Locum Consultant in Dermatology

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

The closing date is 29 April 2025

Job summary

The Dermatology department at Lewisham Hospital is seeking a part-time consultant (8 PAs). The post holder will run a range of clinics at University Hospital Lewisham (UHL) and Guys and St Thomas' Hospital (GSTT).

We are looking for a dynamic applicant who is committed to excellence in patient care and who is forward-looking as we explore innovative ways of delivering our services.

Main duties of the job

Clinics will include general adult and paediatric dermatology clinics, skin cancer clinics as well subspecialty clinics to be determined by service needs and the post-holder's expertise. The post also includes inpatient review of acute dermatology referrals.

About us

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
Improving the experience of staff with disability
Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
Making equalities mainstream

Date posted

22 April 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year Per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

197-AA6641

Job locations

University Hospital Lewisham

Lewisham High Street

London

SE13 6LH

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

To collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trusts translational research portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Good Clinical Practice and 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. length of stay (LOS) reductions, reducing cancelled operations and Did Not Attend (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 European Working Time Directive (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

To collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trusts translational research portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Good Clinical Practice and 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. length of stay (LOS) reductions, reducing cancelled operations and Did Not Attend (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 European Working Time Directive (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

full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise.
MB BS or equivalen
MRCP or equivalent
Entry on the Specialist Register for Dermatology, or within 6 months of CCT.

Desirable

Distinctions, scholarships, prizes Other higher degrees, e.g. BSc, PhD, MD.

Clinical Experience

Essential

Comprehensive clinical experience in Dermatology

Clinical Skills

Essential

Significant expertise in the management of secondary dermatology, cancer, general adult and paediatric dermatology patients.

Desirable

Subspecialty training and interest to compliment service and development

Audit, Management and IT

Essential

Understanding of the principles of clinical governance and clinical risk
Understanding and experience of audi
Evidence of participation in clinical audit.

Desirable

Track record of service development.

Teaching Experience

Essential

Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.

Desirable

Formal Teaching qualification.
Evidence of ability to lead and develop a teaching programme

Research Experience

Essential

Knowledge of research methodology and clinical trials

Desirable

Evidence of personal research projects and their presentation.
Publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Leadership/M anagement Skills

Essential

Communication; Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate
Accountability; Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff.
Finance; Knowledge of finance and budgets.

Desirable

Experience in service business case
Service development or improvement projects
An understanding of corpocracy in the NHS.

Management and Administrativ e Experience

Essential

Understanding of NHS organisation and management

Desirable

Formal management course with previous management experience especially of change managemen

Other Attributes

Essential

IT skills
Evidence of leadership.
Organisational ability.
Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
Experience of, and ability to, work within a multi-disciplinary team
Flexibility to respond to the varying needs of a busy department
Commitment to Appraisal and Revalidatio

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise.
MB BS or equivalen
MRCP or equivalent
Entry on the Specialist Register for Dermatology, or within 6 months of CCT.

Desirable

Distinctions, scholarships, prizes Other higher degrees, e.g. BSc, PhD, MD.

Clinical Experience

Essential

Comprehensive clinical experience in Dermatology

Clinical Skills

Essential

Significant expertise in the management of secondary dermatology, cancer, general adult and paediatric dermatology patients.

Desirable

Subspecialty training and interest to compliment service and development

Audit, Management and IT

Essential

Understanding of the principles of clinical governance and clinical risk
Understanding and experience of audi
Evidence of participation in clinical audit.

Desirable

Track record of service development.

Teaching Experience

Essential

Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.

Desirable

Formal Teaching qualification.
Evidence of ability to lead and develop a teaching programme

Research Experience

Essential

Knowledge of research methodology and clinical trials

Desirable

Evidence of personal research projects and their presentation.
Publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Leadership/M anagement Skills

Essential

Communication; Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate
Accountability; Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff.
Finance; Knowledge of finance and budgets.

Desirable

Experience in service business case
Service development or improvement projects
An understanding of corpocracy in the NHS.

Management and Administrativ e Experience

Essential

Understanding of NHS organisation and management

Desirable

Formal management course with previous management experience especially of change managemen

Other Attributes

Essential

IT skills
Evidence of leadership.
Organisational ability.
Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
Experience of, and ability to, work within a multi-disciplinary team
Flexibility to respond to the varying needs of a busy department
Commitment to Appraisal and Revalidatio

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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