Consultant Dermatologist

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will be expected to undertake clinical work in conjunction with his/her clinical colleagues and other professional staff in order to maintain and develop the dermatological service.

The main duties will be:-

The clinical commitment of the post is to provide dermatological services predominantly in Durham but also from other sites as part of the hub and spoke model alongside Consultant colleagues and supported by our junior staff. The post-holder will be expected to provide a comprehensive clinical service to consultant colleagues in clinical disciplines within the hospitals and to GPs to ensure a quality dermatology service to patients. This includes outpatient consultations, and specialist activities as agreed with other members of the department. Five clinical sessions per week are proposed, including a biopsy list. The consultant has a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and for the proper functioning of the department.

Clinic bookings rules will be in line with British Association of Dermatologists guidelines. Treatment of patients may be arranged in the inpatient or outpatient unit, and the consultant will be responsible for supervising this treatment.

Teaching - the post-holder will be expected to participate in:

a) Postgraduate medical education including hospital lunchtime meetings, departmental seminars and journal clubs, and the annual Regional Dermatology Clinical meeting.

b) The teaching of dermatology trainees and supervision of other junior medical staff in the department.

c) The teaching of undergraduates attached to SRH and UHND from the University of Newcastle Medical School / University of Durham.

d) The teaching of General Practitioners in the Skin Forum which meets in the evening three times annually.

e) The teaching of nursing, paramedical and other staff.

Administrative duties the post-holder will have continuing responsibility at all times for care of patients in their charge and for contributing to the smooth functioning of the Department of Dermatology. The post-holder will be expected to assist in the development of dermatological services via the Divisional Business Meeting and as required by the Specialty management.

Clinical audit both within the department and within the directorate should be a regular activity. It is expected that the appointee will actively participate, and contribute to the sub-regional audit group.

For the purposes of management and the use of resources, the post holder will be accountable to the Clinical Director of Surgery, and will ensure the effective and efficient use of resources allocated.

The post-holder will be responsible for the professional supervision and management of junior staff. They will be expected to fully participate in the CPD and CME timetable of the department which includes preparing presentations for our weekly learning point and CPD timetable on a rota basis. This supports the general learning of our department and our trainees.

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) the post-holder is responsible for ensuring that they meet the national requirements for CPD, both internal and external. The Trust supports the requirements for Continuing Medical Education as laid down by the Royal College of Physicians and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities. There are regular academic meetings held monthly on Friday afternoons at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

The post-holder will be expected to participate in clinical governance arrangements in line with the national and local guidelines. They will be expected to attend and participate in the skin cancer MDT if undertaking cancer related work.

The post-holder will deputise in the absence of colleagues in cases of annual leave, study and sick leave, for the care of priority cases.

If the Consultant is involved in the care of a patient who subsequently initiates a claim against the Trust, they will be expected to provide, free of charge, an opinion and statement of facts on the case.

All inventions, improvements, system developments, enhancements, designs, artistic and literary works made by the Consultant as part of the normal or assigned duties of employment belong to the Trust, and the Trust reserves complete freedom, in any circumstance, to decide what action (if any) should be taken in this regard

On call commitments

The post includes a commitment to being on call during working hours, with junior assistance, providing emergency appointments and also being responsible for the completion of tele-triage, choose and book triage and responding to Advice and Guidance requests. Part time clinicians are required to work fulltime during their on call week with additional PAs paid to equate to a fulltime clinician during the on call week

Each senior doctor partakes in a weekly Monday to Friday rota overseeing teletriage, advice and guidance requests and on call referrals (with their junior assisting colleagues). Current teletriage can be upto 250 cases per week. Routine Clinical activity for that week is cancelled for the oncall consultant.

Frequency of on call rota is 1:6.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCP

Experience

Essential

• Experience in Medical Dermatology and Skin Cancer
• Experience of Dermatology surgery
• Experience of medical teaching

Statutory Registration

Essential

• Full and specialist registration with GMC (and Licence to Practice)
• Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) or be within 6 months of attaining CCT/CESR in Dermatology at tiem of interview.

Special Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Clinical skills - able to offer expert clinical opinion on range of Dermatology problems within the Dermatology service.
• Able to demonstrate full competence in the management of common and rare skin disorders, including skin cancer, hair disorders, acne, psoriasis, eczema, contact dermatitis, hidradenitis suppurativa and patch testing.
• Able to demonstrate evidence of NHS management skills i.e. ability to organise own work. Ability to delegate appropriately to a range of multi-disciplinary colleagues including Trust middle grades, trainee registrars, clinical nurse specialists and pharmacy practitioners.
• Excellent communication/interpersonal skills and ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of supervising trainees.
• Experience and understanding of audit and conducting clinical audit.

Desirable

• Ability to use the evidence base and clinical judgement to support decision making.
• Experience in teletriage and advice and guidance.

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

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University Hospital Of North Durham

North Road

Durham

DH1 5TW

Employer's website

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