Job summary
We are looking for a consultant colleague to join our Dermatology team.The appointee will work closely with our existing consultant dermatologists, our dermatology and skin cancer CNS's and the other teams within the Trust to deliver high quality dermatological care. The day to day work of the successful applicant will be located at the West Suffolk Foundation Trust and this post is primarliy in general dermatology/teledermatology for our cancer service.
There is the opportunity for the right candidate to develop a specialist service such as paediatrics. The post holder will be supported by the wider team of CNS's and administrative staff. The role will deliver an outpatient and ward referral service. The on-call service operates between 9am and midday for weekends and bank holidays (1 in 5). Candidates should be eligible for inclusion onto the GMC Specialist Register or be within 6 months of their expected date of obtaining a CCT (or equivalent) at the time of the interview.
Interviews will take place on Friday the 14th of June 2024
Please read the Job Description and Person Specification attached for full details.
Main duties of the job
- Provision with Consultant colleagues of a Dermatology service to the West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness and the proper functioning of the department
- Cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences;
- Any responsibility which relates to a special interest;
- Professional supervision and management of junior medical staff;
- Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and for contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education activity, locally and nationally;
- Participating in medical audit, the Trust's Clinical Governance processes, appraisal, job planning and in CPD;
- Involvement in research, where appropriate
- Managerial, including budgetary, responsibilities where appropriate;
- Staff are required to comply with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in line with Trust Policy
- A willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels;
- The post holder must at all times carry out his/her duties with due regard to the Trust's Equal Opportunities Policy.
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the Job Description and Person Specification attached for full details.
The Dermatology Department is based at West Suffolk Hospital but provides peripheral clinics to the surrounding towns of Thetford, Sudbury, and Haverhill.
The appointee will work closely with the Dermatology Consultants already in post as well as the Clinical Nurse Specialists.
The specialist nurses share care for patients with chronic disease on second-line treatment. They provide pre-treatment counselling and see new patients with acne and psoriasis. Our skin cancer specialist nurses provide support and counselling for skin cancer patients.
Surgical lists are for dermatological local anaesthetic surgery only. The list size depends on the case mix. The complexity of cases will be decided by the post-holder. Surgical treatment of benign lesions is restricted, as per guidelines issued by the local ICBs. West Suffolk Hospital has a plastic surgery service with four consultant plastic surgeons in post.
Paediatric dermatology is run in close cooperation with the paediatricians in the Rainbow outpatient clinic in the Childrens unit. Children are admitted under the paediatricians and emergency referrals for children as inpatients are made to the on-call dermatology consultant. We have support from our paediatricians who help with eczema follow up and skin prick testing/allergen advice. We have close links with the paediatric dermatology unit/plastic surgery in Addenbrookes hospital and tertiary referrals are sent to Great Ormond Street childrens hospital.
The Phototherapy Unit has facilities for narrow-band UVB.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the Job Description and Person Specification attached for full details.
The Dermatology Department is based at West Suffolk Hospital but provides peripheral clinics to the surrounding towns of Thetford, Sudbury, and Haverhill.
The appointee will work closely with the Dermatology Consultants already in post as well as the Clinical Nurse Specialists.
The specialist nurses share care for patients with chronic disease on second-line treatment. They provide pre-treatment counselling and see new patients with acne and psoriasis. Our skin cancer specialist nurses provide support and counselling for skin cancer patients.
Surgical lists are for dermatological local anaesthetic surgery only. The list size depends on the case mix. The complexity of cases will be decided by the post-holder. Surgical treatment of benign lesions is restricted, as per guidelines issued by the local ICBs. West Suffolk Hospital has a plastic surgery service with four consultant plastic surgeons in post.
Paediatric dermatology is run in close cooperation with the paediatricians in the Rainbow outpatient clinic in the Childrens unit. Children are admitted under the paediatricians and emergency referrals for children as inpatients are made to the on-call dermatology consultant. We have support from our paediatricians who help with eczema follow up and skin prick testing/allergen advice. We have close links with the paediatric dermatology unit/plastic surgery in Addenbrookes hospital and tertiary referrals are sent to Great Ormond Street childrens hospital.
The Phototherapy Unit has facilities for narrow-band UVB.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Entry on the GMC specialist register in Dermatology or be eligible for entry (within six months of attaining Certificate of Completion of Training) at the time of interview and hold a licence to practice.
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
- MBBS or equivalent
- MRCP or equivalent
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Dermatology
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Experience in management of Dermatology in-patient and out-patient medicine
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a full spectrum of Dermatology patients
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of the dermatology service
- Ability to organise and manage a Dermatology service
- Ability to manage and lead members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of audit management
- Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following:- -PLAB 1 -PLAB 2 If applicants believe that they have adequate communication skills, but do not fit into one of the examples they need to provide evidence
Desirable
- 5 years supervised training in an appropriate SpR equivalent training programme
Teaching and Training
Essential
- Experience of supervising F1s, F2s and SpRs
- Ability to teach clinical skills
- Experience of workplace- based assessment
- Experience in developing and delivering undergraduate teaching
Desirable
- Experience of teaching basic clinic skills to undergraduates
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Management & Audit Training
Essential
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of the Dermatology service
- Ability to organise and manage day to day service delivery e.g. out-patient priorities
- Ability to manage and lead strategic developments in service delivery
- Experience of audit management
- Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets
Appraisal
Essential
- To have training and experience in appraisal systems
Specail Aptitudes
Essential
- Capacity to accept full responsibility to lead a clinical team
- To teach and train all human resources from a wide spectrum of skills, background, abilities and experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Entry on the GMC specialist register in Dermatology or be eligible for entry (within six months of attaining Certificate of Completion of Training) at the time of interview and hold a licence to practice.
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
- MBBS or equivalent
- MRCP or equivalent
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Dermatology
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Experience in management of Dermatology in-patient and out-patient medicine
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a full spectrum of Dermatology patients
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of the dermatology service
- Ability to organise and manage a Dermatology service
- Ability to manage and lead members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of audit management
- Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following:- -PLAB 1 -PLAB 2 If applicants believe that they have adequate communication skills, but do not fit into one of the examples they need to provide evidence
Desirable
- 5 years supervised training in an appropriate SpR equivalent training programme
Teaching and Training
Essential
- Experience of supervising F1s, F2s and SpRs
- Ability to teach clinical skills
- Experience of workplace- based assessment
- Experience in developing and delivering undergraduate teaching
Desirable
- Experience of teaching basic clinic skills to undergraduates
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Management & Audit Training
Essential
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of the Dermatology service
- Ability to organise and manage day to day service delivery e.g. out-patient priorities
- Ability to manage and lead strategic developments in service delivery
- Experience of audit management
- Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets
Appraisal
Essential
- To have training and experience in appraisal systems
Specail Aptitudes
Essential
- Capacity to accept full responsibility to lead a clinical team
- To teach and train all human resources from a wide spectrum of skills, background, abilities and experience
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
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
