Locum Consultant Dermatologist

Integrated Care System; Oxford; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A major NHS teaching hospital in Oxford seeks a Locum Consultant Dermatologist for clinical activities at the Churchill Hospital and outreach clinics. The role involves a strong commitment to patient care, collaboration with junior staff, and delivery of high-quality dermatological services, alongside the opportunity for participation in teaching and training of medical professionals.

Qualifications

• General training in Dermatology to consultant level or equivalent.
• Competence in skin cancer surgery and biologic therapy.
• Ability to make decisions at consultant level.

Responsibilities

• Use time in clinical activities directly related to Dermatology.
• Participate in the Oxford Training Rotation for junior medical support.
• Conduct out-patient clinics and manage complex clinical problems.

Skills

Excellent leadership skills

Effective administrative and time management skills

Good spoken and written English

High level of competence in skin cancer diagnosis

Experience in teaching and training

Education

MRCP or equivalent

CCST / CCT or GMC Specialist Register in Dermatology

Higher medical degree (PhD or MD)

Job description

Go back Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Locum Consultant Dermatologist

The closing date is 12 August 2025

The post-holder will use most of his/her time in clinical activities directly relating to Dermatology. The total NHS work load is 10 PAs each week. The post-holder's duties will be based at the Department of Dermatology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, but part of this post may require delivery clinical activity at other outreach clinics. Their presence may from time to time be required in other parts of the Trusts. Clinical care may involve collaboration with and/or supervision of an intermediate dermatology service. The post-holder will also be required to maintain excellent links with primary care at a personal and administrative level.

Main duties of the job

Junior medical support and training: The Dermatology services participate in the Oxford Training Rotation, which consists of specialist training posts shared between several hospitals (The Churchill & John Radcliffe Hospitals, Oxford, the Horton Hospital, Banbury and the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading). At any one time, we have at least 6 registrars based in Oxford & Reading each spend approximately 24 months based in each department.

Out-patient clinics: The clinical work plan will typically involve PA sessions in out-patient clinic settings and PA sessions in supporting activity. The Dermatology Service in Oxford sees more than 48,000 patients per year including new referrals, follow-up consultations and clinical procedures including laser and surgery. Clinics at both sites normally consist of lists staffed by a consultant with a specialist or research registrar and ST1-2. Nurse led clinics and surgical lists are well established and consultant supervised. There is a well-established email advice service (now via eRS) in Oxford providing clinical advice by consultants with a 24-48 hour response time.

Ward rounds & in-patient cover: All in-patients are admitted on the Churchill site where possible or over at the John Radcliffe Hospital.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will use most of his/her time in clinical activities directly relating to Dermatology. The total NHS work load is 10 PAs each week. The post-holders duties will be based at the Department of Dermatology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, but part of this post may require delivery clinical activity at other outreach clinics. Their presence may from time to time be required in other parts of the Trusts. Clinical care may involve collaboration with and/or supervision of an intermediate dermatology service. The post-holder will also be required to maintain excellent links with primary care at a personal and administrative level.

Junior medical support and training: The Dermatology services participate in the Oxford Training Rotation, which consists of specialist training posts shared between several hospitals (The Churchill & John Radcliffe Hospitals, Oxford, the Horton Hospital, Banbury and the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading). At any one time, we have at least 6 registrars based in Oxford & Reading each spend approximately 24 months based in each department.

Out-patient clinics: The clinical work plan (see below) will typically involve PA sessions in out-patient clinic settings and PA sessions in supporting activity. The Dermatology Service in Oxford sees more than 48,000 patients per year including new referrals, follow-up consultations and clinical procedures including laser and surgery. Clinics at both sites normally consist of lists staffed by a consultant with a specialist or research registrar and ST1-2. Nurse led clinics and surgical lists are well established and consultant supervised. There is a well-established email advice service (now via eRS) in Oxford providing clinical advice by consultants with a 24-48 hour response time.

Ward rounds & in-patient cover: All in-patients are admitted on the Churchill site where possible or over at the John Radcliffe Hospital.

There are no acute general medicine on-call duties, but the dermatology consultants at Oxford take part in supervising the non-resident registrar on-call rota currently on a 1 in 13 basis. The Churchill Hospital has a resident general medical hospital-at-night ST1-2 rota shared between departments.

All consultants are expected to participate in the direction of the departments clinical audit programme, which will normally be carried out with the aid of the registrars.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

• MRCP or equivalent
• CCST / CCT or registration on GMC Specialist Register in Dermatology OR within 6 months of achieving CCT at the time of interview OR CESR
• Higher medical degree e.g. PhD or MD submitted or awarded

Experience

• General training in Dermatology to consultant level or equivalent
• High level of competence in diagnosis & management of skin cancer including use of dermoscopy
• Competence and high standard in skin cancer surgery and use of biologic therapy
• Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems.

Skills and Knowledge

• Excellent leadership skills. Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a consultant in a teaching hospital demonstrating accountability for quality of care, financial controls and efficient management of workforce
• Effective administrative and time management skills. Training in clinical management
• Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork
• Good spoken and written English. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training.
• Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities. Ability to work within clinical governance guidelines
• Track record of publications in peer reviewed journals
• Previous research experience +/- research grants

Other Requirements

• Full GMC registration and licence to practise
• Driving licence

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.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust