About this role
Job summary
We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic registered nurse who is looking for a new challenge in there career. If you are in a paediatic nursing career or have significant dermatological experience please read on.
This is an exciting opportunity to be in a leading role delivering high quality care and providing support to the Dermatology Paediatric patients and their families.
The role involves supporting the Multidisciplinary Team providing high quality service for Paediatric patients and their families throughout their journey with us.
The successful candidate will be developed to obtain skills to enable them to manage and maintain a case load of paediatric patients, undertaking nurse-led clinics and performing diagnostic tests enabling patients to have the best appropriate treatment suited for them.
You will play a key role in co-ordination of the patient pathway and will be an advocate for our patients. A back ground in Paediatrics and/or Dermatology care would be essential to the role. The post holder will demonstrate excellent organisational skills, an ability to prioritise workload, be flexible in approach, be able to exercise initiative and demonstrate a consistently high level of professionalism.
This job requires the post holder to travel to Arrowe Park and St Catherines hospital for clinics.
Main duties of the job
- Leads on the implementation and monitoring of adherence to relevant clinical guidelines.
- Takes personal responsibility for ensuring effective communication between all service providers.
- Actively participates in multi-professional meetings, acting as patient advocate and representing nursing views.
- Acts as a role model for excellent advanced communication skills and expertise.
About us
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Dermatology Paediatric Nurse specialist will act as an expert providing knowledge and skills of dermatological conditions enabling paediatrics to maintain their life long condition and support families with education and evidenced based research into treatments.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Current NMC Registration and evidence of post-registration training
- Additional paediatric course/module, or equivalent experience
- ENB 998 or equivalent teaching qualification
- Ability to recognize and treat inflammatory skin disease
- Evidence of professional updating
- Significant post qualification experience in dermatology clinical area
- Significant experience in dermatological skin diseases
- Evidence of service development and the ability to implement change
- Ability to provide assessment, planning and implement management of skin conditions
- Experience of teaching in a variety of formal and informal settings
- Full knowledge and experience in skin assessment tools used to monitor disease progression
Desirable
- Master's degree
- Clinical examination course
- Non-medical prescribing
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Relevant clinical knowledge and experience of specialty
- Ability to communicate difficult information to patients and where there maybe barriers to understanding
- Able to influence and overcome resistance though application of advanced communication skills
- Ability to develop effective professional relationship with colleagues across health and social care setting
- Able to analyse data and provide written reports
- Intermediate IT skills in word processing and spreadsheets
- Knowledge of the professional and NHS agenda
- Advanced clinical assessment skills to aid diagnosis
- Good problem solving ability
- Ability to be assertive
Desirable
- Knowledge of Cerner computer system
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Sensitive to the needs of others
- Respect for colleagues and a commitment to team working
- Excellent time management skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Clatterbridge Hospital
Bebington
CH63 4JY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.wuth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)