Job summary

The Chelsea and Westminster require a Consultant Dermatologist (Adult and Paediatric) . The post holder will work with the existing consultants to expand service provision for secondary care dermatology referrals. The post holder will maintain an active clinical role as a member of the dermatology consultant body delivering excellent dermatology care for the region.

The post will involve running clinics or minor surgical lists at both Chelsea and Westminster and West Middlesex Hospital

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a Consultant Dermatologist (Adult and Paediatric) to join the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust on a fixed term basis. The service is based at both Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital and the successful candidate would be expected to work at the Chelsea site. We require a Consultant who has an interest in general dermatology including skin cancer and Teledermatology.

The department provides a full clinical dermatology service for nearly one million people locally, regionally and nationally providing general as well as highly specialist MDT services. The service has also developed an award winning and innovative Teledermatology service which it continues to grow and develop.

The post holder will work closely with the existing consultant team to provide a wide range of dermatology services in partnership with primary care colleagues. The successful candidate will share the day-to-day management of the department with the existing clinicians

The successful candidate will possess a recognised Medical degree, MRCP or FRCP and be on the specialist register of the GMC.

Please feel free to contact us for additional information : Dr Eirini Merika

About us

We provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East. We have over 6,000 members of staff that are PROUD to Care for nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.

We're one of the best preforming Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff say they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.

Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'. We've also been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.

Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing around £10 million a year in our estate. We are currently spending £25 million on expanding our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and redevelopment of our children's unit at West Middlesex - in partnership with our charity, CW+ and generous donors.

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a leading London teaching hospital, the department sees a wide spectrum of acute and chronic dermatological conditions and runs an acute dermatology service. A number of specialist clinics are held on-site, eg skin cancer, paediatric, vulval, penile, HIV, and biologic therapy.

The position outpatient care and supervision of patients in our Day Care unit.

Supervision of trainees and teaching medical students is provided by the consultant body and will be job planned accordingly. The department is actively involved in dermatology research and the post holder will be expected to develop a research interest and actively participate in research projects. The department has a reputation as a successful site for NIHR research studies with one of our colleagues being the regional lead for dermatology. The post holder will be encouraged to apply for Senior Lecturer status within Imperial College.

The successful candidate will possess a recognised Medical degree, MRCP or FRCP and be on the specialist register of the GMC.It is a condition of appointment that staff are satisfactorily health cleared prior to commencing work.

Please refer to our detailed job description for more information

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• MBChB / MB BS
• MRCP / FRCP
• Past record of academic achievement. Publications.
• On specialist register (or within 6 months of CCST at interview)

Desirable

Experience

Essential