Consultant Dermatologist

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; United States; Remote; USD 119,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites a Consultant Dermatologist with a specialist interest in cutaneous lymphoma to join the Broadgreen site. The post involves shared out-patient and in-patient adult dermatology services, with an initial supervised year and progression to increased clinics, ward rounds, and teaching.

The role includes equal admitting rights, on-call duties, advice and guidance, lesional teledermatology, and undergraduate teaching; flexible working and

Qualifications

• GMC registration and license to practise, MD or other higher degree.
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register / CCT for Dermatology (or CESR or European rights).
• MRCP or equivalent.
• Ability critically to appraise evidence
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems

Responsibilities

• Provide outpatient and inpatient adult dermatology care.
• Take over the cutaneous lymphoma service and lead it regionally.
• Undertake ward rounds for inpatients (minimum two per week).
• Contribute to teaching and undergraduate training; participate in Advice & Guidance and teledermatology.

Skills

Critical appraisal

Apply research to clinical problems

Education

GMC registration & license to practise

GMC Specialist Register / CCT for Dermatology

MRCP or equivalent

Job description

The Consultant will share in the provision of out-patient and in-patient adult dermatology services in Liverpool. The Consultant will be expected to take over dermatology perspective of the cutaneous lymphoma service. This is a regional multidisciplinary service working closely with the haematologists/oncologists at UHLG and Clatterbridge Cancer Centre. There will be an initial period of supervised experience over the first year, with monthly clinics alongside a dermatologist experienced in cutaneous lymphoma care. It will then be expected that the appointed consultant will take over the service with clinics likely to increase to fortnightly. The post holder will have continuing responsibility for the care of their patients as well as the functioning of the department in conjunction with the other Consultants and colleagues. Prospective cover is arranged with Consultant colleagues during annual or study leave. The post-holder will have equal admitting rights with consultant colleagues to the secondary care in-patient beds and day-case facility at Broadgreen Hospital. The responsible consultant is expected to undertake a minimum of two ward rounds/week for their in-patients. There is no Consultant of the week ward cover (except for on call) so essentially the successful applicant will look after their own in-patients (+/- prospective cover patients if relevant). The job plan is subject to regular review with the Clinical Director and will be in accordance with the priorities of the service. Flexible working arrangements such as undertaking SPA at home can be considered. The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working. The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24. Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £25.70 (standard disclosure) or £46.70 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures. Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation. All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action. As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.

• GMC registration and license to practise, MD (excluding as a primary medical qualification), PhD or other relevant higher degree
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register / CCT for Dermatology (or entry expected within six months) or CESR or European Community Rights
• MRCP or equivalent

Research Experience (Essential criteria)

• Ability critically to appraise evidence
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems

Desirable criteria

• Peer reviewed publications
• Presentations at national or international level, Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a full range of problems, in lesional and inflammatory conditions
• Dermatology training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in dermatology
• At least 12 months' regular experience undertaking skin cancer clinics in the NHS environment
• Able to undertake simple excisions on the body independently

Desirable criteria

• Able to undertake excisions on the face independently, Experience in quality improvement activity
• Familiarity with NHS culture and working practices
• Experience in clinical audit

Desirable criteria

• Experience in managing a service or aspect thereof, Experience of clinical supervision of dermatology registrars/residents and medical students, Evidence of excellence in the delivery of formal teaching, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The Trust wishes to appoint a Consultant Dermatologist with a specialist interest in cutaneous lymphoma. Liverpool University Hospitals Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in the country. The role will be based at the Broadgreen site and the successful applicant will work alongside members of the Dermatology department which sits under the Broadgreen site management team. The working pattern is up to full-time (10 PAs) although applications from those wishing to work fewer sessions are also welcome. The job plan will be in line with those of substantive consultants in the department. It will include a component of Advice & Guidance and lesional teledermatology. The post-holder will be expected to contribute to undergraduate teaching during clinical sessions.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital. We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.