Locum Consultant - Dermatology

Job overview

We require a Consultant Dermatologist. The post holder will work with the existing consultants to expand service provision for secondary care dermatology referrals. The post holder will maintain an active clinical role as a member of the dermatology consultant body delivering excellent dermatology care for the region.

The post will involve running clinics or minor surgical lists across both our hospital sites, including Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital.

Main duties of the job

We require a Consultant who has an interest in general dermatology including skin cancer and Teledermatology.

The department provides a full clinical dermatology service for nearly one million people locally, regionally and nationally providing general as well as highly specialist MDT services. The service has also developed an award winning and innovative Teledermatology service which it continues to grow and develop.

The post holder will work closely with the existing consultant team to provide a wide range of dermatology services in partnership with primary care colleagues. The successful candidate will share the day-to-day management of the department with the existing clinicians

The successful candidate will possess a recognised Medical degree, MRCP or FRCP and be on the specialist register of the GMC.

Please feel free to contact us for additional information: Dr Eirini Merika [email protected]

Working for our organisation

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We value the unique perspectives and experiences that diverse teams bring and are committed to creating an environment where all voices are heard, respected, and empowered to succeed."

If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.

Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a leading London teaching hospital, the department sees a wide spectrum of acute and chronic dermatological conditions and runs an ‘acute dermatology service’. A number of specialist clinics are held on-site, eg skin cancer, paediatric, vulval, penile, HIV, and biologic therapy.

The position outpatient care and supervision of patients in our Day Care unit.

The department has a reputation as a successful site for NIHR research studies with one of our colleagues being the regional lead for dermatology. The post holder will be encouraged to apply for Senior Lecturer status within Imperial College.

The successful candidate will possess a recognised Medical degree, MRCP or FRCP and be on the specialist register of the GMC. It is a condition of appointment that staff are satisfactorily health cleared prior to commencing work.

Please refer to our detailed job description for more information.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• • MBChB / MB BS
• • MRCP/ FRCP
• • Past record of academic achievement. Publications.
• • On specialist register (or within 6 months of CCST at interview)

• • MD/PhD
• • BSc
• • Management qualification
• • Teaching qualification

Experience

• • Wide and in-depth training in Dermatology/General Medicine.
• • Established record in Paediatric Dermatology
• • Established record in Dermatology education
• • Proven track record in innovation, service improvement and system redesign
• • Experience in teledermatology

• The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks after the closing date, we regret that this usually means your application was not successful.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.