Specialty Doctor - Dermatology

NUH; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Part time

Job summary

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) invites applications for a 0.8 WTE Specialty Doctor post in Dermatology, covering adults and paediatrics. The fixed-term appointment is for 12 months and designed to help the successful candidate progress toward GMC specialist registration via CESR, with a mentor and structured portfolio support.

The post base is at the Nottingham Treatment Centre on the Queen’s Medical Centre Campus.

Qualifications

• GMC registration required to practise in the UK.
• License to practice in the UK is essential.
• MRCP, MRCGP or equivalent qualifications sought.
• Experience in dermatology and readiness for CESR pathway.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical dermatology care in adults and paediatrics.
• Participate in in-hours on-call rota with dermatology team.
• Engage in care pathways, audits, teaching and research.
• Attend MDTs and peer education sessions.

Skills

GMC registration

License to practice in the UK

Dermatology experience

CESR pathway experience

Education

MRCP, MRCGP, or equivalent

Job description

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is the biggest employer in Nottingham with over 19,000 staff

This is an exciting opportunity for a new 0.8 WTE Specialty Doctor post within Dermatology covering Adults and Paediatric patients.

The post is fixed term for 12 months.

It is designed for a doctor with experience in dermatology who is looking to join the GMC specialist register for dermatology via CESR application. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain a portfolio of experience, and will be given the opportunity to complete CESR competencies.

Main duties of the job

The duties of the post will involve working with the dermatology consultant team to provide direct clinical care to patients along with active involvement of the Dermatology 'in-hours' on-call rota.

As a patient-centred, clinically led organisation we expect our clinical partners to participate in care-pathway development, research, audit and teaching. The successful applicant will be allocated a mentor and be given time to understand the processes of the department.

The post holder will have a base in the Nottingham Treatment Centre on the Queen’s Medical Centre Campus.

The job plan timetable will include a mixture of general dermatology, skin cancer and subspecialist clinics, surgical or biopsy lists, with MDT and peer education sessions on Thursday afternoons.

Working for our organisation

Every day, our teams at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) make a difference. We save lives, we improve lives and we usher in new life. We are proud to play a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of people in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and our surrounding communities.

With more than 18,000 colleagues, we are the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving more than 2.5m residents of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and a further four million people across the East Midlands and beyond.

We provide a range of national and internationally renowned specialist services, and we are at the forefront of new surgical procedures and research programmes.

We are home to the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre, the Nottingham Children’s Hospital and in partnership with the University of Nottingham we host a Biomedical Research Centre carrying out vital research into hearing, digestive diseases, respiratory, musculoskeletal disease, mental health and imaging.

As a teaching hospital, we are instrumental in the education and training of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. We are proud of our strong relationships with universities across the East Midlands, including the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and Loughborough University.

This is an exciting time to join NUH and help support our future ambitions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The duties of the post will involve working with the dermatology consultant team to provide direct clinical care to patients along with active involvement of the Dermatology 'in-hours' on-call rota.

As a patient-centred, clinically led organisation we expect our clinical partners to participate in care-pathway development, research, audit and teaching. The successful applicant will be allocated a mentor and be given time to understand the processes of the department.

The job plan timetable will include a mixture of general dermatology, skin cancer and subspecialist clinics, surgical or biopsy lists, with MDT and peer education sessions on Thursday afternoons.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

• GMC registration
• License to practice in the UK
• MRCP, MRCGP, or equivalent

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of post-registration experience
• Minimum of 12 months paid dermatology employment in UK
• Previous audit or research project
• Ability to perform basic dermatology surgery including simple excisions

Communication and relationship skills

• Good communication skills, verbal and written.
• Able to work within multidisciplinary teams

Analytical and Judgement skills

• Demonstrate a good manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
• Able to take overall responsibility for patients
• Able to supervise junior staff effectively
• Evidence of participation in Clinical audit
• Awareness of clinical governance processes

Planning and organisation skills

• Able to prioritise and manage time effectively
• Adaptable

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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

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If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

• Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
• Start an Apprenticeship
• Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks : NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.

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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.