Job Description

Band 8a

Main area

Dermatology

Grade

Band 8a

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref

343-7441456-RB-SK

Site

St Helier Hospital

Town

Carshalton

Salary

61,631 - 68,623 pa Inclusive of HCAS

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

16/11/2025 23:59

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.

Job overview

The Lead Dermatology CNS will provide clinical and professional leadership and line management to the clinical nurse team. You will provide visible leadership across a clinical service setting, monitoring, and maintaining professional high standards. The post holder needs to be an innovative and dynamic practitioner committed to improving the patient experience, improving standards of care and services, supporting the dermatology leadership team in delivering the trust longer term strategy whilst upholding the nursing, Midwifery and AHP strategy and values.



The post holder will be an integral member of the department within the Medicine division, providing support to implement and monitor progress on delivery of strategic objectives to ensure the provision of high-quality care. They will provide professional and clinical nursing advice and actively contribute to innovative solutions to quality improvement, workforce, and capacity management.



The lead nurse will support in the delivery of operational and budgetary management of nursing, quality and standards of care. They will ensure that services are delivered within allocated budgets, identifying evidence to support safe and effective service delivery and contribute to the delivery of the Division and trust financial plan.



We are looking for applicants who already have a clear understanding and knowledge of dermatology / skin cancer and have the potential and willingness to further enhance their skills in this speciality.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide specialist dermatology nursing care to patients and their families, and act as a resource for other professionals. This is achieved by skills and experience and expert knowledge gained through additional specialist training. Working with the multi-disciplinary team and external agencies, the post holder will play a key role on ongoing service developments to ensure the delivery of evidence-based practice and assist in meeting National and Trust targets/objectives.

Working for our organisation

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).


After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Nursing role at Epsom and St Helier.

Person specification

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Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria

Registered General Nurse, Non-medical prescribing qualification Mentorship/teaching Educated to degree level or equivalent equalling to Dermatology #

Experience

Essential criteria

Advanced practitioner either through formal qualification or extensive clinical experience Running nurse led clinics Experience in a management /leadership role Evidence of developing new ways of working and management of change Evidence of improving the patient experience #

knowledge and skills

Essential criteria

Understand Patient and Public involvement in the NHS An understanding of the implications of clinical governance. Advanced clinical assessment and decision making skills Strong leadership and influencing skills Teaching skills (formal and informal) Budgetary management skills Operational management skills

Your recruitment team

The NHS South West London Recruitment Hub is your dedicated recruitment team, here to support you at every stage of the process. If you have a query, please contact us:

E:

krft.askrecruitment@nhs.net

Your application

Please ensure your supporting statement clearly reflects the

job description

and

person specification

, as shortlisting will be based on these criteria.



Please refer to the latest UKVI guidance and ensure you have the appropriate right to work before applying for this role.

Use of Artificial Intelligence

We kindly ask that you avoid using AI tools to draft your application. We value authentic, individual responses that reflect your own experience and communication style.

References

Please provide a minimum of

3 years' employment and/or education history

, including

professional email addresses

(not personal accounts such as Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot provide these, please inform the interview panel to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.

Closing date

To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting

If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by

email or SMS

from the South West London Recruitment Hub. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.

Application feedback

If you do not hear from us within

four weeks of the closing date

, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Safeguarding and DBS Checks

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an

Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.