Consultant in Dermatology Gold Package £20K lump sum & 1.5 SPA

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust; Colchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider is seeking a Consultant Dermatologist to lead the redesign of dermatology services at Colchester Hospital. Responsibilities include maintaining clinical standards, teaching trainees, and working with medical colleagues to improve services. The role offers a generous relocation package and numerous benefits including a pension scheme, annual leave, and professional development opportunities. If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave

Access to NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Commitment to developing and supporting other staff.
• Experience in clinical dermatology.
• Ability to work collaboratively with medical and nursing colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the highest clinical standards in dermatology.
• Provide outpatient services at Colchester Hospital.
• Teach and train dermatology trainees and medical staff.

Job description

A Vacancy at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

We are an ambitious trust with a simple vision, to provide the communities we serve with excellent healthcare and build a better future for the people of East Suffolk and North Essex.

We are confident that providing dermatology services across such a large population will allow us to develop and strengthen the services we are able to offer to our local population. In order to deliver this ambition and deliver the best to our patients, we need to attract and retain the best staff, those who want to make a difference and continually improve our services.

We are looking for a Consultant Dermatologist to work at Colchester Hospital to lead and support the redesign and transformation of the dermatology service to ensure an integrated community service across North Essex.

We are keen to attract someone who is interested in developing and supporting other staff through the Specialist Doctor Development Programme and the Nurse Practitioner Trainees as well as developing General Practitioners to undertake hospital/community sessions.

Across East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust we are committed to support our clinicians in building and developing their private practice alongside NHS caseload allowing a hospital delivered location to these private services.

Gold Welcome Package

Our Gold Welcome Package includes a relocation package of £8000, additional £20,000 lump sum plus 1.5 additional ‘SPA’ time for the first 24 months to thank you for choosing to work with ESNEFT.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in medical and surgical dermatology
• Provision of out‑patient services in dermatology in Colchester Hospital
• Sharing with colleagues the provision of dermatology advice to medical and surgical inpatients
• Working with colleagues, both medical and nursing, to improve and advance the dermatology service
• Sharing with colleagues the responsibility for the management of the Dermatology Department
• Teaching and training of dermatology trainees, junior medical staff, nursing staff, primary care colleagues and medical students
• Actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning clinical governance and audit
• Having responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing professional development (CPD)

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across East Suffolk and North Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Benefits

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

Digital Transformation

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Appointee’s Expected Duties

• Take and share the consultant clinical responsibilities within the department. The precise allocation of session time will be agreed with consultant colleagues
• Share in the rota of consultant cover for emergency work (in working hours only for ward emergency reviews), and provide cover for colleagues during leave and other authorised absences
• Supervise nurse‑led clinics within the department
• Providing management advice for GPs where appropriate

This advert closes on Tuesday 6 Jan 2026.