Consultant in Dermatology

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a substantive dermatology consultant to care for inpatients and outpatients across the Trust. The post includes on-call duties from 9am to 5pm, supporting wards, the emergency department and registrars, and teaching Oxford undergraduate medical students.

The role also involves teaching F1/F2s and core trainees, developing dermatology services across multiple sites, and contributing to governance, audits, and annual appraisal processes.

Qualifications

• Must be fully GMC registered or eligible within 6 months of CCST.
• Membership of BAD or equivalent is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide dermatology services in inpatient and outpatient settings with colleagues.
• Cover on-call dermatology from 9am to 5pm and advise wards, ED, and registrar.
• Teach Oxford undergraduate medical students.
• Contribute to teaching for F1/F2, core trainees and registrars.
• Develop dermatology services across the Trust and associated sites.
• Participate in clinical governance and monthly meetings.
• Contribute to medical audit and portfolio for annual appraisal.
• Participate in departmental meetings and business activities.

Skills

Decision making at consultant level

Dermatology knowledge

Audits and data presentation

IT skills / hospital databases

Clinical governance adherence

Education

Full GMC registration or eligible within 6 months of CCST

BAD membership or equivalent

Job description

A substantive 10PA consultant post in dermatology at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, covering inpatient and outpatient care across the Trust's sites. The work includes on-call advice to wards, the emergency department and registrars, plus teaching of Oxford undergraduate medical students and junior doctors. The service draws patients from East and West Berkshire and parts of Oxfordshire and Hampshire, and subspecialty interests can be accommodated after discussion. Candidates need full GMC registration or eligibility within six months of CCST, and BAD membership or equivalent.

What the job involves

• Provide dermatology services in inpatient and outpatient settings with colleagues
• Cover on-call for dermatology from 9am to 5pm, advising wards, ambulatory care, the emergency department and the dermatology registrar
• Teach pre-clinical and clinical undergraduate medical students from Oxford University
• Contribute to teaching for F1/F2, core trainees and specialist registrars
• Contribute to developing dermatology services across the Trust and its associated sites
• Take an active part in monthly clinical governance and academic meetings
• Contribute to medical audit and clinical governance
• Take part in departmental meetings and business
• Maintain professional development to Royal College of Physicians standards and keep a personal development portfolio for annual appraisal

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration, or eligible within 6 months of CCST in dermatology at interview date
• Membership of the British Association of Dermatologists or equivalent

Experience

• Fully trained in dermatology
• Previous responsibility for clinical governance
• Track record of publications in peer-reviewed journals
• Evidence of good teaching and supervision to GMC-accredited educational supervision level

Skills & knowledge

• Ability to make decisions at consultant level
• Knowledge of all aspects of general dermatology and patient care
• Undertake audits and present data as required
• Good IT skills, including use of patient and hospital databases
• Ability to work within clinical governance guidelines

Other

• Patient-centred care with empathy, involving patients in decisions about their care
• Able to abide by the Trust CARE values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Respectful and Excellence
• Clear communication in written and spoken English
• Willingness to take responsibility, lead and exert appropriate authority
• Collaborative working within the multidisciplinary team

Nice to have

• Higher degree such as PhD or MD, submitted or awarded
• Evidence of clinical leadership with accountability for quality of care, financial controls and workforce management
• Educational qualification