About this role
Job summary
Locum Consultant in Dermatology - 12-month contract.
We are seeking a Locum Consultant in Dermatology to join our friendly, supportive team, which includes 11 consultants, a consultant/associate specialist, two specialist registrars on the Yorkshire rotation, hospital practitioners, a Physician Associate, GP trainees, Advanced Nurse Practitioners in skin cancer, and specialist nursing teams for chronic disease and skin cancer.
Our service has dedicated dermatology theatres and facilities for PDT, phototherapy and patch testing, with day case theatres available for complex surgical procedures. Nurse-led services include dermatological surgery, leg ulcer and lymphoedema management, cryotherapy, drug monitoring, skin cancer diagnosis and follow-up. The skin cancer CNS team supports patients through follow-up clinics, and the department works closely with Maxillofacial Surgery, Plastic Surgery and Rheumatology.
The post is primarily based at York Teaching Hospital, delivering general dermatology services across York, Selby, Scarborough, Bridlington and Malton. An active teledermatology service supports advice and guidance and new patient referral triage.
In-patient services are provided at York and Scarborough through a daytime dermatology on-call rota, supported by electronic referrals and remote review.Interviews will be held in person on Tuesday 29th September for this post
Main duties of the job
This role provides general/specialist outpatient clinics and surgical lists plus contributing to the consultant on call rota. Outpatient clinics are at York Hospital and one peripheral East Coast hospital.You will join a well-established and collaborative department, focused on excellent, person-centred care. Within the Trust we are part of Clinical Support and Cancer Services Care Group, which includes most specialist medicine services. We have a Clinical Director responsible for all services.Individual job plans will be discussed with the post holder on appointment, with the Clinical Director to finalise the job plan which will become operational on commencement. All jobs' plans are agreed in line with the Trusts Job Planning Principles.
As a department we are committed to supporting flexible job plans and will work with you to mutually agree your activity commitment. We have opportunities to explore teaching, research and quality improvement projects to enhance our service.
We strive to support your leadership and development in role and would be keen to discuss development pathways and subspecialty interests; ensuring activity is allocated within your job plan to achieve this.
About us
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme An extensive range of learning and development opportunities Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Job description Job responsibilities
This post is a fixed term post based at primarily York Hospital and one East Coast peripheral Hospital.
The specific job plan for this post will be discussed in detail with the post holder on appointment.
A full-time post is likely to consist of 5-6 outpatient clinics a week (which may be a mix of general clinics, surgical lists, telephone / teledermatology clinics and special interest clinics and can be adapted as appropriate on discussion). Travel time to peripheral hospitals will be supported within the job plan. In addition, there is a once a month joint difficult cases clinic and weekly skin cancer multidisciplinary meetings.
You will also contribute to the daytime Dermatology on call rota that supports both York and Scarborough inpatients.
An indicative 10 PA job plan will include 3-4 outpatients clinics per week (4 PAs), with approximately 1.5 PAs for SPA, 2 PAs for administration with the remainder for MDT, regional meetings, on call supervision and travel. The successful applicant will have secretarial support and office accommodation.
The Trust provides acute hospital services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale an area covering 3,400 square miles. We manage ten hospital sites, 1,127 beds (including day cases) and have a workforce of over 8,000 staff working across our hospitals and in the community. Our main sites are in York and Scarborough.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Eligible for full GMC registration with license to practice. Entry on the relevant GMC Specialist Register via: - CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) - Or CESR MRCP or equivalent qualification.
Desirable
MD or equivalent Higher Degree or evidence of relevant research Ability to supervise postgraduate research Substantive NHS experience
Clinical practice/ competence Essential
Able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and skill. Experience of undertaking audits and presenting their findings Able to critically review and apply research to clinical situations.
Desirable
Experience of setting up and/or developing clinical services.
Mentoring and Teaching Essential
Experience in teaching & supervising medical students and junior trainees.
Leadership & Team Work Essential
Ability to organise and manage the department targets Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team Able & willing to take on leadership roles. Ability to work in partnership to deliver a patient centred service. Works diligently and efficiently to deliver high quality service Able to work effectively despite pressures, and to cope with stressful situations in a calm and reflective manner.
Desirable
Familiarity within issues of service organisation and development
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address York Hospital
Wigginton Road
York
YO41 8HE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)