# Fixed Term Service Appointment in Dermatology (ST4+)

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Archived / closed
- **Employer:** Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
- **Location:** Cardiff
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Dermatology
- **Grade:** Senior
- **Salary:** £56925.00 to £80730.00
- **Contract type:** 7 months (Fixed Term)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-19T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-05T15:10:01.114Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8209509
- **Employer website:** https://cavuhb.nhs.wales

## Job Content

### Job overview

This is a fixed term post from ASAP to 28th February 2027 to cover maternity and is not recognised for training.

The Dermatology Department forms part of the Medicine Clinical Board for scheduled pathways in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of dermatological conditions. The is a multidisciplinary team and close liaison with primary care and a strong focus on teaching and research.

The department provides secondary services to the population of Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan with clinics at University Hospital of Wales and University Hospital Llandough. It also provides a tertiary service for paediatric dermatol.ogy and complex surgical interventions. We also provide Mohs surgery to patients in the South, East and West Wales areas. We also provide Photodermatology and monochromator light therapy to All Wales and also South West England as a specialist centre.

### Main duties of the job

Prior dermatology experience with the ability to perform procedures like biopsies, curettage and simple excisions is desirable.

The successful candidate will be expected to cover outpatient inflammatory and USC dermatology clinics, support the day care unit, biologics infusions and day surgery. The successful applicant will join the consultant clinical team for dermatology and the experienced nursing dermatology team in providing Dermatology services.

Cardiff and Vale UHB is recognised as a teaching centre of excellence in a wide range of in-house facilities including cryotherapy, PUVA, phototherapy, iontophoresis, photodynamic therapy and topical treatments, patch test service and a dedicated minor ops theatre, Moh's microscopic surgery, biologic service and paediatric service.

The department has a dedicated day care centre for topical therapies, day surgery unit for cutaneous surgery supported by nurses and a biomedical scientist for MOH’s microscopic surgery and a phototherapy unit supported by experienced nurses.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification

These are the current applicable pay scales; however, these may change upon implementation of the framework agreement for reform to the terms and conditions of service for resident doctors and dentists in Wales. Further details can be found at https://cdn.intelligencebank.com/eu/share/qMbw14/jgkpM/w0DMG/original/BMA+-+Framework+Agreement+Wales

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Welsh language skills are not necessary

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Evidence of general dermatology clinical experience
- Additional evidence of dermatology inflammatory clinical experience
- Additional evidence of dermatology USC clinical experience
- Additional evidence of dermatology minor surgical procedures including the excision of skin lesions, shave biopsies and curettage & cautery

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- MBBS or equivalent.
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice.
- Must be ST4+ with FY1 & FY2 Signed Off
- MRCP or equivalent

**Desirable**

- MSc or PhD
- Academic excellence(prizes, merits, distinctions etc.)

### Skills, Knowledge/Abilities

**Essential**

- Effective and demonstrable patient communication skills in written and spoken English
- Up to date with current medical practices
- Ability to make appropriate clinical decisions when necessary
- Research and interest relevant to dermatology

## Documents

- [jd & ps (pdf, 472.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10516527)
- [cardiff visitor guide (pdf, 26.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1104)
- [functional requirements from (pdf, 712.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10516528)
- [data protection privacy notice (m&d) (pdf, 423.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1408)
- [croeso i fwrdd iechyd prifysgol caerdydd a’r fro (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2422)
- [welcome to cardiff and vale university health board (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2421)

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