Clinical Nurse Specialist - Dermatology

Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist - Dermatology

The Dermatology department is looking for an enthusiastic, forward-thinking, and motivated nurse to join our team as a Band 6 Dermatology Clinical Nurse Specialist.

You will work as a skilled practitioner and be responsible for the delivery of patient-focused programmes of care, which address the complex and changing health and wellbeing needs of patients with dermatology related conditions.

The post holder will provide high quality essential care to patients with dermatological conditions in a caring, compassionate and sensitive manner.

The post holder will:

• Provide high quality clinical practice. Be proactive in clinical decision making, underpinned by theoretical and practical knowledge and be able to demonstrate improved patient care outcomes.
• Take designated responsibility for discrete areas of operational management/clinical practice.
• Support change, monitor and improve standards through supervision, evidence-based practice, clinical audit, research, and education. To promote and demonstrate best practice by integrating evidence into practice.
• Undertake holistic assessment of patients and carers needs. This will involve planning, implementing, and evaluating the care delivery according to changing healthcare needs.
• Demonstrate sound knowledge in relation to pattern of dermatology conditions, markers of condition progression and range of treatment available at each stage of condition.

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority.

The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading's biggest employer.

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our "CARE" values:Com passionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Please refer to the Job Description which highlights the main responsibilities and the Person Specification of the developmental role.

• Demonstrable experience of managing varying aspects of a patient's care
• Experience of working in partnership with all levels of staff, evidencing the ability to plan and coordinate the provision of care
• Experience of developing and implementing policies and protocols
• Ability to work unsupervised and on own initiative, as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team

• Registered Healthcare Professional (NMC)
• First Level degree (HEI Level
  6) or equivalent, in undergraduate base profession
• Specialist post-graduate education / Qualifications, or training relevant to Dermatology
• Other training relevant to area clinical practice (e.g. British Dermatological Nursing Group (BDNG) British Association of Dermatologists BAD)

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.