Locum Consultant in Dermatology

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) is made up of two of London's best known teaching hospitals and employs over 13,650 staff with over 2 million patient contacts a year. Our annual turnover is now £1.3 billion.

The St John's Institute of Dermatology provides a wide range of multidisciplinary specialist clinics as well as general dermatology services. Formerly a post graduate teaching hospital it is now fully integrated into the Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the Guy's and St Thomas' School of Medicine (GKT) of King's College London (KCL). St. John's Institute of Dermatology contributes to GKT research activities as part of the Division of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, GKT Medical School, King's College London and provides an annual MSc postgraduate course. Cutaneous medicine is also one of seven designated themes which form a core component of the Biomedical Research Centre at GSTT and KCL.

Main duties of the job

Job Summary:

To work in and support the Tertiary General Dermatology service. To work in and support the Severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa service. To work in and support general adult/community dermatology services. To lead on clinical governance within the dermatology department, helping ensure a high standard of safe patient care. To take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training.

About us

As an organisation, we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This includes asking certain groups of staff to work more flexibly so that we can offer services to patients in the evenings and at weekends. We regard this flexibility as essential if we are to continue to provide first class patient care in the future. As a result, any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern of working in the future if required and in accordance with the provisions of the new Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust consultant contract.

Date posted

25 September 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year p.a excl. LZ

Contract

Locum

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

196-LCON1058

Job locations

Guy's Hospital

Great Maze Pond

London

SE1 9RT

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide High Quality Care to Patients

The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration and hold a licence to practice
To develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.
To ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.
To ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.

Research, Teaching and Training

Where possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trusts translational research portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Research Governance.
To provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by the Clinical Director.
To act as educational supervisor and appraiser as delegated by the Clinical Director to ensure external accreditation of training post.

Performance Management

To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:
Clinical efficiency e.g. LOS reductions, reducing cancelled operations and DNA rates.
Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates.
Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team.
Operational efficiency e.g. day-case rates, waiting list activity and demand management.

Medical Staff Management

To work with colleagues to ensure junior doctors hours are compliant in line with EWTD and New Deal.
To ensure that adequate systems and procedures are in place to control and monitor leave for junior medical staff and to ensure that there is appropriate cover within the clinical areas, including on-call commitments
To participate in the recruitment of junior medical staff as and when required.
To participate in team objective setting as part of the annual job planning cycle.

To be responsible for the annual appraisal of all doctors in training, Trust doctors, Clinical Fellows and non-consultant grades as delegated by the Clinical Director/General Manager.

Governance

To review clinical outcomes in designated area using external benchmarking data where appropriate, to identify and advise variances to the Clinical Director.
Participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis and to ensure resulting actions are implemented.
To work closely with the Directorate, Patient and Public Involvement panels in relation to clinical and services developments as delegated by the Clinical Director.
Participate in ensuring NICE requirements are reviewed and implemented and monitored in the speciality areas.
To ensure clinical guidelines and protocols are adhered to by junior medical staff and updated on a regular basis.
To keep fully informed about best practice in the speciality areas and ensure implications for practice changes are discussed with the Clinical Director.
To role model good practice for infection control to all members of the multidisciplinary team.

Strategy and Business Planning

To participate in the business planning and objective setting process for the directorate and Trust where appropriate.
To represent the Trust at appropriate clinical networks/other external clinical meetings, as delegated by the Clinical Director.

Leadership and Team Working

To demonstrate excellent leadership skills with regard to individual performance, clinical teams, the Trust and when participating in national or local initiatives.
To work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and Kings Health Partners as required.
To chair regular meetings for the specialties.
To resolve conflict and difficult situations through negotiation and discussion, involving appropriate parties.
Adhere to Trust/departmental guidelines on leave including reporting absence.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide High Quality Care to Patients

The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration and hold a licence to practice
To develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.
To ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.
To ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.

Research, Teaching and Training

Where possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trusts translational research portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Research Governance.
To provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by the Clinical Director.
To act as educational supervisor and appraiser as delegated by the Clinical Director to ensure external accreditation of training post.

Performance Management

To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:
Clinical efficiency e.g. LOS reductions, reducing cancelled operations and DNA rates.
Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates.
Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team.
Operational efficiency e.g. day-case rates, waiting list activity and demand management.

Medical Staff Management

To work with colleagues to ensure junior doctors hours are compliant in line with EWTD and New Deal.
To ensure that adequate systems and procedures are in place to control and monitor leave for junior medical staff and to ensure that there is appropriate cover within the clinical areas, including on-call commitments
To participate in the recruitment of junior medical staff as and when required.
To participate in team objective setting as part of the annual job planning cycle.

To be responsible for the annual appraisal of all doctors in training, Trust doctors, Clinical Fellows and non-consultant grades as delegated by the Clinical Director/General Manager.

Governance

To review clinical outcomes in designated area using external benchmarking data where appropriate, to identify and advise variances to the Clinical Director.
Participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis and to ensure resulting actions are implemented.
To work closely with the Directorate, Patient and Public Involvement panels in relation to clinical and services developments as delegated by the Clinical Director.
Participate in ensuring NICE requirements are reviewed and implemented and monitored in the speciality areas.
To ensure clinical guidelines and protocols are adhered to by junior medical staff and updated on a regular basis.
To keep fully informed about best practice in the speciality areas and ensure implications for practice changes are discussed with the Clinical Director.
To role model good practice for infection control to all members of the multidisciplinary team.

Strategy and Business Planning

To participate in the business planning and objective setting process for the directorate and Trust where appropriate.
To represent the Trust at appropriate clinical networks/other external clinical meetings, as delegated by the Clinical Director.

Leadership and Team Working

To demonstrate excellent leadership skills with regard to individual performance, clinical teams, the Trust and when participating in national or local initiatives.
To work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and Kings Health Partners as required.
To chair regular meetings for the specialties.
To resolve conflict and difficult situations through negotiation and discussion, involving appropriate parties.
Adhere to Trust/departmental guidelines on leave including reporting absence.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise.
Eligible for full GMC Registration with entry on the Specialist Register for Dermatology, or within 6 months of CCT.

Clinical Experience

Essential

Comprehensive clinical experience in Dermatology.

Clinical skills

Essential

Significant expertise in the management of tertiary services in dermatology, cancer and general dermatological patients.

Audit management & IT

Essential

Track record of clinical governance, audit, management and IT skills required.
Understanding of principles of audit.

Desirable

Track record of service development.

Research, Teaching skill & experience

Essential

Track record of research, publications/ understanding / knowledge of research ethics.
Experience of involvement in or running of clinical trials.
Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.
Higher degree e.g. MSc.

Desirable

Evidence of original research.
Possession of PhD or MD.
Teaching qualification.
Ability to lead and develop a teaching programme.

Leadership/management skills

Essential

Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
Ability to work as part of a team
Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff.
Knowledge of finance and budgets.

Desirable

Leadership in the development of clinical services.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise.
Eligible for full GMC Registration with entry on the Specialist Register for Dermatology, or within 6 months of CCT.

Clinical Experience

Essential

Comprehensive clinical experience in Dermatology.

Clinical skills

Essential

Significant expertise in the management of tertiary services in dermatology, cancer and general dermatological patients.

Audit management & IT

Essential

Track record of clinical governance, audit, management and IT skills required.
Understanding of principles of audit.

Desirable

Track record of service development.

Research, Teaching skill & experience

Essential

Track record of research, publications/ understanding / knowledge of research ethics.
Experience of involvement in or running of clinical trials.
Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.
Higher degree e.g. MSc.

Desirable

Evidence of original research.
Possession of PhD or MD.
Teaching qualification.
Ability to lead and develop a teaching programme.

Leadership/management skills

Essential

Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
Ability to work as part of a team
Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff.
Knowledge of finance and budgets.

Desirable

Leadership in the development of clinical services.

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.