The Consultant Nurse in Dermatology will also lead and empower the CNS Team , support staff and managers in Dermatology, to ensure effective Dermatology agendas are implemented and embedded in the service and are reflective of the national public health agendas.

They will act as an expert advisor internally and externally to the Trust. They will work in partnership with multidisciplinary agencies within and external to the Trust to ensure safe and effective care for patients is delivered.

Evidence of qualifications will be required at interview and during compliance checks.

Main duties of the job

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a new Consultant Nurse role in Dermatology. We are looking for a passionate candidate to lead the Dermatological nursing services within the Trust as a Consultant Nurse. The post holder is responsible for developing a specialist service for patients with dermatology conditions and their carers and families, in line with key national and local policy documents.

The post holder is expected to work in partnership with the Consultant Dermatologists and the Dermatology Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) team. The post holder will undertake independent prescribing for their own caseloads within the limits of the post holder's competence and the requirements of role. They will lead the service, staff development, providing education, using their expert experience and knowledge and will be research active, leading the development of excellent care provision in Dermatology across the trust. They will make a significant contribution to the Clinical Governance agenda and will provide advice on best practice and proactively support and develop staff.

About us

Choose Well - Choose WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values 'the WWL Way'.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

On-Call

Please note that senior positions (AFC band 8A or above) may be expected to participate in an on-call rota, if the role is predominantly operational.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To work closely with medical consultant colleagues and academic institutions to lead on education, research, and practice to continually develop an equitable, standardised, high quality medical dermatology service.
• To develop and lead dermatology research projects and academic activities in close collaboration with colleagues at relevant academic institutions.
• To contribute to and where appropriate, lead new initiatives that are developments and innovations between the service, and relevant external agencies, locally, nationally, and internationally.
• Undertake consultative work that has importance locally, nationally, and internationally for the advancement of dermatology practice.
• Practice at an advanced level of professional autonomy and accountability that is within national guidelines, Trust policies and NMC Codes of Conduct.
  
  To independently receive and make referrals and lead the management of own caseload for dermatology patient treatment, diagnosis and follow up across health care settings.
  
  To utilise advanced clinical reasoning skills and evidence-based knowledge in the management of patients with highly complex presentations and to be clinically competent to utilise expert skills and knowledge in a variety of clinical settings.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant Masters degree
• Qualified NMP V300 Qualification
• Advanced communication skills
• Extensive experience working at Advanced level in Dermatology

Desirable

• Working towards or will consider PHD level study

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of extensive expert professional knowledge in Dermatology supplemented by specialist managerial / leadership training and CPD
• Evidence of research activity undertaken, publications, conference presentations
• Evidence of leadership development
• Evidence of persuasive and strong influencing skills and the ability to manage conflict
• Evidence of involvement in policy and practice change

Skills

Essential

• Effective communicator- able to communicate highly complex and sensitive information and demonstrate negotiation skills
• Evidence of effective people management and leadership skills
• Able to demonstrate assertiveness and, tact, and diplomacy appropriately
• Demonstrates ability to make operational judgments involving highly complex facts / situations
• Has the ability to manage conflicting views and reconciles inter and intra professional differences of opinion

Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrates highly developed specialist expertise and knowledge underpinned by theory acquired through CPD
• Proven record of leading and effectively managing change across organisations
• Detailed knowledge of the NHS agenda, with explicit understanding of current issues in Nursing
• Evidence of relevant involvement in meeting the Trust clinical governance objectives.

Additional

Essential

• Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation

Employer details

Employer name

Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Leigh Infirmary

The Avenue

Wigan

WN7 1HS

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