Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Dermatology department at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, specifically at the Solihull and Good Hope Hospital sites. Due to ongoing service demands and a vision to expand and develop our services, we are seeking to appoint 4 outstanding clinicians to join our Dermatology team.
Full time and part time applicants are welcome to apply.
The ability to communicate and work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team is essential. It is anticipated that the successful candidates will contribute to increasing the national profile of the department. A strong commitment from the appointee to the Department and involvement with governance and audit is expected.
Your attention is drawn to the confidential nature of information collected within the NHS. The unauthorised use or disclosure of patient or other personal information is a dismissible offence and in the case of computerised information, could result in a prosecution for an offence or action for civil damages under the Data Protection Act 1998.
The appointment is subject to pre-employment health screening.
Main duties of the job
*Well-developed listening and communication skills and be able to deal effectively with clinicians from all disciplines, managers and professionals both within and outside the Trust.
*Well-developed presentational skills, good report writing skills and make effective use of presentation aids.
*Work with colleagues to provide a comprehensive dermatology service to the Trust and ensure that the highest standards of care are achieved
*Work with colleagues in planning service delivery including a forward looking and innovative practice.
*Contribute to the Trust's corporate and strategic objectives and undertake mandatory training required by the Trust.
*Work with colleagues to meet the required activity targets of the Trust.
*Play an active role in implementing the Trust's Clinical Governance program.
*Demonstrate active participation in clinical audit.
*Demonstrate excellence in patient care.
*Deputise for colleagues including covering for absence of leave at short notice in exceptional circumstances.
*Take an active role in development of services through leadership and other roles
*Support the development of a culture of continuous improvement, developing and contributing to service developments and the formulation of business cases to support these.
*Ensure that record keeping meets the requirements of all information governance and professional standards.
*Respond to complaints according to the trust protocols and within the appropriate time-frame.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The department of dermatology at Solihull, Good Hope and Heartlands Hospitals is the largest department of dermatology in the Midlands and one of the busiest specialist dermatology departments in the United Kingdom. We serve a local, regional and supra-regional referral base commensurate with the broad range of subspecialty expertise and clinics offered. We host training posts for the West Midlands Dermatology Training scheme, as well as rotations for undergraduate medical trainees from the University of Birmingham. New appointees will be supported by a range of allied staff including administrative team members, a skin cancer nurse consultant and specialist nurses delivering phototherapy, systemic immunosuppression and isotretinoin clinics, photodynamic therapy, diphenylcyclopropenone, skin surgery, specialist cancer nursing, the NCG-funded highly specialised Epidermolysis Bullosa service. A dedicated dermatology pharmacist has recently been appointed. New appointees will have access to mentorship. We are a friendly, dynamic and forward-looking department seeking to further develop our reputation within the trust and nationally.
The new department of dermatology at Solihull Hospital is a bespoke facility developed in 2015, representing an approximate 4 million capital investment and offering an excellent environment in which to deliver high quality clinical care. There is dedicated separate consultant and secretarial office space equipped with computers and printers, as well as further hot-desking workspaces within the department. Remote access to trust IT platforms via VPN is available if required.
Clinics at Good Hope Hospital are held on the ground floor of a modern outpatient space in the Treatment Centre, with further "hot desk" office space on the first floor.
Clinics are also held within Paediatrics at Solihull and Heartlands Hospitals and HIV clinics at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital.
We provide an on-call inpatient service for acute and emergency dermatology across all 3 hospital sites. There is a shared out-of-hours pan-Birmingham on-call rota shared with Birmingham City Hospital and Sandwell Hospital.
We have developed strong links with the University of Birmingham, with members of our team leading diverse projects under the auspices of the Dermatology Research Group.
We work closely with our counterparts at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, particularly in the setting of advanced cutaneous malignancy and cutaneous lymphoma, as well as in ensuring equity of access to dermatology care across our region.
Rising demand for our services has prompted us to seek new ways of working to maximise our clinical efficiency. To this end, we undertake some clinics outside of traditional 9am-5pm weekday working hours. New appointees would be expected to demonstrate a willingness to partake in future 3-session workday timetables or weekend working for elective activity, at more than one hospital site, with time off-in lieu at other times in the week as appropriate. We currently undertake some skin cancer tele dermatology triage appointments on a virtual basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The department of dermatology at Solihull, Good Hope and Heartlands Hospitals is the largest department of dermatology in the Midlands and one of the busiest specialist dermatology departments in the United Kingdom. We serve a local, regional and supra-regional referral base commensurate with the broad range of subspecialty expertise and clinics offered. We host training posts for the West Midlands Dermatology Training scheme, as well as rotations for undergraduate medical trainees from the University of Birmingham. New appointees will be supported by a range of allied staff including administrative team members, a skin cancer nurse consultant and specialist nurses delivering phototherapy, systemic immunosuppression and isotretinoin clinics, photodynamic therapy, diphenylcyclopropenone, skin surgery, specialist cancer nursing, the NCG-funded highly specialised Epidermolysis Bullosa service. A dedicated dermatology pharmacist has recently been appointed. New appointees will have access to mentorship. We are a friendly, dynamic and forward-looking department seeking to further develop our reputation within the trust and nationally.
The new department of dermatology at Solihull Hospital is a bespoke facility developed in 2015, representing an approximate 4 million capital investment and offering an excellent environment in which to deliver high quality clinical care. There is dedicated separate consultant and secretarial office space equipped with computers and printers, as well as further hot-desking workspaces within the department. Remote access to trust IT platforms via VPN is available if required.
Clinics at Good Hope Hospital are held on the ground floor of a modern outpatient space in the Treatment Centre, with further "hot desk" office space on the first floor.
Clinics are also held within Paediatrics at Solihull and Heartlands Hospitals and HIV clinics at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital.
We provide an on-call inpatient service for acute and emergency dermatology across all 3 hospital sites. There is a shared out-of-hours pan-Birmingham on-call rota shared with Birmingham City Hospital and Sandwell Hospital.
We have developed strong links with the University of Birmingham, with members of our team leading diverse projects under the auspices of the Dermatology Research Group.
We work closely with our counterparts at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, particularly in the setting of advanced cutaneous malignancy and cutaneous lymphoma, as well as in ensuring equity of access to dermatology care across our region.
Rising demand for our services has prompted us to seek new ways of working to maximise our clinical efficiency. To this end, we undertake some clinics outside of traditional 9am-5pm weekday working hours. New appointees would be expected to demonstrate a willingness to partake in future 3-session workday timetables or weekend working for elective activity, at more than one hospital site, with time off-in lieu at other times in the week as appropriate. We currently undertake some skin cancer tele dermatology triage appointments on a virtual basis.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Eligibility to be entered on the Specialist Register in Dermatology or be within 6 months of a CCT or CESR in Dermatology
- *MRCP or Equivalent
- *Full GMC registration
- *Higher Degree
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Eligibility to be entered on the Specialist Register in Dermatology or be within 6 months of a CCT or CESR in Dermatology
- *MRCP or Equivalent
- *Full GMC registration
- *Higher Degree
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
