Locum Consultant Dermatologist (12 Months)

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Applications are invited for an enthusiastic Consultant Dermatologist to try out our Dermatology Department at the University Hospitals, Birmingham Foundation Trust based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site. The service is one of the largest in the West Midlands delivering care to over 90,000 patients a year. We provide a variety of specialised services including a regional Lymphoma Service, Mohs micrographic surgery, Teledermatology, Advice and guidance, specialist medical dermatology and tertiary vulval services.

The post is to cover maternity leave for a skin lymphoma post but presents an exciting opportunity to also develop your medical and surgical dermatology alongside the wider team with a view to considering application to a permanent post in surgical dermatology in the future. The ability to communicate and work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team is vital.

A strong commitment from the appointee to the Department and involvement with governance and audit is expected.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible, together with fellow Consultants, Resident Doctors including 4 SpRs and nursing colleagues, for both outpatient and inpatient work.

The post holder will undertake Cutaneous Lymphoma, medical dermatology and 2 week wait skin cancer clinics, plus a surgical list alongside our current Dermatological Surgeons. The post holder will also participate in a rota providing senior cover of emergency work currently on a 1:10 basis from 9-7pm daily.

The post holder will join the weekly specialist skin cancer Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meetings and we also hold a specialist dermatopathology and medical dermatology MDT weekly on Monday mornings. The post holder will also participate in departmental operational and governance meetings and audit activities.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

1. Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
2. Offering our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work.

Job responsibilities

EXPERIENCE and KNOWLEDGE

• Ability to work with and supervise non-career grade staff, registrars
• Ability to teach clinical skills
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
• Experience in treating skin lymphoma
• Broad knowledge and experience of medical and surgical dermatology
• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Dermatology

SKILLS & ABILITY

• Effective Communication Skills: clarity of expression and purpose
• Ability to assist in the efficient and smooth running of the Dermatology service
• Team management skills and prioritisation
• Ability to manage and lead strategic priorities
• Ability to organise and manage day to day responsibilities
• Experience of audit and evidence-based management of clinical problems
• Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets
• Broad understanding of all elements of, and a commitment to the principles of clinical governance

This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a forward thinking and progressive department. If you want to join our team and be a crucial part of our future success, please complete the application form via NHS jobs.

For further details please contact: Shireen Velangi, Consultant Dermatologist and Clinical Service Lead for QE Dermatology or Professor Julia Scarisbrick, Consultant Dermatologist and Clinical Service Lead for the Cutaneous Lymphoma Service on .

Person Specification Qualifications

• Eligibility to be entered on the Specialist Register in Dermatology or be within 6 months of a CCT in Dermatology
• MRCP or Equivalent

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.