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Main area: 172 Dermatology
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (End Date 16/12/2025)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 259-6950225WXH
Site: Whipps Cross Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £51,883 - £58,544 Per annum inc pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 04/02/2025 23:59
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.
Job overview
An exciting new position is available for a motivated, enthusiastic, and skilled Skin Cancer CNS to join the Dermatology Team, on a 12 month fixed-term contract, to pilot a new service initiative.
The service has seen a rapid growth in skin cancer referrals, and we are keen to develop nurse-led initiatives. The successful applicant will take over the screening of teledermatology 2 week-wait referrals as well as perform standard Dermatology skin cancer CNS duties.
The post holder will collaborate closely with the Skin Cancer Lead, ensuring individual patients are triaged accordingly. The aim of this initiative is to further develop the teledermatology service, in order to provide a high-quality service enabling skin cancer patients to receive treatment in the most time-efficient manner possible.
Main duties of the job
This post has been created to pilot a nurse-led teledermatology service for patients referred to Whipps Cross Hospital via the two-week wait skin cancer pathway. The post holder will collaborate closely with the Skin Cancer Lead ensuring individual patients are triaged accordingly, to promote a seamless, high-quality service in line with national advancements in skin cancer patient pathways. As a member of the clinical nurse specialist team, the postholder will undertake minor surgery sessions, outpatient clinics, and telephone clinics for patients diagnosed or suspected to have skin cancer. We expect advanced clinical expertise and knowledge that will be pivotal in driving service development through nurse-led initiatives.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered General Nurse (Adult) on the NMC register.
* Evidence of continued professional development.
* Educated to degree level.
* Completion of recognised lesion recognition course.
* Completion of minor surgery course.
* Recognised teaching course.
* Skin cancer screening experience.
* Evidence of Masters level learning.
* Evidence of advanced communication skills.
* Psychological support training level 2.
Experience
* Significant years post-registration experience as Clinical Nurse Specialist at Band 6 or above.
* Extensive experience of working autonomously at specialist level.
* Significant post-registration experience in dermatology and skin cancer.
* Experience in delivering change management both personally and as facilitator.
* Proven experience of change management.
Knowledge
* In-depth experience within the specialised field.
* Experience of multi-professional working.
* Leadership and management experience.
Skills
* Ability to work autonomously, manage / prioritise own workload.
* Ability to make evidence-based clinical decisions within defined protocols or guidance.
Other
* Personal and professional maturity.
* Recognition of own limitations.
* Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team.
* Flexibility.
* Ability to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations.
As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.
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