The role of Dermatology & Skin Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust involves serving as an autonomous advanced practitioner in a dermatology setting. The successful candidate will manage a caseload of patients, providing both clinical and social support to ensure comprehensive care for patients and their families. Key responsibilities include leading nurse-led clinics for acne and systemic drug monitoring, conducting educational sessions for chronic skin diseases, and performing photodynamic therapy for non-melanoma skin cancer. The nurse will also serve as a keyworker for skin cancer patients, participate in multidisciplinary team meetings, conduct audits to maintain standards, and be involved in data collection and skin cancer well-being events.
Based primarily at Queen Mary's Hospital in Roehampton, the post requires flexibility to travel to other sites within the trust. The candidate will be expected to support the dermatology team in delivering high-quality care and may also engage in a newly launched Teledermatology service as needed.
The post holder will be expected to work as an autonomous, advanced practitioner and effectively deliver an expert nursing service within Dermatology.
This includes effectively managing a caseload of patients and ensuring that patients and their families are fully informed and supported by providing clinical and social support.
Provide effective nursing expertise with in the dermatology team and ensure the provision of high quality care to patients and carers.
Carry out nurse-led acne clinics and Systemic drug monitoring clinics including Biologics Clinics (St Georges' site).
Systemic monitoring clinics have clinical supervision provided by Consultant or Registrar.
Carry out virtual results clinics.
Carry out skin education clinics for patients with chronic skin disease eczema, psoriasis, this will include adults and paediatrics.
Conduct photodynamic therapy clinics for patients with non-melanoma skin cancer.
The nurse may be asked to be involved in our newly launched Teledermatology service if the service needs require it.
Support patients diagnosed with skin cancer as keyworker and attend skin cancer MDT.
Ensure standards for skin cancer keyworker are adhered to.
Carry out nursing keyworker skin cancer audits to meet national and local standards.
Collect skin cancer data in line with trust and national skin cancer standards.
Participate in Skin Cancer Well Being Events.
Support the two Skin Cancer CNS's ensuring the Dermatology unit is compliant with Skin Cancer annual peer review.
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Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
This post is based at Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton but the post holder will be expected to travel to the trust's other sites
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