Locum Consultant Dermatologist

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The Trust wishes to appoint a Locum Consultant Dermatologist. The post is available from 1st November 2023 for a period of 6 months initially. Liverpool University Hospitals Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in the country. The role will be based at the Broadgreen site and the successful applicant will work alongside members of the Dermatology department which sits under the Broadgreen site management team. The working pattern is up to full-time (10 PAs) although applications from those wishing to work fewer sessions are also welcome. The job plan will be in line with those of substantive consultants in the department. Much of the work will relate to skin cancer demand. It may include a component of Advice & Guidance and lesional teledermatology. The post-holder will be expected to contribute to undergraduate teaching during clinical sessions.

Applicants must be on the GMC Specialist Register for Dermatology, or be within 6 months of obtaining Certificate of Completion of Training or equivalent at the time of interview.

Main duties of the job

Duties of the post

Direct Clinical Care

The Locum Consultant will share in the provision of out-patient and in-patient adult dermatology services in Liverpool.

The post holder will have continuing responsibility for the care of their patients as well as the functioning of the department in conjunction with the other Consultants and colleagues. Prospective cover is arranged with Consultant colleagues during annual or study leave.

The post-holder will have equal admitting rights with consultant colleagues to the secondary care in-patient beds and day-case facility at Broadgreen Hospital. The responsible consultant is expected to undertake a minimum of two ward rounds/week for their in-patients. There is no Consultant of the week ward cover (except for on call) so essentially the successful applicant will look after their own in-patients (+/- prospective cover patients if relevant).

Junior medical cover on the dermatology ward is provided by GP and internal medicine 'SHOs' based on the ward with dermatology StR support.

Clinic patient numbers / templates are in line with British Association of Dermatologists recommendations.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

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Date posted

05 October 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£93,666 to £126,281 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

287-BMED-16-23

Job locations

Broadgreen Hospital

Thomas Drive

Liverpool

L14 3LB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please also see enclosed Job Description and Person Specification

Duties of the post

Direct Clinical Care

The Locum Consultant will share in the provision of out-patient and in-patient adult dermatology services in Liverpool.

The post holder will have continuing responsibility for the care of their patients as well as the functioning of the department in conjunction with the other Consultants and colleagues. Prospective cover is arranged with Consultant colleagues during annual or study leave.

The post-holder will have equal admitting rights with consultant colleagues to the secondary care in-patient beds and day-case facility at Broadgreen Hospital. The responsible consultant is expected to undertake a minimum of two ward rounds/week for their in-patients. There is no Consultant of the week ward cover (except for on call) so essentially the successful applicant will look after their own in-patients (+/- prospective cover patients if relevant).

Junior medical cover on the dermatology ward is provided by GP and internal medicine SHOs based on the ward with dermatology StR support.

Clinic patient numbers / templates are in line with British Association of Dermatologists recommendations.

Supporting Programmed Activities

Core SPA of 1.5 SPA per week is to support revalidation, professional development (CPD), personal job planning, personal appraisal, mandatory training, audit and attendance at team meetings.

Sample Job Plan / Weekly Programme (draft)

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

AM

Core SPA

(1 PA)

Skin cancer clinic

(1 PA)

Regional clinic (0.25 PA)

Core SPA (0.5 PA)

Skin cancer clinic

(1 PA)

Surgery list

(1 PA)

MDT (0.25 PA)

PM

General clinic (1 PA)

Skin cancer clinic

(1 PA)

Surgery list

(1 PA)

Clinical admin

(1 PA)

Surgery list

(1 PA)

Example: DCC 8.5; SPA 1.5

Clinic templates: General 4 new, 8 f/u; skin cancer: 10 new, 5 f/u

The job plan is subject to annual review with the Clinical Director, with any changes being agreed within the department. It also is subject to interim reviews subjected to a clearly agreed set of objectives and the circumstances. Flexible working arrangements such as undertaking SPA at home can be considered.

On Call

The successful candidate will be expected to take part in the Consultant on call rota, which is based at LUHFT with an StR being first on call for dermatology. It is not onerous.

The current on call rota frequency is approximately 1:8 and Consultants do a week of on call at a time.

Times

Weekdays: 9am 7pm (no on call after 7pm)

Weekends and bank holidays: 9am 4pm (no on call after 4pm)

This covers emergencies at LUHFT hospitals and calls from general practice. The on call will be remunerated at the nationally agreed rate, currently scale B (low intensity).

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please also see enclosed Job Description and Person Specification

Duties of the post

Direct Clinical Care

The Locum Consultant will share in the provision of out-patient and in-patient adult dermatology services in Liverpool.

The post holder will have continuing responsibility for the care of their patients as well as the functioning of the department in conjunction with the other Consultants and colleagues. Prospective cover is arranged with Consultant colleagues during annual or study leave.

The post-holder will have equal admitting rights with consultant colleagues to the secondary care in-patient beds and day-case facility at Broadgreen Hospital. The responsible consultant is expected to undertake a minimum of two ward rounds/week for their in-patients. There is no Consultant of the week ward cover (except for on call) so essentially the successful applicant will look after their own in-patients (+/- prospective cover patients if relevant).

Junior medical cover on the dermatology ward is provided by GP and internal medicine SHOs based on the ward with dermatology StR support.

Clinic patient numbers / templates are in line with British Association of Dermatologists recommendations.

Supporting Programmed Activities

Core SPA of 1.5 SPA per week is to support revalidation, professional development (CPD), personal job planning, personal appraisal, mandatory training, audit and attendance at team meetings.

Sample Job Plan / Weekly Programme (draft)

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

AM

Core SPA

(1 PA)

Skin cancer clinic

(1 PA)

Regional clinic (0.25 PA)

Core SPA (0.5 PA)

Skin cancer clinic

(1 PA)

Surgery list

(1 PA)

MDT (0.25 PA)

PM

General clinic (1 PA)

Skin cancer clinic

(1 PA)

Surgery list

(1 PA)

Clinical admin

(1 PA)

Surgery list

(1 PA)

Example: DCC 8.5; SPA 1.5

Clinic templates: General 4 new, 8 f/u; skin cancer: 10 new, 5 f/u

The job plan is subject to annual review with the Clinical Director, with any changes being agreed within the department. It also is subject to interim reviews subjected to a clearly agreed set of objectives and the circumstances. Flexible working arrangements such as undertaking SPA at home can be considered.

On Call

The successful candidate will be expected to take part in the Consultant on call rota, which is based at LUHFT with an StR being first on call for dermatology. It is not onerous.

The current on call rota frequency is approximately 1:8 and Consultants do a week of on call at a time.

Times

Weekdays: 9am 7pm (no on call after 7pm)

Weekends and bank holidays: 9am 4pm (no on call after 4pm)

This covers emergencies at LUHFT hospitals and calls from general practice. The on call will be remunerated at the nationally agreed rate, currently scale B (low intensity).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Entry on Specialist Register / CCT for Dermatology (or entry expected within six months) or CESR or European Community Rights
  • MRCP or equivalent

Desirable

  • MD (excluding as a primary medical qualification), PhD or other relevant higher degree

Teaching Experience

Essential

  • Experience of clinical supervision of junior doctors and medical students

Desirable

  • Evidence of excellence in the delivery of formal teaching
  • Experience of supervising registrars

Research Experience

Essential

  • Ability to critically appraise evidence
  • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems

Desirable

  • Peer reviewed publications
  • Presentations at national or international level

Management and Administrative Experience / Quality Improvement and Audit

Essential

  • Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities
  • Experience in quality improvement activity
  • Experience in audit

Desirable

  • Experience in managing a service or aspect thereof
  • Experience in managing quality improvement
  • Experience in managing audit

Clinical Experience

Essential

  • Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in dermatology
  • Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a full range of problems, both emergency and elective, and in lesional and inflammatory conditions
  • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
  • Proficiency in skin surgery

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Ability to work in a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Caring attitude to patients
  • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
  • Commitment to continuing medical education
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Entry on Specialist Register / CCT for Dermatology (or entry expected within six months) or CESR or European Community Rights
  • MRCP or equivalent

Desirable

  • MD (excluding as a primary medical qualification), PhD or other relevant higher degree

Teaching Experience

Essential

  • Experience of clinical supervision of junior doctors and medical students

Desirable

  • Evidence of excellence in the delivery of formal teaching
  • Experience of supervising registrars

Research Experience

Essential

  • Ability to critically appraise evidence
  • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems

Desirable

  • Peer reviewed publications
  • Presentations at national or international level

Management and Administrative Experience / Quality Improvement and Audit

Essential

  • Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities
  • Experience in quality improvement activity
  • Experience in audit

Desirable

  • Experience in managing a service or aspect thereof
  • Experience in managing quality improvement
  • Experience in managing audit

Clinical Experience

Essential

  • Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in dermatology
  • Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a full range of problems, both emergency and elective, and in lesional and inflammatory conditions
  • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
  • Proficiency in skin surgery

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Ability to work in a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Caring attitude to patients
  • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
  • Commitment to continuing medical education

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).

UK Registration

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

Additional information

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).

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

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Broadgreen Hospital

Thomas Drive

Liverpool

L14 3LB


Employer's website

https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Broadgreen Hospital

Thomas Drive

Liverpool

L14 3LB


Employer's website

https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant Dermatologist/ Clinical Lead

Stuart Cohen

stuart.cohen@liverpoolft.nhs.uk

01512826956

Date posted

05 October 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£93,666 to £126,281 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

287-BMED-16-23

Job locations

Broadgreen Hospital

Thomas Drive

Liverpool

L14 3LB


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