Clinical Nurse Specialist - Dermatology (Annex 21)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 18/09/2026
- Closes
- 25/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Dermatology Department. The role involves working within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver high-quality specialist dermatology care to a broad spectrum of patients. The post holder will advise primary and secondary care clinicians, provide services in accordance with national and local guidance, and abide by legal and statutory rules relating to practice. This role may be offered under Annex 21 AfC Terms & Conditions.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Current NMC registration with no restrictions to practice
- Educated to Degree level, or working towards
- In date with NMC Revalidation
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Mentorship - completion of in-house practice assessors' workshop for student nurses
- Specialist training relevant to role including Phototherapy Course, PDT and Patch Testing Course and yearly updates
Desirable criteria
- Skin surgery course
- Knowledge & Experience
- Able to work as part of a team
- Evidence of leadership / management
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience working in a Dermatology setting
- Ability to prioritise / organise workload
- Able to demonstrate a high level of clinical expertise
- Awareness of current key issues in relation to NHS/Trust
- Evidence of continued progression
- Research awareness and a commitment to evidence-based practice
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Experience of service improvement and implementation
- Experience of undertaking audit
- Act as clinical/professional role model
- Ability to organise/manage and prioritise own workload effectively
- Able to make decisions for a defined patient group
- Supervise work of others clinical supervision of staff, students and provide training of others
- Venepuncture competency
- Other
- Frequently required to exert light physical effort for several periods at a time (eg: when scrubbed in theatre)
- Able to assist patients with moving and handling procedures
- Decision making and time management
- Continuous concentration when dealing with difficult situations
- Ability to learn new skills with view to develop role
- Ability to provide care within the healthcare environment within own professional capabilities in times of unpredictable crisis (e.g.: COVID-19)
- Registered Nurse
- Current NMC registration with no restrictions to practice
- Educated to Degree level, or working towards
- In date with NMC Revalidation
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Mentorship - completion of in-house practice assessors' workshop for student nurses
- Specialist training relevant to role including Phototherapy Course, PDT and Patch Testing Course and yearly updates
- Skin surgery course
- Knowledge & Experience
- Able to work as part of a team
- Evidence of leadership / management
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience working in a Dermatology setting
- Ability to prioritise / organise workload
- Able to demonstrate a high level of clinical expertise
- Awareness of current key issues in relation to NHS/Trust
- Evidence of continued progression
- Research awareness and a commitment to evidence-based practice
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Experience of service improvement and implementation
- Experience of undertaking audit
- Act as clinical/professional role model
- Ability to organise/manage and prioritise own workload effectively
- Able to make decisions for a defined patient group
- Supervise work of others clinical supervision of staff, students and provide training of others
- Venepuncture competency
- Other
- Frequently required to exert light physical effort for several periods at a time (eg: when scrubbed in theatre)
- Able to assist patients with moving and handling procedures
- Decision making and time management
- Continuous concentration when dealing with difficult situations
- Ability to learn new skills with view to develop role
- Ability to provide care within the healthcare environment within own professional capabilities in times of unpredictable crisis (e.g.: COVID-19)
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Dermatology (Annex 21)
The closing date is 25 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our Dermatology Department
You must be able to work within a multi-disciplinary team and deliver a high quality of specialist dermatology cares, to a broad spectrum of patients.
The post holder will be expected to advise primary and secondary care clinicians as appropriate about the setting up, implementation, delivery and evaluation of patient care utilising evidence based practice.
In addition, the post holder will be expected to provide a service in accordance with national, regional and local guidance, standards and protocols and polices to ensure the most positive outcome for the patients are achieved.
The post holder will abide by legal requirements and statutory rules relating to practice and promote and maintain standards of professional practice in accordance with The Nursing and Midwifery Councils (NMC) Code and Professional Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice.
This post may be offered under Annex 21 AfC Terms & Conditions, subject to experience, competency and suitability.
Main duties of the job
To work autonomously, managing a caseload of patients within the specialty whilst working as part of the multidi
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