Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Education and Professional Qualifications

Essential

• Registration on Part 1 or 12 of NMC Register (RGN or RN Adult)
• Advanced assessment skills or willingness to work towards
• Recognised teaching or mentorship qualification
• Non-Medical Prescribing qualification
• Undergraduate degree

Desirable

• Masters' degree or willing to work towards
• Dermatology related courses or a willingness to undertake
• Advanced Communication Skills training course

Experience

Essential

• Post Registration experience of nursing patients with Dermatological conditions
• Experience of mentoring and managing junior staff and students
• Experience of developing innovative practice and managing change.
• Experience of autonomous practice
• Experience of initiating change
• Working within multi-disciplinary groups and establishing relationships across the Trust

Desirable

• Representing organisation/ profession at senior level meetings and committees

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

• Expert specialist skills and knowledge of managing patients with dermatological conditions
• Excellent communication skills and ability to negotiate and influence
• Skilled in use of computer/keyboard
• Ability to solve problems, prioritise, work to deadlines and self-motivate
• Ability to develop collaborative working relationships with multi professional Teams

Desirable

• Knowledge of current advances and pathways of care relevant to Dermatology

Personal Qualities and Attributes

Essential

• Be a positive role model with evidence on-going professional development
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work as a team and form professional relationships with colleagues
• Diplomatic and calm
• Flexible in their attitudes and behaviours to support team working and delivery of objectives
• Commitment to high standards of patient care and service delivery
• Demonstrate ability to work under pressure Self-motivation and reliability

Royal Free shared commitments

Essential

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).