Dermatology Consultant

Queen Elizabeth Hospital; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn is seeking a Consultant Dermatologist to join a multidisciplinary team delivering a comprehensive dermatology service. The appointee will work alongside Dermatologists, Plastic Surgeons and Specialist Nurses in a purpose-built unit serving a large regional population.

The department collaborates with regional teaching hospitals and participates in regional MDTs, with responsibilities spanning clinical care, teaching and governance.

Responsibilities

• Work with all members of the team to provide a high quality service.
• Be fully committed to achieving departmental targets to deliver care.
• Assist with the organization of the medical student teaching program.
• Develop and maintain expertise as a medical student tutor.
• Contribute towards the supervision and training for nurses and other junior health professionals within the department.
• Take an active role in the research and development initiatives within the department.
• Take an active role in Clinical Governance, Audit, Skin MDT and Educational Meetings for the Dermatology Department.
• Be aware of the responsibility of all employees to maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors and staff and attend all relevant health and safety training.
• Develop leadership skills to support the Dermatology service.
• Carry out his/her responsibilities with due regard to the Trust's Equal Opportunities Policy.

Job description

We are looking for an Consultant Dermatologist to provide a comprehensive dermatology service together with the existing team of Dermatologists, Plastic Surgeons and Specialist Nurses.

The Dermatology Department at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital serves a population of approximately 250,000. The majority of the patients are referred from within West Norfolk with increasing numbers of patients travelling from South Lincolnshire and North Cambridgeshire.

The Dermatology unit is based in a purpose built facility which was opened in 1999. The facilities include a dedicated outpatient clinic, surgical suites, photo therapy offering narrow band UVB, patch testing, lower limb assessment, daylight PDT and iontophoresis. Peripheral clinics are held at the North Cambridgeshire Hospital.

The Clinical Nurse manager leads joint working across the Dermatology and Plastic Surgery teams.

Whilst the Dermatology department at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital is an independent unit, we have very close links with regional teaching hospitals in Cambridge and Norwich and participate in the monthly regional clinics at these centers. We teach of medical students from the University of East Anglia. We are a member of the regional skin MDT and Lymphoma MDT at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.

The appointee will be expected to:

• Work with all members of the team to provide a high quality service.
• Be fully committed to achieving departmental targets to deliver care.
• Assist with the organization of the medical student teaching program.
• Develop and maintain expertise as a medical student tutor.
• Contribute towards the supervision and training for nurses and other junior health professionals within the department.
• Take an active role in the research and development initiatives within the department.
• Take an active role in Clinical Governance, Audit, Skin MDT and Educational Meetings for the Dermatology Department.
• Be aware of the responsibility of all employees to maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors and staff and attend all relevant health and safety training.
• Develop leadership skills to support the Dermatology service.
• Carry out his/her responsibilities with due regard to the Trust's Equal Opportunities Policy.

There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2031/2 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.