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Salary for this role£39,959 – £48,117 a year

Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year

Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)

This occupation falls under the Health and Care Worker route. Salaries set by national pay scales (NHS bands) at or above the relevant band rate typically meet the occupation's requirement.

Closest occupation match: SOC 2233, Registered specialist nurses. Pay for this occupation is set by national pay scales (NHS bands), so no single Home Office going rate applies.

Individual eligibility depends on personal circumstances. These figures are public reference information, not advice or a verdict on this job.

Role description

Job summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic registered nurse who is looking for a new challenge in there career. If you are in a paediatic nursing career or have significant dermatological experience please read on.

This is an exciting opportunity to be in a leading role delivering high quality care and providing support to the Dermatology Paediatric patients and their families.

The role involves supporting the Multidisciplinary Team providing high quality service for Paediatric patients and their families throughout their journey with us.

The successful candidate will be developed to obtain skills to enable them to manage and maintain a case load of paediatric patients, undertaking nurse-led clinics and performing diagnostic tests enabling patients to have the best appropriate treatment suited for them.

You will play a key role in co-ordination of the patient pathway and will be an advocate for our patients. A back ground in Paediatrics and/or Dermatology care would be essential to the role. The post holder will demonstrate excellent organisational skills, an ability to prioritise workload, be flexible in approach, be able to exercise initiative and demonstrate a consistently high level of professionalism.

This job requires the post holder to travel to Arrowe Park and St Catherines hospital for clinics.

Main duties of the job

Leads on the implementation and monitoring of adherence to relevant clinical guidelines.
Takes personal responsibility for ensuring effective communication between all service providers.
Actively participates in multi-professional meetings, acting as patient advocate and representing nursing views.
Acts as a role model for excellent advanced communication skills and expertise.

About us

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Date posted

26 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

408-26-782

Job locations

Clatterbridge Hospital

Bebington

CH63 4JY

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Dermatology Paediatric Nurse specialist will act as an expert providing knowledge and skills of dermatological conditions enabling paediatrics to maintain their life long condition and support families with education and evidenced based research into treatments.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential

Current NMC Registration and evidence of post-registration training
Additional paediatric course/module, or equivalent experience
ENB 998 or equivalent teaching qualification
Ability to recognize and treat inflammatory skin disease
Evidence of professional updating
Significant post qualification experience in dermatology clinical area
Significant experience in dermatological skin diseases
Evidence of service development and the ability to implement change
Ability to provide assessment, planning and implement management of skin conditions
Experience of teaching in a variety of formal and informal settings
Full knowledge and experience in skin assessment tools used to monitor disease progression

Desirable

Master's degree
Clinical examination course
Non-medical prescribing

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Relevant clinical knowledge and experience of specialty
Ability to communicate difficult information to patients and where there maybe barriers to understanding
Able to influence and overcome resistance though application of advanced communication skills
Ability to develop effective professional relationship with colleagues across health and social care setting
Able to analyse data and provide written reports
Intermediate IT skills in word processing and spreadsheets
Knowledge of the professional and NHS agenda
Advanced clinical assessment skills to aid diagnosis
Good problem solving ability
Ability to be assertive

Desirable

Knowledge of Cerner computer system

Personal Attributes

Essential

Sensitive to the needs of others
Respect for colleagues and a commitment to team working
Excellent time management skills

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.

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.