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Job Title: Supervisory Ward/Department Manager

Post requires candidate to be entitled for work: No 

Salary Range: £80,176.52  to £84,768.07 

Contract Type: Permanent 

Full time/Part Time: Full Time 

Term Time only post: No 

Advert Closing Date: 12/12/2025 

Job Overview

One-year secondment or fixed-term maternity leave cover

 

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Dermatology Department Manager to lead our specialist service during this one-year secondment or maternity leave cover. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the delivery of high-quality, personalised, and evidence-based care for patients with a wide range of dermatological conditions. Working closely with clinical teams, the post holder will ensure safe, efficient, and patient-centred service delivery while driving continuous improvement and supporting strategic development within the department.

 

About the Service

 

Our Dermatology department provides comprehensive assessment, treatment, and education for patients with both acute and chronic skin conditions, including but not limited to:

 

  • Malignant melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers
  • Psoriasis
  • Eczema (atopic dermatitis)
  • Other inflammatory, autoimmune, and complex dermatological conditions

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage the operational performance of the Dermatology service, ensuring high standards of clinical quality, safety, and patient experience.
  • Work collaboratively with consultants, Lead nurse for the Care group, nurses, and the wider multidisciplinary team to coordinate effective and responsive patient pathways.
  • Oversee service planning, workforce management, rota coordination, and efficient resource allocation.
  • Support the development, implementation, and monitoring of evidence-based clinical guidelines and service improvement initiatives.
  • Foster a positive culture of learning, professional development, and excellence within the team.
  • Engage with patients, carers, and stakeholders to ensure services remain patient-centred and aligned with local needs.
  • Manage departmental budgets supported by the lead nurse and contribute to strategic planning, business case development, and potential service expansion opportunities.
  • Provide clinical support to the service, including the ability to undertake and lead nurse-led clinics as required.

 

For an informal discussion, please contact Claire Ash via C.Ash@health.gov.je

Job Purpose

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Jersey Public Service Careers

 

Across the Jersey Public Service, the scope of our work means our people enjoy a wide range of opportunities—working with recognised experts across teams, learning new skills, and developing their careers. We actively seek to recruit people from different backgrounds with diverse perspectives, creating a richer, more varied environment where you’re exposed to new ideas, new ways of thinking, and new opportunities to build an exciting and rewarding career.

 

To maintain the highest standards of public service, we have a rigorous screening process, to ensure candidates align with our values, skills, and professional requirements. This helps us create a trusted, capable workforce that can deliver excellence and safeguard our community.

 

For regulated activity roles (working with children and adults at risk of harm), an enhanced level of screening will be conducted to include enhanced DBS checks.

 

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