Skin Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job overview

To work in conjunction with Consultant Dermatologists and Advanced Nurse Practitioners to provide educational advice and clinical support to patients, carers and staff involved in caring for patients with skin cancer.

Main duties of the job

• To act as Co-Ordinator for the Skin cancer service and facilitate communications between the Hospital Service, Primary Care Teams and Community Services.
• To provide Nurse -led Skin Cancer Clinics, supporting the Dermatologist in the treatment and education of the newly diagnosed and follow-up patients.
• Co-ordinate highly specialist patient treatment within the outpatient and day case setting.
• To provide advice to patients and carers on treatment programmes and to support the medical staff in monitoring outcomes of treatment.
• Support Walsall GP Practices in management of patients with skin cancer by providing specialist advice.
• Provide an accessible service to those with skin cancer, paying special attention to the psychological and social needs of this patient group.
• To act as a specialist resource for patients or carers providing information on agencies/organisations who can offer support.
• Maintains the Trust’s aims and objectives within the clinical setting.
• Accountable and responsible for accurate and legible record keeping in accordance with local policies and NMC guidelines.
• Maintains the Trust’s aims and objectives within the clinical setting.
• Administers medicinal products to include PGD’s in accordance with Trust policies. Supervises and assesses junior nursing staff in additional skill training.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

CLINICAL RISK MANAGEMENT & HEALTH & SAFETY

• The Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust recognises its duties under the Health and Safety at Work legislation, particularly to provide as far as is reasonably practicable the Health and Safety of staff within the working environment. All staff are required to comply with Health and Safety Policies and to fulfil their employee obligations.
• Take personal responsibility for attendance at annual Mandatory study day.
• Report all accidents and/or untoward incidents as per the Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s clinical risk management procedures.
• Contribute to the security of the building and its contents in addition to that of patients, staff and visitors.
• To maintain clinical and professional update by attending both local and national, relevant conferences, study days and workshops at least annually.

QUALITY INITIATIVES

• Responsible for ensuring commitment to maintaining a high quality of service to patients by continual development of practice in the light of research evidence and by audit against clinically relevant standards as an individual practitioner and for the Department/ Unit.
• Contribute to the business planning/service planning within Dermatology.
• Co-ordinate Trust-wide audit and benchmarking activity of the Skin Cancer Service against National Guidelines.
• Participate in working groups and committees as required by the Trust by providing specialist input as deemed appropriate.
• In addition, individual staff have a role in suggesting and implementing approved improvements to service(s) and in exercising professional responsibility for both themselves and their peers within an open ‘fair and just’ culture.
• Adhere to the Trust’s complaint procedure about written and verbal complaints using appropriate referral mechanisms to resolve the situation. Will work with Matron/ PALS team to highlight particular deficits in relation to complaints.
• Contribute, under the direction of Matron and other clinical nurse specialists, to clinical leadership activity through generation and implementation of policies and practise guidelines, developing care pathways where appropriate.

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Responsible for the assessment and continual professional development of department/ unit staff using mechanisms such as Individual Performance Review (IPR) to generate a Personal Development Plan (PDP) in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
• Participates in the teaching and supervision of the clinical team including, where applicable, medical staff, learner nurses and others under training allocated to the Department/ Unit. Provides mentorship to all staff
• Contribute to efforts to support Clinical Supervision Policy to undertake clinical supervision as either supervisor/supervisee.
• Participate in curricular development of education programmes as required.

Demonstrate being a lifelong learner.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.