Overview
The post holder will have responsibility for providing a Dermatology service in conjunction with consultant colleagues. This is a permanent post 1.0 WTE covering 10 PA's based at the James Paget University Hospital, working Monday to Friday. There will be no on-call commitments. The appointee will help the department achieve the skin cancer waiting time targets and the 18 week referral to treatment time targets and other targets as become relevant. The appointee will have the opportunity to develop their own special interest and engage in research activities. The appointment is to the Trust, not to specific hospitals; however the appointee may be expected, as part of duties, to undertake clinics in community hospitals or outreach clinics. The appointee will share with the other consultants in the supervision of nurse-led clinics in the department. These include acne, leg ulcer, cryotherapy, photodynamic therapy, day treatment and surgery lists. The appointee will be expected to attend the department's meetings including the monthly Monday lunchtime departmental and consultant meeting, monthly Clinical Governance meeting, weekly Skin MDT meeting and fortnightly Wednesday afternoon educational joint clinics for complex cases. The Trust provides comprehensive acute care for the population of Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and the South Waveney area and for many visitors to the area. This acute care is provided from the James Paget University Hospital site at Gorleston and is supported by other community services at the Newberry Centre, Kirkley Rise North Lowestoft and outreach clinics. The Trust serves a population of approximately 230,000. We are a University Hospital with a medical school, training the next generation of health professionals and developing research.
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