Consultant Dermatologist 6 PA's

Job overview

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic post CCT/CESR Consultant Dermatologist or final year Specialty Registrar coming towards the end of their training to an exciting opportunity to join a well-established team in Brighton. This post is aimed at a general Dermatologist with an opportunity to develop a special area of interest.

Our service covers Brighton General Hospital (BGH), Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) and Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital (RACH) but is predominantly based at Brighton General Hospital. The main unit has dedicated facilities, which include operating theatres, treatment rooms, a phototherapy unit and consultation suites, and functions as a central hub for clinical, academic, and postgraduate activities.  There are weekly multi-disciplinary skin cancer meetings.  We have our own dedicated booking, administration, and secretarial teams. We have used an Electronic Patient Record since 2015 and are almost fully paperless.

The Dermatology team is comprised of nine Consultant Dermatologists, two Consultant Plastic Surgeons, four Speciality Registrars, a Research Clinical Fellow, a Surgical Clinical Fellow, and three GPs with special interest in Dermatology.  The specialist dermatology nursing service supports clinics including phototherapy, wound care, nurse-led minor procedures, photodynamic therapy, and systemic and biologic monitoring.  We also have two Physician Associates providing support in the outpatient clinics and minor operations.

Main duties of the job

The clinical duties of the post include the following:

• This post is aimed at a dermatologist with interests in skin surgery and skin cance The clinical duties are predominantly daycase theatre and outpatient based consultations. The post holder will be expected to take part one day in the Monday-Friday in office hours on-call rota offering supervision specialty registrars and the acute hospitals (Royal Sussex County Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital). Supervising specialty registrars, general practitioner speciality doctors, trainees, physician associates and nurses is a core part of the consultant role in our department
• The appointee is expected to be committed to the improvement of quality of clinical care and to participate in incident reporting, risk management and safety, quality and performance clinical governance meetings.
• The appointee will be expected to actively participate in audit including all relevant audits set out in the Trust’s Audit Plan.
• The post holder will be expected to participate in clinical teaching of undergraduate and junior medical staff within their Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) as required by the Clinical Unit.
• On Call Commitment: There is no out of hours on call responsibility. During the working week we run a rota for supervising the acute consultations and leading the ward rounds. There is a rota for offering clinical support to the administration team and the advice and guidance (A&G) service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The clinical duties of the post include the following:

• These posts are aimed at a general Dermatologist with an opportunity to develop a special area of interest. The clinical duties are predominantly outpatient based consultations, with daycase theatre lists for those who are interested. The post holder will be expected to take part in the Monday-Friday in office hours on call rota offering supervision to the acute hospitals (Royal Sussex County Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital). Supervising specialty registrars, general practitioner speciality doctors, trainees, physician associates and nurses is a core part of the consultant role in our department
• The appointee is expected to be committed to the improvement of quality of clinical care and to participate in incident reporting, risk management and safety, quality and performance clinical governance meetings.
• The appointee is expected to compile an annual portfolio with evidence of continuing professional development in accordance with the Trust’s appraisal process. The appraisal process will also be part of the information used to revalidate consultants by the GMC
• The appointee will be expected to actively participate in audit including all relevant audits set out in the Trust’s Audit Plan.
• Research and Development is fundamental to patient safety. Research and development activities are an important use of supporting professional activities (SPA) time. Any time within job plans allocated to R&D should be evidenced in terms of agreed high quality outputs and linking to personal objectives around appraisal.
• Taking study leave is a necessary part of Continuing Medical Education (CME). Application for study leave must be submitted six weeks prior to the dates requested. There is a study/professional leave entitlement of 30 days over any three year period. Study leave is agreed by the Clinical Lead or Clinical Director and should be linked to the individual’s personal development plan. Evidence of CME participation will become part of the post holder’s portfolio. Study Leave taken over a weekend may be taken in the week as Lieu.
• The post holder will be expected to participate in clinical teaching of undergraduate and junior medical staff within their Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) as required by the Clinical Unit. The Brighton and Sussex Medical School, which opened in 2003, will present opportunities for participation in undergraduate education.
• On Call Commitment: There is no out of hours on call responsibility. During the working week we run a rota for supervising the acute consultations and leading the ward rounds. There is a rota for offering clinical support to the administration team and the advice and guidance (A&G) service.