Senior Clinical Fellow in Dermatology

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Isleworth; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Dermatology at a leading NHS Trust. Join a dedicated team providing exceptional care across two main hospital sites and various specialist clinics. This role offers the chance to develop your skills in a supportive environment focused on professional growth and education. With a commitment to diversity and excellence, this position allows you to contribute to a wide range of dermatological conditions and innovative services, including Teledermatology and AI applications. If you're passionate about making a difference in patient care and advancing your career, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Recognised Medical degree and MRCP required.
• At least 2 years of experience in Dermatology is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient and outpatient care in Dermatology.
• Participate in acute on-call rota and specialist clinics.

Skills

Dermatology experience

Clinical skills

Teamwork

Communication

Education

MBBS or equivalent

MRCP

Full registration with GMC

Job description

We are an award-winning organisation providing care at two main hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—and a number of community-based services across London, such as sexual health and HIV clinics.

With 6,700 members of staff, we are proud to care for a diverse population of one million people. We are committed to ensuring that our workforce is just as diverse with a strong mix of skills and abilities.

Our staff are at the very heart of our organisation and we recognise the valuable contribution that each and every person working at the Trust makes. One of our Trust priorities is to be an employer of choice—a place where people want to start their career and to grow with us through continued education, professional development and support.

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee (ST3-5)

Main area: Dermatology

Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Trainee (ST3-5)

Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (Cross-Site Role)

Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week (Part time will be considered)

Job ref: 289-SCD-04004

Site: Cross-Site Working, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital

Town: London SW10 9NH and West Middlesex TW7 6AF

Salary: £41,750 - £64,288 Per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 03/01/2025 23:59

Job overview

Job Summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Clinical Fellow to join the established and innovative Dermatology team at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will work with the existing MDT. The post holder will maintain an active clinical role as a member of the dermatology body delivering excellent dermatology care for the region.

In 2015, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital merged with West Middlesex University Hospital to form one Trust. The dermatology department is now split across two sites with our doctors working across both hospitals.

As a leading London teaching hospital, the department sees a wide spectrum of acute and chronic dermatological conditions and runs an ‘acute dermatology service’. Several specialist clinics are held on-site, e.g. skin cancer, paediatric, vulval, penile, HIV, and biologic therapy. The hospital is also leading in Teledermatology and the use of AI software for suspected skin cancer across North West London.

The position involves inpatient and outpatient care as well as supervision of patients in our Day Care unit.

The successful candidate will possess a recognised Medical degree, MRCP and have at least 2 years Dermatology experience. It is a condition of appointment that staff are satisfactorily health cleared prior to commencing work.

Main duties of the job

All Clinical Fellows contribute to an acute on-call rota (0900-1700, Monday - Friday). The requirement will be 1:5 and clinical activity will be adjusted accordingly. There is no out of hours requirement of this role however in cases of absence in the team it may be required for the post holder to support.

Roles and Responsibilities of the post

This post will be based at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital sites. An opportunity for a doctor to develop experience and training in the full range of general dermatology specialties with the opportunity to participate in clinics across the range skills needed to achieve complete dermatology training to consultant level. The candidate will have the opportunity to participate in general dermatology, day-care patient reviews, ward referrals and dermatology inpatients. We offer all the specialist clinics mentioned above and there will be opportunities for the post holder to participate in these on an ad hoc basis.

Working for our organisation

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be one of the top performing and safest trusts in England.

We have two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, plus our award-winning clinics across North West London and beyond.

• We employ over 7,000 staff and 500 volunteers
• We treat someone in A&E every 90 seconds
• We operate on a patient every 16 minutes
• We do 50 imaging procedures each hour
• We serve a diverse population of 1.5 million from the beginning to the end of life

Our values

Our PROUD values demonstrate to staff, patients and the public the standards of care and experience they should expect from our services:

• Putting patients first
• Responsive to patients and staff
• Open and honest
• Unfailingly kind
• Determined to develop

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Applicants should possess a recognised Medical degree, MRCP (UK) or MRCPCH and at least 2 years experience in Dermatology.

It is a condition of appointment that members of staff are satisfactorily health cleared prior to commencing work. All medical staff are required to be registered with the General Medical Council.

Objectives of Post

Progress Dermatology Training towards obtaining required competencies to work as an independent dermatology consultant.

Variation to Job Description

The job description may be subject to change according to the varying needs of the service. Such changes will be made after discussion between the post holder and his/her manager.

All duties must be carried out under supervision or within Trust policy and procedure. You must never undertake any duties that are outside of your area of skill or knowledge level. If you are unsure you must seek clarification from a more senior member of staff.

Person specification

Education and qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• Full registration with GMC

Experience

• Previous Dermatology Experience at registrar level in the NHS (2 Years)
• Flexibility and objectivity
• Non-judgemental approach

Important

• The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks after the closing date, we regret that this usually means your application was not successful.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six-month probationary period.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.