Clinical Specialist Nurse - NHS

Job overview

Additionally, the role involves important administrative duties to ensure the smooth operation of the department. This is an exciting opportunity for a nurse with dermatology experience who thrives in a dynamic clinical environment.

• Phototherapy Clinic: Administer phototherapy treatments (narrowband UVB, PUVA) to patients with conditions such as psoriasis and eczema, while monitoring their response and ensuring safety protocols are followed.
• Patch Testing Clinic: Perform patch testing application and removal ensuring appropriate follow-up and patient education.
• Systemic Drug Monitoring Clinic: Monitor patients on systemic treatments (e.g. biologics, immunosuppressants), coordinating regular blood tests and tracking medication side effects.
• Dermatology Helpline: Provide support and advice to patients via phone, addressing medication concerns, treatment plans, and follow-up queries.
• Administrative Duties: Schedule patient appointments, maintain accurate records, and assist with departmental audits and reporting as needed.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse
• BSc (Hons) degree
• Evidence of continued professional development

• Registered with the NMC as a Specialist practitioner in Dermatology

Experience

• Some relevant clinical experience in the same or related specialty OR Some recent clinical experience in the acute or community setting
• Experience in managing patients with dermatological conditions

• Broad dermatology knowledge and experience of working in a similar setting
• Experience of delivering education programmes

Skills & Knowledge

• High level of interpersonal skills and management skills
• Demonstrates up to date knowledge and expertise in general nursing
• Leadership and decision-making skills
• Demonstrates skilled written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to empathise with specific patients with dermatological conditions
• Competent in basic and advanced computer skills

Special Requirements

• Working hours are office hours, require flexibility and willingness to travel to another site is required

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities.

We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.

We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.