquired at degree level will be supplemented by specialist training, experience and short courses to Masters level equivalent.
• Post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or equivalent post qualification experience.
• Leadership course
• Mentorship course
• RN1 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality.

Desirable

• To have or working towards a masters degree
• To have or working towards a non medical physical assessment course

Skills

Essential

• Advanced clinical, managerial and leadership skills in specialty.
• Proven listening / counselling skills with the ability to manage complex situation and appropriately deliver sensitive and difficult outcomes.
• Evidence of teaching skills in particular teaching patients in how to manage their conditions and raise their awareness of their condition.
• Ability to clinically lead & influence staff
• Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
• Sound knowledge of current issues in the profession and practice of nursing
• Able to use skills of history taking and physical assessment to direct patient care
• Time management and organisation skills
• Ability to conduct & evaluate own projects successfully
• Demonstrate an understanding of: the National agenda for speciality. Knowledge of quality standards & NICE recommendations/NSF
• Knowledge of current clinical & nursing research
• Ability to carry out audit and research
• IT Skills
• Presentation skills

Desirable

• Ability to interpret and analyse complex data and findings
• Undertaken clinical & nursing research

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience of working autonomously at a level within the specialist area delivering effective patient focused care.
• Proven evidence of management and leadership skills
• Previous experience of student supervision and clinical education at undergraduate level
• Experience of delivering patient advocacy
• Experience of audit, research & evidence based care- essential
• Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator

Values & Behaviours

Essential

• Values & Behaviours

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guys Hospital

counting house

Great Maze Pond,

SE1 9RT

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