Consultant Dermatologist

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Ashford and St Peter's NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a new Dermatology Consultant to join our friendly team.

Ashford & St Peter's Hospital manages 2 dermatology departments; a unit based across the sites of St Peter's Hospital, (Chertsey, Surrey) Ashford Hospital (Ashford, Middlesex) and Woking Community Hospital (Woking, Surrey). The 2nd unit is based at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, with its own dedicated team.

This post covers work based at St Peter's, Ashford, Woking Hospital and Guildford & Waverley sites.

We have a team of dedicated substantive consultants working in a friendly, flexible, and cohesive group. We are enthusiastic, welcoming, and proactive in supporting special interests.

We offer clinics in general and paediatric dermatology, a joint paediatric allergy-dermatology clinic, a pregnancy dermatoses clinic, patch testing clinic, biologics & systemics clinics, TWR clinics, skin lesion clinics, complex cases clinic (attended by all consultants), minor op lists, as well as dermatopathology meetings.

We run skin cancer MDT meetings attended by dermatology, maxillofacial surgeons, plastic surgeons, histopathologist and our own skin cancer specialist nurses. We have a close working relationship with our allied specialties.

Our specialist nurses run phototherapy, patch & acne clinics

We are looking for a like-minded candidate who values excellence in patient care and a team-mentality.

Main duties of the job

Deliver Clinical, Educational, Managerial Services of the highest professional standard at Consultant Level

Work with existing consultants and the MDT to provide a high quality well led service for patients, including the diagnosis, investigations, treatment and management of patients, in accordance with Trust policies and practices

Deliver Direct Clinical Care to patients, through all parts of the department, assisting clinical decision-making and sharing equally in the workload

Have a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge, ensuring safe handover as appropriate

Engage fully with the care of patients outside the department and provide a prompt opinion on request from consultant colleagues in other specialties

Engage with medical, nursing, management and all relevant co-workers in the delivery of dept. objectives: to provide clinical leadership, improve the patient experience; ensure the highest quality clinical care

Actively participate in and support other staff with education, research, audit and clinical governance activities involving a multi-disciplinary workforce across the department

Participate in the professional training of the staff in the department, both medical and non-medical, and contribute as required to teaching sessions for other hospital staff as well as undergraduate and postgraduate staff, including supervision of junior medical staff

Support recruitment, appraisal, development and mentoring activities

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

Please see the supporting links which you can find on the right-hand side of this job advert. There is guidance on how to make an application on NHS Jobs as well as more information about joining the ASPH Team

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

Date posted

31 October 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£93,666 to £126,281 a year £93,666 - £126,281 per year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

323-MD8631-AM

Job locations

St Peter's Hospital

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Job Plan has 8 PAs of Direct Clinical Care (DCC) and 2 Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) which will be organised on a 4-week rota, The rota allows for consultants to alternate working on busy and less busy days in order to equalise workloads.

This is an indicative weekly timetable for the current staffing of 9 consultants. A specific job plan will be agreed between the appointed consultant and to meet the needs of the service. There will be cross-site working. The Job Plan will be reviewed annually.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (or CCT) by the time of taking up the post or be accredited for inclusion on the General Medical Council's Specialist Register.

Experience

Essential

Evidence of providing direct clinical care
Active participation in clinical audit

Skills

Essential

Ability to work constructively in a multidisciplinary team, be flexible and responsive to the needs of colleagues

Other

Essential

Ability to be flexible to meet the needs of the team, the service and the Trust.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (or CCT) by the time of taking up the post or be accredited for inclusion on the General Medical Council's Specialist Register.

Experience

Essential

Evidence of providing direct clinical care
Active participation in clinical audit

Skills

Essential

Ability to work constructively in a multidisciplinary team, be flexible and responsive to the needs of colleagues

Other

Essential

Ability to be flexible to meet the needs of the team, the service and the Trust.

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).