To provide delivery of an advanced specialist nursing service for people diagnosed with skin cancer. To provide highly specialist expertise and knowledge in the management of patients requiring dermatological skin surgery both pre and post-operatively in collaboration with other healthcare colleagues.

To provide comprehensive nurses support to patients and their carer's with a diagnosis of skin cancer. The nurse will be capable of working as an autonomous practitioner, undertaking nurse-led clinics as part of skin cancer surveillance.

To provide high quality specialist clinical care of post-operative patients, undertaking patient reviews and providing senior clinical advice ensuring patients receive the most appropriate care based on their clinical need. To act as an independent practitioner in the excision and wound closure of potential skin cancer lesions.

To work as a core member within the Skin Cancer MDT liaising with the SSMDT as appropriate

Main duties of the job

• To operate autonomously at an advanced level of clinical practice providing research based expert care and advice to all colleagues and managing a caseload effectively, making the most of available time.
• To accept referrals from medical/nursing staff of newly diagnosed and existing skin cancer patients and pt with sun relates changes .
• To ensure that patients are seen within the recommended time scales and targets where these are in place.
• To utilise specialist skills, underpinned by in depth theoretical knowledge, to facilitate the assessment, planning and implementation of individualised programmes of care for patients presenting with a specialist condition and to evaluate their programmes of care.
• To undertake initial assessment of patients including physical examination, assessment/investigation of symptoms, evaluation of test results and recommendation of further diagnostic tests.

About us

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Tackling Climate Change:Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, searchHHFT Climate Actionor contactclimateaction@hhft.nhs.uk.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oCurrent NMC registration
• oKnowledge of service improvement
• oAble to undertake skin surveillance for skin cancer patients in dermatology settings.

Desirable

• oNMP course

Experience

Essential

• oSignificant demonstrable experience working autonomously as band 6

Desirable

• oHolistic needs assessment

Skills

Essential

• oIT literate
• oAwareness of current developments within the NHS

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Winchester with travel to Basingstoke and Andover

Winchester and Basingstoke

SO22 5DG

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