Specialist Dermatologist

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade (#####)
Main area
Dermatology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade (2021)
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
434-SPECIDERM1
Site
Amersham Hospital
Town
Amersham
Salary
£83,945 - £95,275 Dependant on experience
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
28/04#####4 23:59
Be part of our BHT familyBuckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.We care for over half a million patients every year:provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympicsnationally recognised for urology and skin cancer servicesregional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac servicesdeliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer. If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact ##### or phone 01494 734868.We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.Job overview Applications are invited for an enthusiastic and dynamic Specialist Dermatologist to join our well-established department at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. This is a new post for a general specialist dermatologist ideally with a specialist interest in complex/ Mohs micrographic surgery, cutaneous lymphoma and transplant/ immunosuppressed skin surveillance. The post holder will join an established team of three consultants, three specialists, specialty trust doctors, junior staff and specialist nurses with the aim of providing high quality and safe outpatient and inpatient care. The post holder will be expected to contribute with consultant colleagues to the provision of a hospital-based specialist Dermatology service. It is anticipated that this post will be for 10 programmed activities per week. However, we would be happy to interview applicants wishing to work full time, part time or in a job share. Main duties of the jobThe Dermatology Department is currently based at Amersham Hospital with services currently suspended at Stoke Mandeville and Buckingham Hospitals due to the Covid19 Pandemic. Services usually available include day case surgery, Mohs micrographic surgery, paediatric dermatology, phototherapy, photodynamic therapy, drug monitoring / biologics clinic, leg ulcer/ wound clinic, paediatric allergy and patch testing.We have an active Day Treatment Unit, as well as Nurse Treatment clinics providing cryotherapy, intralesional steroid injections and iontophoresis. We have a team of Specialist Dermatology Outreach nurses, who supervise the care of dermatology in-patients and medical/ surgical patients who develop skin complaints on the acute wards. The Department also has an active interest in Dermatology research. We have active academic meetings and there is SPA time to attend the RSM, St John’s Society meetings and the Oxford Regional meeting.Working for our organisationWhat does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.Why work for us?We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve. What do we stand for?Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesClinical ResponsibilitiesThe post holder will be expected to work autonomously and provide expertise in a specialised area, whether delivering care in a subspecialty or in a generalist service and be able to manage the full range of presentations, complexity, and uncertainty of cases in their specific area of practice. The appointee will have overall responsibility for patient care and be able to establish a diagnosis, define a care plan, treat and discharge a patient without reference to a more senior clinician. The appointee will also be expected to deliver appropriate teaching, training, supervision, mentoring and appraisal of other members of staff in the Department, as well as play a part in management and in the development of projects as agreed with the Department’s other senior staff.There is no out of hours on-call and the appointee will participate in the daytime second on- call shared equally amongst all of the consultant and specialist doctor body.The Programmed Activities will be agreed with the Service Delivery Unit (SDU) Director and will form the basis of the postholder’s job plan.The job plans are not fixed and can be further negotiated by the successful candidate, provided the needs of the service are met.The Trust expects a Specialist doctor to spend typically 90% of their time on clinical work and up to 10% continuing medical education and professional development. However, the proportion may vary from time to time for those taking on management, research or academic roles by agreement with the Trust.The post holder will be required to practice with the professional values and behaviours expected of all doctors as set out by the Trust and in GMC Good Medical Practice, as well as adhere to professional requirements, participating in annual appraisal, job planning and reviews of performance and progression.A consultant or specialist colleague from another department will be allocated to the successful candidate to act as a mentor.Person specificationEDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAININGCCT in Dermatology or within six months of achieving CCT at the time of the interview.EXPERIENCEGeneral training in Dermatology specialist level or equivalentAbility to make decisions at specialist levelCLINICAL AND TECHNICAL SKILLSDemonstration of strong leadership skillsGood personal and interpersonal skillsGood spoken and written EnglishCommunication skills should be highly developed.Experience of teaching undergraduates and traineesExperience of routine clinical auditKnowledge of the organisation of the NHS and the Government’s agenda for its modernisation.Management training and experienceGMC Registration FullFull Driving Licence and regular access to a carPPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.If you are successful at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.Application deadline:
This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before to the closing date. Contacting you:
We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly. Application information:
If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. Shortlisting:
The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into. Travel expenses:
It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed. Smoking:
All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited. Employer certification / accreditation badgesYou must have appropriate UK professional registration.This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Ac#####74 (Exceptions) Ord#####975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Or#####2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name
Sophie Grabczynska
Job title
Consultant Dermatologist and SDU Director
Email address
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Telephone number
01494 734611
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