RGN – Registered General Nurse

As a Staff Nurse, you will work within a dermatology team to deliver care to patients within a Clinic environment. You will participate in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care to provide support to patients with Dermatological conditions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support patient pathways in Dermatology and participate fully in the treatment and monitoring of patients
• Supervise and demonstrate procedures for junior staff qualified and unqualified
• Assist Dermatologists and Surgeons with a range of specialised procedures such as general dermatology and skin care surgery
• Plan and organise own workload in order to meet Clinic and patient needs
• Ensure compliance with Clinic Policies and Procedures
• Assist in outpatient clinics
• Check referral letter, results and x-rays are available for clinical sessions
• Support the community dermatology clinic, providing education and resources to patients, their families and staff
• Perform a full skin assessment on each patient including dermoscopy where necessary
• Perform all aspects of relevant nursing care for patients including specialist dressing/bandaging techniques and the removal of sutures/clips
• Assist and chaperone patients whilst clinical examinations/procedures are being undertaken
• Assist medical staff with fine needle aspirations, core biopsies and take responsibility for the collection/labelling of specimens
• Provide high standards of care in various Nurse-led follow-up clinics including phototherapy, cryotherapy, acne clinics, PRP and related clinics, patch testing and assisting in minor surgery
• Support where and when necessary with audits, triage of results and triage of referrals

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

• Nursing Degree
• Registered NMC
• Significant post-registration Nursing experience
• Knowledge of patient database systems
• Phlebotomy – administration of drugs as prescribed by medical staff
• Understanding of clinical and pricing documentation
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Passion for patient care and delivering an effective service
• Demonstrates a professional, confident and calm approach
• Self-motivated and able to motivate others
• Works to well established routines/procedures
• Able to develop and maintain positive and professional working relationships with all staff and patients

Benefits

• 25 Days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
• Annual performance-based bonus
• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
• Various other benefits and online discounts