Dermatology Lead Nurse

Experienced Dermatology Nurse required!18 Week Support is the leading insourcing provider to the NHS, specialising in clinical demand, capacity management, and waiting list initiatives for outpatient and day case surgery. We offer expert clinical teams to work in NHS departments during spare capacity, including weekends, to see new patients, conduct virtual clinics, follow up with patients, and perform various day case and inpatient procedures, such as Endoscopy. Our services cover a wide range of specialties, including Dermatology, Orthopaedics, Urology, and more. Exciting part-time role (24 hrs/week) as Lead Nurse for 18WS within Dermatology. The role will require to Be a visible, authoritative figure in your specialty, advising on new contracts and clinical governance. Lead site nurses, ensuring high standards of patient care. Oversee admin, operations, and support services.,

• Provide professional leadership to nursing and other clinical care staff.
• Manage site nurses in charge and hold them to account for the delivery of compassionate, safe care.
• Be visible in specialties and act as a resource for both staff and patients/carers.
• Be responsible for developing nursing staff knowledge, skills and competencies.
• Ensure the development of nursing practice is in line with best practice and evidence.
• Support clinical supervision for nursing staff.
• Liaise with other members of the MDT to ensure seamless patient care through the development of protocols, pathways and standard operating procedures.
• Support the 18WS professional development and educational programmes.
• Attend monthly Senior Practitioners Forum.
• Develop an effective learning environment for all staff.
• Maintain own professional knowledge.
• Be responsible for dissemination and communication of the governance agenda within specialities alongside Service Delivery Managers and the Head of Governance.
• Provide professional advice on nursing issues and factors affecting care delivery.
  
  In 2014, Dr Conal Perrett, an experienced consultant dermatologist with over 20 years NHS experience, frustrated by the length of time patients had to wait for treatment, developed the concept of clinical insourcing to improve patient access to medical care and reduce waiting times, whilst maintaining clinical excellence to deliver optimal outcomes for patients.
He set about building a team of expert clinicians partnering with NHS trusts to manage elective pathways, achieve their target of an 18-week waiting time, and improve the lives of patients and their families. This vision has been perpetuated over the years, and to this day 18 Week Support is supported by a hand-picked team of eminent Clinical Leads, advising and guiding the delivery of the service, for each of the 15 specialties supported.