Clinical Specialist Nurse - Dermatology - #145414

Job Overview

Position: Clinical Specialist Nurse – Dermatology

Type: Part-time (30 hours/week), Fixed-term (12-month maternity cover)

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Dermatology Nurse to join our dedicated team in a 12-month maternity cover role. This is a part-time position (30 hours per week), offering an exciting opportunity for a nurse who is passionate about delivering high-quality, specialist care to patients with a variety of skin conditions.

In this role, you will be responsible for independently managing and delivering specialised dermatology clinics, including phototherapy, patch testing, systemic drug monitoring, and responding to patient inquiries via the dermatology helpline. The post also includes essential administrative responsibilities to support the effective operation of the department.

We are looking for a candidate with proven dermatology experience, strong clinical skills, and the ability to thrive in a dynamic, patient-centred environment.

Main duties of the job

• 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

Essential criteria

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

Desirable criteria

• Registered with the NMC as a Specialist practitioner in Dermatology
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Relevant clinical experience within dermatology
• Experience in managing patients with dermatological conditions
  
  

Desirable criteria

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

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• 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

Essential criteria

• 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.

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