Dermatology Clinical Nurse SpecialistNHS

Job summary

You will be joining a friendly and supportive Dermatology Department, which provides comprehensive Dermatology services at Florence Nightingale Community Hospital.

The Department is looking to appoint a part time Band 6 Specialist Nurse to work within the Dermatology team.

We are a progressive forward thinking department with a positive approach at meeting and delivering the current challenges of the NHS. The Dermatology Nursing team work alongside a large team including Dermatology Consultants, Registrars, speciality Doctors, a Nurse lead Biologics team, and a Nurse lead skin cancer/sarcoma team.

Main duties of the job

Under direction of the Lead Specialist Nurse:

• Deliver specialist dermatology nursing care within outpatient clinics.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised care for patients with a wide range of dermatological conditions.
• Undertake comprehensive physical and psychological assessments, recognising the significant impact of skin disease on quality of life.
• Monitor treatment effectiveness, identify adverse effects and escalate concerns appropriately.
• Provide expert education and support to patients, relatives and carers, promoting self-management and shared decision-making.Maintain accurate, timely and legally compliant clinical documentation.
• Participate in virtual, telephone and face-to-face consultations where appropriate.
• Act as a clinical role model, promoting professional standards and evidence-based practice.
• Support the day-to-day running of the dermatology nursing service.Supervise Band 5 nurses, nursing associates, healthcare support workers and students.
• Participate in staff appraisals, induction, competency assessment and performance development where delegated.
• Deputise for the Senior Sister/Lead Nurse as required.
• Promote a positive learning environment and support staff wellbeing.

Closing date of applications: 24 August 2026

Interview date: 7 September 2026

Job description

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Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.