Phototherapist / Phototherapy Nurse - Dermatology | Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 10 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £29,970 - £36,483 pa |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 August 2025 |
| Location: | Crewe, CW14QJ |
| Company: | Mid Cheshire Hospitals |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7250552/412-DCSS-7250552 |
Summary
An opportunity has arisen for a nurse with an interest in phototherapy to work as a Phototherapist / Phototherapy Nurse for the Dermatology department at Leighton Hospital
You will be working along side our phototherapy team, so this is the perfect role if you have an interest in this field which you wish to develop. You will be supported to learn and develop the required skills and knowledge needed.
You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care of patients throughout their treatment to discharge. You will be responsible for the recording of patient’s treatment plans, their cumulative doses and adverse events etc in order to provide a written summary to the referring clinician.
Departmental protocols and guidelines must be met at all times. You will undertake regular risk assessments, audits and reviews and make recommendations to the senior team.
You must be a registered nurse.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond.
The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.
The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.
At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.
The role will involve
1. Completion of investigations, treatments, and supporting the dermatology team in ensuring the completion of appropriate dermatology pathway.
2. Provision of specialist advice to healthcare professionals, other agencies, carers, clients and relatives in relation to phototherapy and other assessments and treatments within their scope of practice.
Please see full job description attached.
This advert closes on Thursday 24 Jul 2025