Dermatology Staff Nurse

York, England, United Kingdom

6/10/2025

Are you ready to challenge yourself in a different area of nursing?

We are currently seeking a compassionate, skilled, and motivated Band 5 Nurse to join our Dermatology team. This is an exciting opportunity for a nurse looking to develop their expertise in the anatomy of skin, and contribute to the care of patients with a wide range of skin conditions.

The role will involve working across the Trust sites - we currently run services covering York, Malton, Selby and Scarborough and are currently looking to widen this to Bridlington. The applicant must be willing to travel if and when required.

The role is based within York Hospital but required to travel to Malton and Scarborough.

• Interviews for this position will be held in person ONLY at the hospital site. Remote interviews will not be available.
• The validity of Nursing and Midwifery Council PIN will be checked before shortlisting (Only applicable to registered roles) - inaccuracies in NMC PIN details will mean your application will not be progressed.
• Interested candidates are encouraged to make contact with the Recruiting Manager to have an informal discussion about the role.
  
  

Responsibilities

The Dermatology management team strives to ensure that the organisation and leadership of nursing services supports the delivery of the highest standards of patient care. The core nursing team is responsible for ensuring that effective systems of work are in place, to ensure the safe delivery of evidence based patient care. These responsibilities involve:

• Deliver UVA/UVB phototherapy according to unit policies and guidelines.
• Assess and review patients’ condition and adjust treatments accordingly within protocols, without supervision.
• Carry out contact allergy testing according to unit policy and guidelines.
• Administer cryotherapy treatment according to unit policies and guidelines
• Deliver photodynamic therapy (PDT) according to unit policies and guidelines
• Provide dermatological education to patients, carers and families
• Suture removal
• Assist in theatre for minor operations
• Assist consultant dermatologists during out-patient clinics
• Maintain accurate records of the care given
• Wound management, including complex wounds and a range of compression bandaging techniques
• Implementing and changing care plans
• Liaise and communicate with other members of the nursing and multi-disciplinary
• Be aware of and demonstrate practice based on current advances in nursing practice and research
• Contribute to meeting the learning needs of all other team members
• Demonstrate a continuing process of attaining educational, research, clinical and leadership skills
  
  

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
  
  

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Katy Maskell Job title: Dermatology Sister Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01904726048