Clinical Nurse PractitionerinSunderlandinSunderlandPUBLISHED WED 11 DEC 2024

This is an exciting opportunity for someone to join this established team and develop their clinical skills within this specialist field of nursing. There is a comprehensive career pathway within this specialty and the post will afford many opportunities to develop your role, skills, competence, and confidence. You will work alongside GPs with specialist interest in Dermatology and a well-established, experienced nurse led care delivery team.

Working with the Community Dermatology Team, you will play a key role in driving improvements and innovations in the management of patients with a range of skin conditions.

You will need to engage with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to advise, support and educate, developing your inter-personal and leadership skills.

The successful applicant will have a passion for improving patient care, enjoy project work and understand the importance of good communication and evidence-based practice to improve patient safety, patient experience, and clinical effectiveness.

Applicants will be an expert practitioner, providing clinical support and advice to healthcare professionals where necessary to assist them in the management of dermatology conditions.

You will also be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of specialist programmes of care.

Provide direct, skilled, and individualised care for patients and their carers, including clinic consultations and minor surgery intervention.

Act as a role model and provide support, governance and ongoing professional development within the team.

About us

Clinical Nurse Practitioner - Part Time 30 Hours Per Week

• To coordinate the delivery and development of the specialist service through the use of effective evidence-based practice in line with agreed national standards for patient safety and monitoring.
• To contribute to the organisation of multidisciplinary, patient centred care.
• To be accountable for the planning and delivery of safe, effective and compassionate patient care in relation to dedicated pathways of care, working as an autonomous practitioner within the specialism.
• To provide specialist clinical advice and support to patients and clinical staff within the Trust on the assessment, management and care of patients within the specialist area.
• To continuously improve clinical care standards in line with the clinical governance framework.
• To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC/HCPC Code.
• To ensure effective communication internally and externally regarding patient care and resources.
• Provide education and training to clinical staff across the Trust.
• Provide expert specialist clinical advice and support to patients and clinical staff within the Trust on the management and care of patients within the specialist area.
• To provide direct access for patients, either face to face or telephone consultation.
• To represent the service nationwide.
• To play a key role in ensuring that national and local standards/targets for specialist area are met.
• To manage/lead practitioner led clinics in relation to reviewing patients and play a key role in optimising complex treatment regimes, facilitating hospital discharge and preventing avoidable hospital admissions.
• To undertake research relevant to the needs of the specialist area.
• To comply with the trusts vision, values and behavioural compact:

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