Speciality Doctor in Dermatology

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare institution in East Yorkshire is seeking a Specialty Doctor in Dermatology to provide leadership and clinical service. The ideal candidate must have a valid GMC registration, a valid ALS certificate, and at least 4 years of experience in Dermatology. This position involves leading junior doctors, managing various clinical duties, and contributing to teaching and research in an outpatient setting.

Qualifications

• Full Registration with the GMC is required.
• Experience of supervising junior medical staff.
• Evidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit.

Responsibilities

• Ensure provision of a first-class clinical service.
• Provide effective leadership to junior doctors and medical students.
• Conduct clinical practice according to contractual requirements.

Skills

Ability to offer sound clinical opinion on a range of acute medical conditions

Ability to manage and lead medical/surgical teams

Commitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff

Education

Valid ALS certificate

Postgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in postgraduate training

4 years Dermatology experience

Job description

Specialty Doctor in Dermatology

Closing date: 19 November 2025

The Department of Dermatology is a Humber-wide Hub and Spoke service delivered largely from Castle Hill Hospital site with spoke facilities at Scunthorpe General Hospital, Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Goole Hospital and the East Riding Community Hospital. Our facilities see care delivered to a population of 600,000 patients that are able to access Urgent Suspected Cancer care, PUVA/B, minor surgical facilities, leg ulcer clinics, acne, photodynamic therapy, patch testing, biologics, systemics and dressings. The department also delivers a large proportion of Clinical Nurse Specialist activity that covers medical and surgical elements of care. All services are delivered as an outpatient, however the service does support acute referrals from inpatients across all of our hospitals.

Main duties of the job

• To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service
• To provide effective leadership to junior doctors and medical students
• To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust's procedures and operating policies
• To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust's and Operational Group's services plans
• To deputise on occasion for absent colleagues in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of Service
• To perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the appropriate Consultant, or to achieve continuity of care
• Clinical activity consists of adult and paediatric new and follow‑up outpatient clinics, for routine, urgent and USC categories, minor operations procedures and MDT participation

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) – our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas – biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Job responsibilities

For further details regarding this vacancy, please refer to the attached Job Description and Personal Specification.

Person Specification

Professional Registration

• Full Registration with the GMC

Qualifications and Training

• Valid ALS certificate
• Postgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training
• 4 years Dermatology experience

Clinical Experience

• Ability to offer sound clinical opinion on range of acute medical conditions
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients

Management and Administration Experience

• Ability to manage and lead medical/surgical teams
• Ability to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
• Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
• Ability to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery

Teaching, Audit and Research

• Experience of supervising junior medical staff
• Commitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
• Evidence of participation in audit
• Ability to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
• Evidence of having conducted a practice‑changing audit
• Experience of teaching/training in clinical courses (e.g. IMPACT Course, Faculty, ALS Instructor, ALERT Instructor)
• Original peer‑reviewed research publications

Personal Attributes

• Ability to work flexibly in a changing health service
• Excellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
• Ability to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines

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.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust