Job summaryTo provide expert practice and professional nursing leadership in relation to dermatological nursing. As an autonomous practitioner, the post holder will work in conjunction with the members of the multi-disciplinary team and lead clinician to ensure the continuous improvement in patient care delivery and clinical quality.The post holder will function as an expert practitioner, demonstrating advanced clinical skills and knowledge in the field of dermatology, including the assessment of patients and initiation of treatment, ordering of investigations and obtaining written consent, thereby improving the quality and efficiency of the dermatology nursing service.The post holder will maintain clinical credibility by spending a minimum of 70% of time in clinical practice across the range of dermatology outpatients clinics across multiple sitesMain duties of the jobResponsible for the assessment and delivery of care needs.To make clinical decisions for a defined patient groupBe an independent prescriber with a wide scope of practiceComplex decision makingIndependently receive and make onward referrals, e.g. in skin cancer, children & young people, inflammatory skin clinic.Take an independent and leadership role in carrying out surgical procedures which are diverse or more complex.Required to teach, support and develop patients/parents/carersSupervise and support junior nurses and Health Care Assistants.Carry out other duties commensurate with the gradeTo assume responsibility for their workload ensuring that they adhere to the Trusts policies and proceduresTo work as part of a Multi-disciplinary teamAbout usOur OrganisationThe Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.Our ValuesThe Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and effortsEveryday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from bothCreative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to careThe Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest levelJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see the attached job description and person specification, available to download at any time.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssentialMasters levelKnowledge and skills to deliver complex surgical proceduresDemonstrate leadership and team management at senior levelNon-medical prescriberEvidence of developing patient pathwaysDesirablePublication of articlesExperience of working in community or primary care nursingSkillsEssentialIn depth knowledge of dermatological diagnostics provided by nurse led serviceDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameThe Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS TrustAddressThe Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS TrustHamstel RoadHarlowC20 1QXEmployer's websitehttps://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)