Dermatologist - Consultant, Specialty Doctor or GPwER

Integrated Care System; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity exists for a Consultant Dermatologist, Dermatology Specialty Doctor, or GPwER to join a community service seeing over 18,000 patients annually. Join a flexible team with robust support, offering a high-quality and accessible service to the Kent and Medway community.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in outpatient dermatology.
• Independent responsibility for patient care.
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat dermatology patients of all ages.
• Deliver high-quality care meeting NICE guidelines.
• Manage referrals and clinical triage.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Patient Care

Clinical Governance

Education

Additional qualifications in Dermatology

Job description

Dermatologist - Consultant, Specialty Doctor or GPwER

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Dermatologist, Dermatology Specialty Doctor, or GPwER Dermatologist to join our Community Dermatology Service. Our service is available for all patients registered within Kent and Medway, seeing over 18,000 patients per year from Whitstable, Canterbury, Folkestone, Thanet, and Sittingbourne. The overarching aim of the service is to provide an innovative, high-quality, consultant-led service to residents of Kent and Medway ICB. The service aims to deliver an accessible, efficient service, managing most diagnostics, outpatient, and surgical activities within primary care settings.

You would be joining a growing team of NHS dermatologists working within the community, currently comprising:

• 5 x Specialist Nurses

We are flexible regarding days worked and sessions offered, ideally a minimum of 4 sessions per month (e.g., 1 morning/afternoon per week or 2 full days per month).

WMP pay is competitive at each staff grade.

Interested applicants should email: [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

• Assess, investigate, and treat dermatology patients of all ages, excluding 2WW referrals, connective tissue disorders, leg ulcers, and systemic illnesses. The service provides diagnostics including phlebotomy, biopsy, swab taking, cryotherapy, and reporting.
• Deliver a high-quality, accessible service with consultant oversight, meeting NICE guidelines and best practices.
• Refer only those cases that cannot be managed within the community, such as acutely unwell patients, diagnostic uncertainties, or those requiring hospital-only treatments.

About us

Whitstable Medical Practice is a forward-thinking single practice Primary Care Network (PCN) based across three sites in Whitstable, with 24 equity partners and 1 salaried GP caring for over 43,500 patients. We pride ourselves on innovative primary care, including in-house services like cataract surgery, ultrasound, dermatology, physical therapies, audiology, and community contracts, along with a Day Surgery Suite and Urgent Treatment Centre with digital X-ray.

Job responsibilities

Background

Kent and Medway ICB has commissioned a GP with Extended Role (formerly GPwSI) Community Dermatology Service supported by a consultant for East Kent. This service aims to provide a local, accessible, and cost-effective dermatology service, including outpatient and surgical procedures.

Service Objectives

• Provide assessment, investigation, and treatment for skin diseases, including diagnostics like phlebotomy, biopsy, swab taking, and reporting.
• Offer a high-quality, multidisciplinary service with consultant oversight, aligned with NICE guidelines and best practices.
• Operate a one-stop-shop model where patients are assessed and treated in a single appointment by a GPwER or joint GPwER and consultant appointments.
• Involved in clinical triage for dermatology referrals.
• Manage cases per local referral pathways, referring only tier 4 cases requiring hospital care, such as biologic therapies or patch testing/light therapy.
• Provide clinical opinions and treatment plans to referring clinicians, with follow-up as needed.
• Support patients in skin disease management, prevention, and self-care education.
• Develop integrated pathways, ensuring communication across care tiers and reducing unnecessary referrals.
• Maximize clinical care for patients with associated conditions through joint working with other specialties.

Description of Key Services

• Undertake annual peer supervision.
• Audit clinical lesions removed.
• Receive performance feedback.
• Maintain competency and attend quarterly governance meetings.
• Contribute to teaching and training healthcare professionals.
• Maintain professional links with local clinicians and acute providers.

Reporting and Performance

• Address performance issues through the community dermatology performance management process.
• Follow significant event procedures for adverse incidents, managed by the Patient Safety and Quality Manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Evidence of additional qualifications.

Experience

• Proven high-quality care experience.
• Knowledge of outpatient dermatology and management of acute dermatoses.
• Ability to offer expert opinions across dermatological problems.
• Independent responsibility for patient care.
• Understanding of clinical governance principles.
• Experience working independently in primary care.
• Teamwork and communication skills with patients, GPs, nurses, and other agencies.
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and clinical governance.
• Flexible working attitude and good interpersonal skills.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A Disclosure check will be required to verify any criminal convictions.