Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced senior nurse to take on a clinical and professional leadership role at the Dowling Phototherapy Unit, part of the internationally renowned St. John's Institute of Dermatology. We are seeking a dynamic individual with proven experience in a senior clinical leadership role, who can demonstrate a track record of enhancing both patient and staff experience within a complex healthcare environment. If you are passionate about advancing Phototherapy services and leading the professional and clinical development of nursing teams, we invite you to join us. The Dowling Phototherapy team delivers a range of treatmentsincluding Narrowband UVB, PUVA, and UVA1to adult and paediatric patients referred from general and specialist dermatology clinics. The service also supports the Patient-Initiated Follow-Up (PIFU) pathway, including nurse-led clinics focused on prescribing phototherapy and medicines management for conditions such as vitiligo and photobiology. You will be expected to deliver compassionate, visible leadership and foster a culture of excellence. Your ability to drive service improvements while maintaining a strong focus on patient-centred care is essential. Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively across multi-professional boundaries are key. To learn more about this opportunity or to arrange an informal visit, please contact: Closing date: 27/04/2025 Interview date: 05/05/2025 Main duties of the job Provide clinical leadership and supervision to the Dowling Phototherapy team Clinically lead nursing care throughout the various patient pathways Provide education and support throughout the junior doctor rotation Provide education to the nursing teams, responsible for the education pathway of staff Enable collaboration across the multi-disciplinary teams through complex decision making Manage risk thus enabling the services to meet changing population,patient, and service delivery needs. Transformation, quality and improvement initiatives to develop the services. About us Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark. We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities. We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, and neighbouring NHS organizations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs. Date posted 02 April 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £61,927 to £68,676 a year pa inc HCA Contract Fixed term Duration 12 months Working pattern Full-time Reference number 196-NM12733 Job locations Guys Hospital Great Maze Pond London SE1 9RT Job description Job responsibilities We are looking for a motivated, ambitious, and flexible nurseideally with experience in Phototherapy. Non-medical prescribing is a key aspect of this role. The successful candidate will provide clinical leadership throughout the patient pathway and collaborate with the multidisciplinary team on service transformation, quality improvement, and innovation initiatives. You will also run nurse-led clinics and actively contribute to multidisciplinary clinics, audits, and operational meetings. Opportunities to participate in teaching and research are strongly encouraged. Applicants must have experience in leading nursing and clinical services, with a proven commitment to prioritising safety, quality, and patient experience in all aspects of care. The successful candidate will work autonomously but will have the support of the team of consultants, clinical nurse specialists, advanced nurse practitioners and matron. Job description Job responsibilities We are looking for a motivated, ambitious, and flexible nurseideally with experience in Phototherapy. Non-medical prescribing is a key aspect of this role. The successful candidate will provide clinical leadership throughout the patient pathway and collaborate with the multidisciplinary team on service transformation, quality improvement, and innovation initiatives. You will also run nurse-led clinics and actively contribute to multidisciplinary clinics, audits, and operational meetings. Opportunities to participate in teaching and research are strongly encouraged. Applicants must have experience in leading nursing and clinical services, with a proven commitment to prioritising safety, quality, and patient experience in all aspects of care. The successful candidate will work autonomously but will have the support of the team of consultants, clinical nurse specialists, advanced nurse practitioners and matron. Person Specification Skills Essential Advanced clinical assessment and history taking Ability to draw on a diverse range of knowledge in their decision making to determine evidence based interventions and actively monitoring the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions Advanced clinical reasoning skills to comprehensively assess patients Experience in independently facilitating Nurse-led clinics Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of speciality with a wide range of approaches to the management of photodermatology patients Desirable Ability to develop working relationships locally, regionally and nationally previous experience Essential Broad clinical experience relevant to the post, including specialist skills and experience working as a CNS in the speciality. Ability to lead and work within the Nursing, medical and other professionals allied to medicine Experience of teaching patients and staff and others including health promotion and prevention orientation Possess the ability to identify and implement systems to promote their contribution and demonstrate the impact of advanced level nursing to the healthcare team and the wider health and social care sector Evidence of performing audit and research and dissemination of findings Desirable Demonstrates evidence of continuously contributing to education and teaching Qualifications Essential A Masters level qualification/in progress or equivalent experience Non-medical prescriber Mentorship Advanced physical assessment skills Desirable Certificated Dermatology courses Person Specification Skills Essential Advanced clinical assessment and history taking Ability to draw on a diverse range of knowledge in their decision making to determine evidence based interventions and actively monitoring the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions Advanced clinical reasoning skills to comprehensively assess patients Experience in independently facilitating Nurse-led clinics Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of speciality with a wide range of approaches to the management of photodermatology patients Desirable Ability to develop working relationships locally, regionally and nationally previous experience Essential Broad clinical experience relevant to the post, including specialist skills and experience working as a CNS in the speciality. Ability to lead and work within the Nursing, medical and other professionals allied to medicine Experience of teaching patients and staff and others including health promotion and prevention orientation Possess the ability to identify and implement systems to promote their contribution and demonstrate the impact of advanced level nursing to the healthcare team and the wider health and social care sector Evidence of performing audit and research and dissemination of findings Desirable Demonstrates evidence of continuously contributing to education and teaching Qualifications Essential A Masters level qualification/in progress or equivalent experience Non-medical prescriber Mentorship Advanced physical assessment skills Desirable Certificated Dermatology courses 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). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Address Guys Hospital Great Maze Pond London SE1 9RT Employer's website https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)