Specialist Doctor in Dermatology

Sportsinjurycenters; Northwich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent role at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Specialist grade Dermatologist to join the team at Victoria Infirmary, Northwich. The successful candidate will manage an independent outpatient clinic and perform skin surgeries, ensuring high-quality patient care within established frameworks. Opportunities for professional development are included.

Qualifications

• Full registration with the GMC and a license to practice required.
• Minimum of 12 years medical work experience, including 6 in Dermatology.
• Able to perform independent skin surgery procedures.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for patients under care in Dermatology.
• Independently manage outpatient clinics and surgical procedures.
• Adhere to generic capabilities framework for Specialist grade.

Skills

Autonomous Practice

Clinical Decision-Making

Effective Communication

Education

Full registration with the GMC and a license to practice

Primary Medical Degree

Advanced Dermatology Training

Job description

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Job Overview

Applications are invited for a new Specialist grade post based Victoria Infirmary, Northwich. The successful candidate will be a clinical expert in Dermatology.

Employer heading

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade

Job Overview

Applications are invited for a new Specialist grade post based Victoria Infirmary, Northwich. The successful candidate will be a clinical expert in Dermatology.

The post holder will be a senior non-Consultant member of the Dermatology Service. Working autonomously, this Specialist grade doctor will take responsibility for the patients under their care and be able to manage a full range of presentations within the Service.

The successful candidate will undertake independent outpatient clinics, employing the necessary clinical decision skills to formulate appropriate management plans for the patients under their care. In addition, the appointee will perform subspecialty theatre sessions unsupervised.

Although working autonomously, the post holder will have the necessary understanding of their own limits and seek help when required. They will be responsible for adhering to the generic capabilities framework outlined nationally for the Specialist grade.

Main duties of the job

An autonomous practice framework will be agreed which will outline the defined level of competency for the post holder in relation to independent and autonomous practice. Expectation to have an individualised patient case load being the named responsible clinician, taking responsibility for all administrative and governance responsibilities relating to this caseload.

A Consultant mentor will be provided for support. The role will primarily focus on providing direct clinical care and meeting service delivery and improvement requirements. However, the role will be supported by the availability of suitable development opportunities for both service need and for the individual doctors.

Following assessment of their skills it is expected that the post-holder would work in both areas with more distant supervision, and autonomously in due course. The post-holder is expected to take account of any relevant protocols or guidelines issued within the sub-division when arriving at clinical decisions.

Working for our organisation

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). The Trust provides high quality planned and emergency care, cardiac, critical care, child health, maternity services and intermediate care at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.

The Trust provides over 500 beds and employs over 5,100 members of staff. A comprehensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools through our Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership.

We have played, and continue to play, a proactive role in the development of Integrated Care plans across Cheshire & Merseyside and our local Cheshire East and Cheshire West Place-based systems. We believe, and it is the cornerstone of our five-year Trust Strategy, there is the opportunity to progress innovative, responsive and effective care in the best setting for the patient, be it in the hospital or out in the community.

At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please see attached job description.

Please note, this is not an exhaustive list of roles and responsibilities.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Full registration with the GMC and a licence to practice
• Primary Medical Degree
• Shall have completed a minimum of 12 years medical work (either continuous period or in aggregate) since obtaining a primary medical qualification of which a minimum of six years should have been in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades. Equivalent years experience in a relevant specialty from other medical grades including from overseas will also be accepted
• Shall meet the criteria set out in the Specialist grade generic capabilities framework
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the management of Dermatology patients, especially those on skin cancer pathways
• Ability to work autonomously within practice framework
• Able to perform independent skin surgery procedure lists (provide evidence of this (logbook/audit of personal practice)
  
  

Training

• Extensive experience in Dermatology
• Life support course
• Full driving licence
• Advanced Dermatology training
• ALS
• ATLS
• EPLS/APLS
  
  

Professional Values and Behaviours

• Participation in annual appraisal
• Professional values / behaviours as per in GMC Good Medical Practice
• Consistent engagement with mandatory training
• Recent multi-source feedback
• Evidence of reflection on own practice
• Logbook of clinical practice
  
  

Teaching and CPD

• Experience of teaching/mentoring for different groups
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development
• The ability to appraise junior doctors and other staff
• Recognition as clinical supervisor
• Formal teaching qualification
  
  

Quality Improvement

• Knowledge, interest and commitment to quality improvement
• Knowledge of quality improvement techniques and involvement in projects
• Active engagement with clinical audit
• An awareness of current subspecialty developments, initiatives, and issues
• Completion of audit or quality improvement project
• Understanding of human factors principles
  
  

Research

• Appreciation of the significance and use of research
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
• Publications and presentations
• Experience of research methodology, and how to critically analyse data
• Evidence of having undertaken original research
  
  

Communication

• Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients, their carer and relatives and with colleagues of all disciplines
• Understanding of leadership role and principles
• Awareness of human factors in critical incidents
• Leadership course
  
  

Personal Attributes

• Evidence of: Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively Energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure An enquiring and critical approach to work Caring attitude to patients Ability to motivate and develop
• Evidence of: Caring and responsible attitude to colleagues
  
  

Key Messages

Employers have a legal responsibility to ensure that their employees have a right to work in the UK. Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust hold a Sponsor Licence, which means that we MAY be able to sponsor you IF the role meets the UK Government requirements for sponsorship. Not all NHS roles are eligible for sponsorship. To be eligible for sponsorship, the role must be in an eligible occupation code and must meet the skill level and the minimum salary threshold (usually £38,700 per year for Skilled Worker or £23,200 for Health Care Worker Visa). You can find more information on the Government website .

https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/nhs-pensions

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Applicant requirements

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.

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