Community Dermatology GPwER

PatientFirst Social Enterprise; City Of London; On-site; GBP 165,000 - 248,000; Part time

Job summary

PatientFirst Social Enterprise invites experienced GPwER Dermatologists to join its community dermatology service, delivering specialist care closer to home. You will manage your own caseload and provide autonomous prescribing within agreed pathways and forms part of a BMJ Award shortlisted community service.

The role is contract-based with 3-hour sessions. The number of sessions per week varies with clinician availability, and pay is based on clinical activity.

Qualifications

• MRCGP or equivalent.
• Diploma in Dermatology or equivalent.
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise.
• GPwER accreditation in Dermatology or demonstrable progress towards.
• At least 1 year experience in dermatology clinics.
• Strong clinical judgement, communication, and organisational skills.
• Ability to work autonomously within a multidisciplinary NHS environment.
• Experience in NHS community dermatology or intermediate care service.
• Competence in dermatological minor surgery as per local governance.
• Experience in audit, teaching, or service development.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist dermatology assessment, diagnosis, and management for patients referred from primary care under locally agreed criteria.
• Manage a broad range of dermatological conditions including inflammatory skin disease and skin cancers.
• Undertake dermatological procedures such as cryotherapy, curettage and cautery, punch/shave biopsies, and excision of low-risk lesions where approved.
• Upscale or refer patients to secondary/tertiary dermatology services in line with NHS pathways.
• Prescribe and monitor dermatological treatments per NICE guidance and local policies.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and adhere to governance and safety standards.
• Work in face-to-face and telephone clinics and adapt to changing service requirements.

Skills

Autonomous working

Clinical judgement

Communication skills

Education

MRCGP or equivalent

Diploma in Dermatology or equivalent

Full GMC registration with licence to practise

GPwER accreditation in Dermatology or progress towards

1 year dermatology clinic experience

Job description

The GP withExtended Role (GPwER) in Community Dermatology will deliver high-quality,specialist dermatology care within an NHS England community-based service. Therole supports the delivery of care closer to home, reducing unnecessarysecondary care referrals and improving patient access in line with NHS LongTerm Plan priorities. The post holder will work within agreed clinicalpathways, national guidance, and local ICB commissioning arrangements.

Weare seeking experienced and committed GPwER Dermatologists to participate inour community service. Undertaking sessional work you will manage your owncaseload, as well as autonomous prescribingfor patients in our BMJ Award 2021 shortlisted community service.

The role is contract based with a session lasting 3 hours. The number of sessions per week can vary based on clinician availability.

Pay is based on clinical activity.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Responsibilities

Provide specialist dermatology assessment, diagnosis, and management forpatients referred from primary care under locally agreed referral criteria.

Manage a broad range of dermatological conditions, includinginflammatory skin disease, benign and suspicious skin lesions, and chronic skinconditions.

Undertake dermatological procedures in line with competencies andservice accreditation, which may include cryotherapy, curettage and cautery,punch and shave biopsies, and excision of low-risk skin lesions where approved.

Recognise and appropriately upscale or refer patients requiringsecondary or tertiary dermatology services, including suspected skin cancers,in accordance with NHS England cancer pathways and local ICB policies.

Prescribe and monitor dermatological treatments safely and effectivelyin line with NICE guidance, local formularies, and shared care agreements.

Checkinginvestigation results (commenting and filing)

Documentation & Governance:Maintain accurate and timely clinical records and adhere to governance, safety,and quality standards.

Conductclinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within theparameters of Patient Firsts services plans

Workin face-to-face and telephone clinics as required

Work within changing servicerequirements as directed by PFSE management/service contract/ specification

About us

PatientFirstSocial Enterprise (PFSE) is a, not for profit, community provider thatoperates, under NHS ICB contract, across northeast London. Since 2009PatientFirsthas provided a growing number of community services; currently ourportfolio consists of: Dermatology, Minor Surgery, Cardiology, MSK andPhysiotherapy and Gynaecology. We are a highly reputed service operatingfor the last 15 years.

The Dermatology service was shortlisted for theprestigious BMJ Dermatology Team of the Year in 2021. Our growing, consultantled, dermatology team consists of experienced GPwERs and specialist nurseprescribers. Operating at locations throughout northeast London (Newham, TowerHamlets and Waltham Forest) on weekdays, evenings and Saturday mornings.

We are seekingexperienced and committed GPwER Dermatologists to participate in our communityservice. Undertaking sessional work you will manage your own caseload.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

Provide specialist dermatology assessment, diagnosis, and management forpatients referred from primary care under locally agreed referral criteria.

Manage a broad range of dermatological conditions, includinginflammatory skin disease, benign and suspicious skin lesions, and chronic skinconditions.

Recognise and appropriately upscale or refer patients requiringsecondary or tertiary dermatology services, including suspected skin cancers,in accordance with NHS England cancer pathways and local ICB policies.

Prescribe and monitor dermatological treatments safely and effectivelyin line with NICE guidance, local formularies, and shared care agreements.

Documentation & Governance:Maintain accurate and timely clinical records and adhere to governance, safety,and quality standards.

Conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of PatientFirsts services plans

Work within changing service requirements as directed by PFSE management/service contract/ specification

Checkinginvestigation results (commenting and filing)

Clinical Governance and Quality

Maintain clinical training

Maintain mandatory training (asrequired by PFSE)

Participate in appraisals andsupervision

Practice within the RCGP framework for GPwERs and maintainaccreditation, appraisal, and re-validation requirements.

Participate in clinical audit, peer review, case discussion, and qualityimprovement activity as required by PFSE.

Comply with NHS England clinical governance, safeguarding, infectionprevention and control, and information governance policies.

Contribute to incident reporting, learning from events, and serviceimprovement initiatives.

Education and Professional Development

Maintain ongoing continuing professional development (CPD) indermatology in line with NHS England and RCGP expectations (inform PFSE oftraining awards etc).

Contribute to education and training of GPs, GP trainees, nurses, andallied health professionals where required.

Participate in supervision, mentoring, or teaching activities as agreedwith the service.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MRCGP or equivalent
• Diploma in Dermatology or equivalent
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise.
• Recognised GPwER accreditation in Dermatology in line with RCGP guidance, or demonstrable progress towards accreditation.
• At least 1 year experience of working in dermatology clinics - either in the community or in secondary care
• Strong clinical judgement, communication, and organisational skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and within a multidisciplinary NHS environment.
• Experience working within an NHS England community dermatology or intermediate care service.
• Competence in dermatological minor surgery in accordance with local governance approvals.
• Experience in audit, teaching, or service development.

Experience

• At least 1 year experience of working in dermatology clinics - either in the community or in secondary care

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.