Senior Clinical Fellow in Dermatology (Skin Tumour)
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup.St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it.Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’.Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS.We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
GUY’S AND ST. THOMAS’ HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Senior Clinical Fellow in Dermatology (Skin Tumour)
Starting Salary - £61,825.00 per annum excl LZ
Full Time – 40 hours per week
Fixed Term – 12 months only (commencing August 2025)
Main duties of the job
This post has been created to offer bespoke specialist training in Dermato-Oncology diagnosis and management. The post is designed to offer experience managing patients with complex/advanced melanoma and Lymphoma skin cancer. It will also allow successful candidates to maintain exposure to general dermatology, general skin lesion clinics, have a dedicated biopsy list and the opportunity to be involved in research.You will be part of a large, consultant-led multi-disciplinary team.
This post is aimed at candidates seeking further experience managing patients with skin cancer – both simple and complex. Although there is a weekly surgical list to maintain and develop your surgical skills, it is not a surgical fellowship.
Working for our organisation
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Creating a world-leading Academic Health Sciences Centre.
All our vacancies can be viewed on our website.
Our excellent benefits include final salary pension scheme. Please visit our website to find out more.
Equality of opportunity is our Policy. The Trust provides health services to a diverse community.
Please note that successful completion of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is our accepted minimum language requirement.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To receive subspecialty training and further development in Dermato oncology
To deliver clinical and other service activities in order to provide a high standard of care for patients with Skin Cancer
To contribute to clinical research activities of St. John’s Institute of Dermatology
The postholder will, together with colleagues, contribute to the provision of dermatology and cutaneous oncology services to the Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospital Trust as follows:
To be an active member of the multidisciplinary skin tumour team delivering care to patients with skin cancer as part of the extensive tertiary referral service
Outpatient clinics (melanoma, lymphoma, Graft versus host disease, skin cancer screening and general dermatology)
To contribute to the required medical support for patient requiring complex therapies (including photopheresis and chemotherapy)
To provide continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge
*** Please be advised that this vacancy may close early should we receive sufficient number of applications ***
Person specification
Qualifications/training
Essential criteria- Full GMC Registration and hold a license to practice
- MRCP (UK) or equivalent.
- Post CCST
Clinical experience
Essential criteria- Comprehensive clinical experience in Dermatology and its subspecialties
- Broad based general professional training in general medicine
Research
Essential criteria- Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research
- Evidence of original research
Teaching/Management
Essential criteria- Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training
- Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management
- Management training or qualification
- Evidence of leadership in the development of clinical services
- Teaching qualification
Other
Essential criteria- Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council
- Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management
- Experience in clinical guideline development
- Appraisal training
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria- Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Flexible working
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service.We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.
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