RGN – Registered General Nurse

RGN Registered General Nurse

Location: Everything Skin Clinic. Hawbank House High Street Cheadle. SK8 1AL

Contract Type: Permanent Full Time

Hours: 40 hours per week covering shifts between 8:30am and 8:00pm Monday to Friday and working one Saturday in every two from 8:30am to 5:00pm.

Salary: 38000 per annum

We make health happen

The Dermatology Partnership is a growing group of private clinics who are trusted experts in dermatology and are now part of Bupa Health Services. We transform peoples lives by providing outstanding dermatology care. We do this by placing patients at the heart of everything we do striving to be the best at what we do and believe that our patients trust is earned through the delivery of clinical services to the highest standard.

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

Assisting 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

Assisting 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:

• Perkbox rewards discounted shopping and celebrations

• Employee Assistance Programme access to wellbeing and free counselling services

• Ongoing training and professional development throughout your career at TDP

• 25 days of annual leave entitlement in addition to public holidays (pro-rata)

• Contribution to the company pension scheme (differs by practice)

• Employee discounts for dermatology/aesthetic treatments and skin care products

Why The Dermatology Partnership

We are dedicated to delivering expert medical surgical and aesthetic skincare guiding each patient through their unique journey. We aim to be recognised as the UKs leading provider of clinical dermatology attracting top clinicians and support teams. We support understand and value our patients and colleagues in our welcoming clinics fostering a culture of trust respect and teamwork. We celebrate outstanding performance and take pride in our clinical excellence our team and the professional services we offer our patients.

Our commitment to innovation drives us to be flexible agile and adaptable encouraging everyone to contribute to shaping our services now and in the future. We love what we do and are dedicated to making a difference in peoples lives. Our values reflect our passion for our work and our commitment to providing exceptional care in a supportive and innovative environment.