Clinical Nurse Specialist - Dermatology

We are recruiting for a Nurse Specialist - Dermatology who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. The post holder will become part of a well-established multidisciplinary team treating patients with Dermatology conditions. They will be expected to run nurse-led, providing patients with excellent, evidence-based care, both in person and via the clinical advice line. They will be responsible for assessing, developing and implementing care and undertaking specialist nursing procedures. They will provide specialist advice and support to patients, liaising with other staff members and allied healthcare professionals. This includes specialist education, encompassing new treatments and discussing complex cases with the multidisciplinary team. They will be required to undertake research and lead clinical audits in this specialist area., The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner by carrying out assessments, planning, implementing and evaluating care. As a qualified non-medical / Independent Prescriber (where applicable) and prescribe any medications within clinical competencies. This includes: Provision of care through screening programmes, nurse-led clinics, accepting referrals, undertaking diagnostic procedures, undertaking therapeutic procedures, physical assessments and obtaining written consent to treatment Referring patients directly to specialists in other professions Providing expert specialist clinical advice for patients, carers and health care professionals Carrying a caseload, and responsibility for the management of complex cases Improving and maintaining standards of care within the specialty Developing the skills of generalist nurses, and other health professionals (including doctors) to enable them to provide a high standard of care for patients within the specialty

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now. We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda. We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

In addition, you will receive a High-Cost Area Supplement of 5% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,346and a maximum payment of £2,270 per annum. At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include,Respect,andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.