The Skin Unit at UHNM is recruiting a senior staff nurse to join their well established team to meet the demands of the current service.

The successful candidate will be highly motivated with excellent clinical and leadership skills. They will have at least two years post registration experience in the fields of dermatology and plastic surgery.

Working in collaboration with our current team you will provide care for dermatology and plastic surgery patients at both The Royal Stoke and County Hospitals and cross site cover is essential to the role.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will deputise for the manger both in the unit and within the wider trust.
• Develop, improve and evaluate best practice within the unit.
• Organise and participate in meetings as required.
• Deliver and oversee care for patients with a wide variety of dermatological conditions.
• Provide wound care to patients following plastic surgery, providing expert clinical knowledge to practice
• Assist in minor surgery and provide aftercare.
• Take charge of the area in the absence of the unit manger.
• Act as a role model, supporting and mentoring other staff as required.
• Uphold the trust values at all times.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will deputise for the manger both in the unit and within the wider trust

Develop, improve and evaluate best practice within the unit.

Organise and participate in meetings as required.

Deliver and oversee care for patients with a wide variety of dermatological conditions.

Provide wound care to patients following plastic surgery, providing expert clinical knowledge to practice

Assist in minor surgery and provide aftercare.

Take charge of the area in the absence of the unit manger.

Act as a role model, supporting and mentoring other staff as required.Uphold the trust values at all times.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Two years post registration experience
• Excel/Outlook
• Derm/Plastics experience
• Evidence of attendance at meetings
• Leadership experience

Desirable

• NHS experience
• Patch Test competence
• UV Competence
• NHS IT systems experience

Qualifications

Essential

• Maths/English GCSE
• Portfolio of accredited relevant education

Desirable

• Degree level education
• Evidence of participation in research

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Royal Stoke

Newcastle Road

Stoke-On-Trent

ST4 6QG

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205-6537403