Locum Consultant In Dermatology

East And North Hertfordshire Teaching Nhs Trust; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is seeking a Consultant Dermatologist to join our Dermatology department in Stevenage. The post is a fixed-term, 6‑month contract with full-time hours and a pro rata salary in the range £113,565–£150,569 per year.

The successful candidate will lead general dermatology clinics, oversee ward reviews, support nursing staff and specialty doctors, and contribute to service improvement across Trust sites.

Qualifications

• Entry on GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of receipt of CCT
• MRCP or qualification of an equivalent level
• Current UK professional registration
• Experience in dermatology including skin cancer management with surgical skills
• Experience of biological treatments

Responsibilities

• Conduct out-patients clinics at Hertford County Hospital and provide inpatient advice
• Supervise and support Dermatology nurses, associate specialists and specialty doctors
• Support Dermatology ward reviews and contribute to service improvement across the Trust sites

Skills

Dermatology

Cutaneous cancer management

Biological treatments

Education

MRCP or equivalent

GMC Specialist Register eligibility

Postgraduate degree

Job description

Job summary

This is an excellent opportunity to join the Dermatology department at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. The successful candidate will join a service that prides itself on effective leadership, innovative thinking, and excellent teamwork. We strive to challenge our existing working practices and to constantly improve our service to deliver best practice guidance and to ensure that our patient outcomes are successful and that they feel valued by visits here at the Trust.

The candidate for this position should ideally have expertise in General Dermatology, covering a broad range of conditions such as inflammatory, infectious, genetic, autoimmune, pigmentary, metabolic, allergic, and connective tissue dermatoses. We are looking for someone who is knowledgeable in common dermatological disorders, including those affecting the hair and nails, and has experience in sub-specialties like Acute dermatology, Paediatric dermatology, Genital dermatoses, Patch Testing, and Biologics.

Experience in managing Skin cancers and proficiency in dermatoscopy are essential.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will work closely with our existing Dermatology team. The appointee will conduct out-patients clinics and procedures at Hertford County while providing advice to inpatients at the Lister site. Dermatology ward referral time has been built into the timetable to allow the appointee to support Dermatology ward reviews. The post holder will supervise and support our Dermatology nurses, associate specialists and specialty doctors all of whom are based at Hertford County Hospital but provide cover across the Trust sites. In addition to supporting the existing service the appointee is encouraged to propose ideas for service improvement and development.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Details

Date posted: 14 August 2026

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Consultant

Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year pa pro rata

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 6 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 361-M&D-8161555

Job locations: Lister Hospital, Stevenage, SG1 4AB, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential

• Entry on GMC Specialist Register or, be within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview or, provide GMC confirmed eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register
• College Membership (MRCP) or qualification of an equivalent level

Desirable

• Postgraduate degree (or equivalent)

Previous Experience

Essential

• Dermatology in particular, Experience in management of cutaneous cancer with surgical skills
• Experience of biological treatments

Desirable

• Ability to offer and be accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion

Clinical Governance

Essential

• Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors.
• Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address: Lister Hospital, Stevenage, SG1 4AB, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

Consultant Dermatologist

Dr Sachi Gupta

[e-mail]

01438285551

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.