Dermatology Clinic Assistant: Minor Ops & Patient Care

Responsibilities

• Assist and support the delivery of Minor Operations and Dermatology clinics within the Skin Health service under the direction of the Skin Health doctors, and run clinics independently to deliver protocolised treatment under the direction of the Skin Health Service co‑ordinator.
• Communicate effectively with clinicians, the service coordinator, HCAs, the service lead and the administrative team in the Adult referral hub.
• Undertake preparation for Minor Operations, setting up clinics and equipment in treatment consulting rooms.
• Attend Minor Operations and assist in the preparation of patients for investigations and procedures as directed by clinicians.
• Assist in the collection of specimens from lesions and biopsies, labelling and delivering specimens.
• Apply simple post‑operative dressings and pressure dressings.
• Provide non‑clinical advice, information and guidance to patients in relation to interventions and treatments.
• Order stock for Dermatology and Minor Operation clinics and undertake stock control.
• Comment on Standard Operational Procedures relevant to the role and propose changes to working practices for own working area.
• Work under the direction of the service coordinator.
• Concentrate at the computer for long periods, with interruptions during tasks in which accuracy is of high importance.
• Work under pressure.
• Prioritise workload effectively.
• Deal with urgent/unpredictable issues appropriately.