Job overview
Applications are invited for the post of Locum Consultant Dermatologist at Whittington Health NHS Trust. This is a fixed term post comprising 8 programmed activities at Whittington Hospital with clinics in paediatric dermatology, general dermatology, skin cancer screening, dermatological surgery, with the opportunity to substitute a programmed activity for teledermatology (adult/paediatric) depending on service need.
Main duties of the job
Please see the full Job Description and the Person Specification for further details about the job role.
Working for our organisation
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The department of Dermatology is a core service within the Integrated Clinical Service Unit of Surgery & Cancer (ICSU). It serves the populations of Haringey, Islington and Camden directly, and receives referrals from across London through the NHS Choose and Book service. It manages approximately 10,000 patient attendances annually.
We offer general Dermatology clinics (standard template: 6 new, 6 follow-up) and a range of specialist clinics.
The Dermatology department is actively involved in clinical research and is currently participating in several international clinical trials. currently has several clinical trials. The Surgery & Cancer ICSU is keen to extend its research programme into the field of dermatology and will assist in applying for research grants where appropriate. We have a dedicated Research Team who assist with clinical trials. It is of particular importance to the hospital that the postholder fosters excellent collaborative working relationships with local GPs, both individually and through the CCG.
The postholder should be willing to assist and support the expansion of Teledermatology services. There is therefore the opportunity to convert a general dermatology clinic PA to Teledermatology depending on service need. Teledermatology is currently open to routine referrals only, and will eventually become the main routine referral pathway for Dermatology patients in NCL.
For full details please see the attached job description & person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Full GMC Registration
2. Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) - proposed entry date must be within 6 months of interview
3. An appropriate higher degree Dermatology
4. Hold the MRCP(UK) or an equivalent qualification.
Desirable criteria
5. An appropriate higher degree (eg. An MD, PhD or equivalent).
Special interest
Essential criteria
6. Wide range of skills and knowledge of dermatology techniques and procedures appropriate to the services and complementary to the existing team.
Desirable criteria
7. Experience running specialist dermatology clinics (male genital dermatology, biologics for psoriasis, teledermatology).
Teaching
Essential criteria
8. An interest and proven ability to teach medical students, junior medical staff and non –medical staff
Desirable criteria
9. An understanding of current issues in medical education
10. Possession of a teaching qualification/ attendance at a recognised teaching course
Research
Desirable criteria
11. An interest in research as evidenced by publications and by ideas of development using the strengths of the service on both sites
Aware of national policies, quality initiatives
Desirable criteria
12. Knowledge of current practice in the NHS and the political agenda
Flexible thinking
Desirable criteria
13. A commitment to the flexibility that is required to meet the changing needs of the NHS
Audit
Essential criteria
14. Demonstration of effective participation in medical audit
Management ability
Essential criteria
15. Evidence of ability to lead a team and commitment to effective departmental management
Desirable criteria
16. Ability to develop, present and plan the implementation of coherent ideas for service development
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS
To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:
17. Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
18. Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
19. Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
20. Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
21. Participate in required training and supervision.
22. Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct
Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.