Locum Dermatology Consultant

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

A NHS healthcare organization in London is seeking a part-time Consultant in dermatology to run clinics and provide high-quality care to patients. The role includes responsibilities in research, teaching, performance management, and clinical governance. Applicants must hold GMC registration and possess relevant qualifications and experience in dermatological surgery and teaching.

Qualifications

• Experience of at least 6 months with skin cancer work under a 2-week wait referral pathway.
• Experience in postgraduate teaching and novel educational method development.
• Understanding of NHS funding arrangements.

Responsibilities

• Run clinics for adult and paediatric dermatology.
• Involve patients in care decisions.
• Collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues on research.

Skills

Dermatological surgery

Teaching experience

Clinical audit knowledge

Education

Full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise

MBBS or equivalent

MRCP or equivalent

Job description

The Department of dermatology at Queen Elizabeth Hospital is seeking a part-time Consultant to work 8 PAs at QEH Woolwich. The post holder will run a range of clinics based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Woolwich. Clinics will include general adult and paediatric dermatology clinics, skin cancer clinics and a minor surgery list. The post also includes inpatient review of acute dermatology referrals.

We are looking for a dynamic applicant who is committed to excellence in patient care and who is forward-looking as we explore innovative ways of delivering our services.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will run a range of clinics based at QEH Clinics will include general adult and paediatric dermatology clinics, skin cancer clinics and a minor surgery list. The post also includes inpatient review of acute dermatology referrals.

We are looking for a dynamic applicant who is committed to excellence in patient care and who is forward-looking as we explore innovative ways of delivering our services with working relationships at QEH.

About us

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

• Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
• Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
• Improving the experience of staff with disability
• Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
• Making equalities mainstream

Job responsibilities

Provide High Quality Care to Patients

• The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration and hold a licence to practice
• To develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.
• To ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.
• To ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.

Research, Teaching and Training

• To collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trusts translational research portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Good Clinical Practice and Research Governance.
• To provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by the Clinical Director.
• To act as educational supervisor and appraiser as delegated by the Clinical Director to ensure external accreditation of training post.

Performance Management

• To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas

Clinical efficiency e.g. length of stay (LOS) reductions, reducing cancelled operations and Did Not Attend (DNA) rates.

Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates.

Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team.

Operational efficiency e.g. day-case rates, waiting list activity and demand management.

Medical Staff Management

To work with colleagues to ensure junior doctors hours are compliant in line with European Working Time Directive (EWTD) and New Deal.

To ensure that adequate systems and procedures are in place to control and monitor leave for junior medical staff and to ensure that there is appropriate cover within the clinical areas, including on-call commitments

To participate in the recruitment of junior medical staff as and when required.

To participate in team objective setting as part of the annual job planning cycle.

To be responsible for the annual appraisal of all doctors in training, Trust doctors, Clinical Fellows and non-consultant grades as delegated by the Clinical Director/General Manager.

Governance

To review clinical outcomes in designated area using external benchmarking data where appropriate, to identify and advise variances to the Clinical Director.

Participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis and to ensure resulting actions are implemented.

To work closely with the Directorate, Patient and Public Involvement panels in relation to clinical and services developments as delegated by the Clinical Director.

Participate in ensuring NICE requirements are reviewed and implemented and monitored in the speciality areas.

To ensure clinical guidelines and protocols are adhered to by junior medical staff and updated on a regular basis.

To keep fully informed about best practice in the speciality areas and ensure implications for practice changes are discussed with the Clinical Director.

To role model good practice for infection control to all members of the multidisciplinary team.

Strategy and Business Planning

To participate in the business planning and objective setting process for the directorate and Trust where appropriate.

To represent the Trust at appropriate clinical networks/other external clinical meetings, as delegated by the Clinical Director.

Leadership and Team Working

To demonstrate excellent leadership skills with regard to individual performance, clinical teams, the Trust and when participating in national or local initiatives.

To work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and Kings Health Partners as required.

To chair regular meetings for the specialties.

To resolve conflict and difficult situations through negotiation and discussion, involving appropriate parties.

Adhere to Trust/departmental guidelines on leave including reporting absence.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise
• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCP or equivalent
• Entry on the Specialist Register for Dermatology, or within 6 months of CCT
• Distinctions, scholarships, prizes Other higher degrees, e.g. MSc, PhD, MD.

Clinical Experience

• Dermatological surgery
• oRecord of at least 6 months experience of skin cancer work under a 2 week wait referral pathway

Clinical Audit

• oThorough understanding of medical audit
• oUndertaken and completed audits
• oExperience as audit lead

Teaching Experience

• oExperience of postgraduate/ undergraduate/interdisciplinary teaching
• oHigher qualification in medical education
• oEvidence of having developed novel educational methods or courses
• oEvidence of training and experience as an educational supervisor

Management and Administrative Experience

• oUnderstand NHS funding arrangements
• oEvidence of contribution to service development or improvement
• oEvidence of contribution to service development or improvement

Research Experience

• oUnderstand the principles of research
• oExperience in clinical research with a higher research degree
• oWillingness to participate and contribute with any ongoing and new clinical research in the department
• oPublications

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.

Dermatology Consultant and Clinical Lead