Dermatology Lead Nurse

About the Trust

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is "Working together to provide outstanding care for our community." Royal Berkshire Hospital were pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated 'Good' with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements.

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The post-holder serves as an expert practitioner and is responsible for the strategic direction of patient‑focused care programmes in the Dermatology department. These programmes aim to address the complex and evolving health and well‑being needs of the client group. The goal is to ensure that the Dermatology department's processes are centred on patients receiving effective and efficient care. The post-holder will collaborate with lead clinicians, nurse consultants, care group managers, and directors to establish and implement the strategic vision for the services.

Additionally, the post-holder will develop and implement a policy to support the growth of the service. The Lead Nurse possesses excellent communication and leadership skills and is responsible for the day‑to‑day line management of the senior team under their supervision. Furthermore, the Lead Nurse acts as a budget holder and is an authorised signatory for financial resources.

The role is an 80 to 20 percent split. With 80 % clinical and 20 % managerial:

• Oversee the nursing team and financial resources to ensure the effective operation of the team under your responsibility.
• Maintain an effective skill mix and appropriate caseload management at all times.
• Collaborate with the Clinical Lead, Directorate Manager, and Matron to ensure efficient planning, implementation, and monitoring of the service.
• Conduct audits and develop nursing practices.
• Ensure high standards of cleanliness in the clinical area and maintain a well‑kept departmental environment.
• Prioritise your workload to meet targets.
• Keep the Nursing, Medical, and Directorate Management teams informed of any quality issues.
• Ensure that the clinical area adheres to Data Protection, Confidentiality, and Caldecott principles.

Required:

• Significant recent experience in speciality.
• Experience of running own clinics with complex dermatology cases and procedures.
• Advanced physical assessment skills and Independent prescriber.

Desirable:

• Demonstrable experience of effectively managing budgets.
• Experience of managing staff rosters in the clinical area, First Degree.
• Skin Surgery Module.
• Master's degree or working towards or evidence of post graduate study.
• Other qualification in speciality, Knowledge of legislative and healthcare policies and frameworks.
• Project and/or Change Management experience.
• Demonstrates a transformational and coaching leadership style.
• Awareness of investigations into serious incidents using the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) methodology.
• Ability to work across hospital sites as required delivering the demands of the service.

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