Dermatologist - Consultant, Specialty Doctor or GPwER

Job description

Job responsibilities

Background

Kent and Medway ICB have commissioned a GP with Extended Role (formerly GPwSI) Community Dermatology Service supported by a consultant for the people registered with East Kent. This service is designed to provide a local, more accessible and cost effective service to patients in line with the 5 year forward view. Outpatient and surgical services are offered as part of the community dermatology service.

Service Objectives

The overarching aim of the service is to provide an innovative, high quality, consultant-supported GPwER Dermatology Service to the patients registered within Kent & Medway ICB area. The service aims to deliver an accessible, efficient, service managing the majority of diagnostics and outpatient activity within primary care settings. This will entail working closely with Consultants, GPs, GPwERs undertaking minor surgery, Acute Specialist Service Departments and Specialist Skin Cancer services as well as other secondary care specialties such as plastic surgery, rheumatology and diabetes.

The clinical aims of the service are to:

Provide assessment, investigation and treatment of patients suffering with skin disease, including a full diagnostic service including phlebotomy, biopsy and swab taking and reporting of results.

Provide a high quality, accessible, multi-disciplinary based service with consultant oversight which delivers excellent outcomes meeting the needs of patients in line with NICE guidance and best practice.

Operate a one-stop-shop as far as possible, where patients are assessed and receive treatment in the same appointment by a GPwER or a joint appointment with a GPwER and a consultant.

Be involved in the clinical triage for all referrals to the dermatology pathway.

Manage cases appropriately and adhere to the local referral pathways.

Refer to hospital only tier 4 cases which cannot be seen in the community, including acutely unwell patients, those with diagnostic uncertainty and those needing hospital supervised treatments such a biologic therapy, or services such as patch testing/light therapy.

Provide clinical opinions and treatment plans for the referring clinicians; the aim is to diagnose and refer back to the GP with a detailed management plan, and follow up only as appropriate.

Support patients around the management of skin disease.

Provide information and support about self-care, prevention of skin disease and on-going management of long term skin conditions.

Develop integrated pathways and good communication across all tiers of care; bridging primary and secondary care services.

Deliver care outside the acute setting and closer to home for patients with the aim of reducing all acute referrals.

Maximise the clinical care delivered to patients with associated conditions (such as rheumatology and diabetes) through effective joint working with other key clinical specialties.

Description of Key Services

Undertake annual peer supervision.

Audit all clinical lesions removed.

Be in receipt of feedback on performance.

Maintain competency as appropriate with your qualification.

Attend quarterly clinical governance meetings.

Provide evidence of competency in teaching and training healthcare professionals and a commitment to cascading knowledge and skills.

Maintain professional links with local clinicians and local acute specialist providers.

Reporting and Performance

Any issues or concerns relating to the performance of this service will be escalated and managed through the Community Dermatology performance management process.

Any significant events that occur will follow our significant event procedures. This investigation will be managed by our Patient Safety and Quality Manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant qualifications for your staff grade.

Desirable

• Evidence of additional qualifications.

Experience

Essential

• Proven experience at providing high quality care
• Knowledge and experience of outpatient dermatology and management of acute dermatoses
• Ability to offer an expert opinion on the full range of dermatological problems
• Ability to take full an independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
• To have a broad understanding of all elements of, and a commitment to the principles of Clinical Governance
• Good IT skills

Desirable

• Experience of working independently within a primary care environment

Aptitudes

Essential

• The ability to work as a team member
• Acceptance of management and administrative duties by working
• within a team
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance
• Flexible working attitude

Desirable

• Good personal interactive communications skills: clarity of
• expression and purpose

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Whitstable Medical Practice

Address

Boorman Way

Whitstable

Kent

CT5 3SE

Employer's website

https://www.whitstablemedicalpractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)