Job responsibilities Please also see enclosed Job Description and Person Specification Direct Clinical Care The Locum Consultant will share in the provision of out-patient and in-patient adult dermatology services in Liverpool. The post holder will have continuing responsibility for the care of their patients as well as the functioning of the department in conjunction with the other Consultants and colleagues. Prospective cover is arranged with Consultant colleagues during annual or study leave. The post-holder will have equal admitting rights with consultant colleagues to the secondary care in-patient beds and day-case facility at Broadgreen Hospital. The responsible consultant is expected to undertake a minimum of two ward rounds/week for their in-patients. There is no Consultant of the week ward cover (except for on call) so essentially the successful applicant will look after their own in-patients (/- prospective cover patients if relevant). Junior medical cover on the dermatology ward is provided by GP and internal medicine SHOs based on the ward with dermatology StR support. Clinic patient numbers / templates are in line with British Association of Dermatologists recommendations. Supporting Programmed Activities Core SPA of 1.5 SPA per week is to support revalidation, professional development (CPD), personal job planning, personal appraisal, mandatory training, audit and attendance at team meetings. Sample Job Plan / Weekly Programme (draft) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday AM Core SPA (1 PA) Skin cancer clinic (1 PA) Regional clinic (0.25 PA) Core SPA (0.5 PA) Skin cancer clinic (1 PA) Surgery list (1 PA) MDT (0.25 PA) PM Skin cancer clinic (1 PA) Surgery list (1 PA) Surgery list (1 PA) Clinical admin (1 PA) General clinic (1 PA) Example: DCC 8.5; SPA 1.5 Clinic templates: General 4 new, 8 f/u; skin cancer: 10 new, 5 f/u The job plan is subject to regular review with the Clinical Director and will be in accordance with the priorities of the service. Flexible working arrangements such as undertaking SPA at home can be considered. On Call The successful candidate will be expected to take part in the Consultant on call rota, which is based at LUHFT with an StR being first on call for dermatology. It is not onerous. The current on call rota frequency is approximately 1:8 and Consultants do a week of on call at a time. Times Weekdays: 9am 7pm (no on call after 7pm) Weekends and bank holidays: 9am 4pm (no on call after 4pm) This covers emergencies at LUHFT hospitals and calls from general practice. The on call will be remunerated at the nationally agreed rate, currently scale B (low intensity).