Consultant in Dermatology

Job overview

In this post, the candidate will be expected to work across a range of dermatology services based in the St John’s Institute of Dermatology at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.  This will include the designated National Commissioning Group National Service for Xeroderma Pigmentosum and the tertiary Photodermatology service.

*Job Description is pending Royal College approval*

Main duties of the job

The Photodermatology Service and the NCG Xeroderma Pigmentosum Service

The Photodermatology Service provides a tertiary photodermatology services for a large part of Southern England, which include a specialist photodermatosis clinical service, specialist phototesting, comprehensive phototherapy services including UVA1 therapy and the Regional managed Clinical Network for Phototherapy.

The NCG Xeroderma Pigmentosum Service aims to jointly manage all the patients in the UK in partnership with their local Consultants. The philosophy is to keep everything local that can be done locally, and to do the really specialised work in the central multidisciplinary service at St Thomas’.  There are two parts to the service:

1.     The multidisciplinary service at the Rare Disease Centre, St Thomas’ Hospital (Photodermatology, Dermatological Surgery, Neurology (Adult and Paediatric), Genetics, Ophthalmology, Psychology, Skin Imaging, Diagnostic laboratory (University of Sussex and Guy’s Hospital) and Patient Support group input).

• 2.     The Outreach Network: a team of CNSs and the XP Consultant work with the rest of the XP team and with local Consultants to see that patients and their families receive the right care during the periods between appointments at St Thomas’.

The service works closely with Action for XP, the UK patient support group for individuals/families affected by Xeroderma Pigmentosum.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post-holder will be accountable to the Clinical Director for Specialist Ambulatory Services, and responsible to the dermatology Service Leads, Clinical Lead for general dermatology, Clinical Lead for medical dermatology, Team Lead for the Photobiology Service and Team Lead for the Xeroderma Pigmentosa Service.

Job Summary:

• To provide a lead role in the provision, strategic development and research objectives of the. National Commissioning Group Service.
• To contribute to the management and development of the XP clinical service.
• To work in and support the Photodermatology Service.
• To participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care.
• To take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training.

Duties and responsibilities:

Clinical:

The postholder will, together with consultant colleagues, be responsible for the provision of dermatology services to the Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust to include:

• Adult general services
• Xeroderma pigmentosum and photodermatoses
• Outpatient monodisciplinary and multidisciplinary clinics in Xeroderma Pigmentosum
• Outpatient clinics in Photodermatology
• Organise, timetable and run the multidisciplinary Xeroderma Pigmentosum clinics
• Organise and run the multidisciplinary Xeroderma Pigmentosum team meetings.
• With the help of the XP Outreach CNSs, organise and run the care for XP patients remotely via the outreach network as required
• Liaise with the XP diagnostic lab services as necessary for care of XP patients.
• Be responsible for training and development within the XP service
• Liaise with Action for XP as necessary
• Liaise with the XP diagnostic lab services and develop as necessary for care of XP patients.
• Take part in Dermatology Consultant on call rota
• Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the trust in such hospitals, health centres or clinics or other premises as required.
• Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of, your staff.

Regular meetings:

• Bi-monthly Research Forum
• Monthly Medical Advisory Committee
• Monthly Photodermatology/XP Governance meeting
• Bi-annual XP clinical and research day - Brighton

**Please review Job Description for detailed version**