# Fixed Term Specialist in Dermatology (9 months) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/fixed-term-specialist-in-dermatology-9-months/e08d2414-3c50-4bf7-8a14-35b1327f22e4 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/fixed-term-specialist-in-dermatology-9-months/e08d2414-3c50-4bf7-8a14-35b1327f22e4.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bury St Edmunds - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Dermatology - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £104,401 - £115,341 Pro Rata Per Annum - **Contract type:** 9 months (Fixed Term) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-11T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-28T09:13:30.044Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Suffolk/Bury_St_Edmunds/West_Suffolk_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Dermatology/Dermatology-v7930280 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7930280?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.wsh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is a fixed term 9 month post (1st July 2026 – 31st March 2027) which presents an exciting opportunity  to contribute to a high‑ quality, patient‑ centred service within a supportive multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will join a team of 4 consultants and 8 nurses who work collectively to cover the dermatology service. The post will be expected to provide specialist outpatient and inpatient dermatology care. Deliver expertise in the diagnosis and management of skin conditions, including skin cancer. Participate in MDT meetings and support junior doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals through supervision and teaching. The department offers a friendly collaborative working environment with  links with regional specialist center. The department has a long history of innovation and has introduced both a pre and post telederm referral pathway for suspected cancers. Please See Full Job Description attached for details ### Main duties of the job - Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of medical and surgical dermatology. - Provision of out-patient services in general and tumour dermatology in West Suffolk Hospital. - Local anaesthetic surgery, one week if needed. - To efficiently manage the administrative side of patient care including communications with GPs and informing patients of results. - To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and Audit. - To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing professional development (CPD). Please See Full Job Description attached for details ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The specialist nurses share care for patients with chronic disease on second-line treatment. They provide pre-treatment counselling and see new patients with acne and psoriasis. Our skin cancer specialist nurse provides support and counselling for tumour patients. They also provide surgical and PDT services to the department. Surgical lists are for dermatological local anaesthetic surgery only. The list size depends on the case mix. The complexity of cases will be decided by the post-holder. Surgical treatment of benign lesions is restricted, as per guidelines issued by the local CCGs. West Suffolk Hospital has a plastic surgery service with four consultant plastic surgeons in post. Paediatric dermatology is run in close cooperation with the paediatricians in the Rainbow outpatient clinic in the Children’s unit. Children are admitted under the paediatricians and emergency referrals for children as inpatients are as per shared rota. We have support from our paediatricians who help with eczema follow up and skin prick testing/allergen advice. We have close links with the paediatric dermatology unit/plastic surgery in Addenbrookes hospital and tertiary referrals are sent to Great Ormond Street children’s hospital. Please See Full Job Description attached for details ## Job Details This is a fixed term 9 month post (1st July 2026 – 31st March 2027) which presents an exciting opportunity to contribute to a high‑ quality, patient‑ centred service within a supportive multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will join a team of 4 consultants and 8 nurses who work collectively to cover the dermatology service. The post will be expected to provide specialist outpatient and inpatient dermatology care. Deliver expertise in the diagnosis and management of skin conditions, including skin cancer. Participate in MDT meetings and support junior doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals through supervision and teaching. The department offers a friendly collaborative working environment with links with regional specialist center. The department has a long history of innovation and has introduced both a pre and post telederm referral pathway for suspected cancers. Please See Full Job Description attached for details ## Job Description Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of medical and surgical dermatology. Provision of out-patient services in general and tumour dermatology in West Suffolk Hospital. Local anaesthetic surgery, one week if needed. To efficiently manage the administrative side of patient care including communications with GPs and informing patients of results. To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and Audit. To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing professional development (CPD). Please See Full Job Description attached for details ## Responsibilities The specialist nurses share care for patients with chronic disease on second-line treatment. They provide pre-treatment counselling and see new patients with acne and psoriasis. Our skin cancer specialist nurse provides support and counselling for tumour patients. They also provide surgical and PDT services to the department. Surgical lists are for dermatological local anaesthetic surgery only. The list size depends on the case mix. The complexity of cases will be decided by the post-holder. Surgical treatment of benign lesions is restricted, as per guidelines issued by the local CCGs. West Suffolk Hospital has a plastic surgery service with four consultant plastic surgeons in post. Paediatric dermatology is run in close cooperation with the paediatricians in the Rainbow outpatient clinic in the Children’s unit. Children are admitted under the paediatricians and emergency referrals for children as inpatients are as per shared rota. We have support from our paediatricians who help with eczema follow up and skin prick testing/allergen advice. We have close links with the paediatric dermatology unit/plastic surgery in Addenbrookes hospital and tertiary referrals are sent to Great Ormond Street children’s hospital. Please See Full Job Description attached for details ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Dermatology - Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients - Experience in management of Dermatology in-patient and out-patient medicine - Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a full spectrum of Dermatology patients **Desirable** - Five years supervised training in an appropriate SpR training programme or equivalent ### Qualifications **Essential** - Full GMC registration with a licence to practise - MBBS or equivalent - MRCP or equivalent **Desirable** - MD or PhD ### Special Aptitudes **Essential** - Self-motivated: able to act on own initiative - Enthusiasm and dynamism to improve, monitor and sustain the highest achievable clinical standards - To possess an enquiring mind, generally challenging the status quo to ensure clinically effective evidence-based best practice - Capacity to accept full responsibility to lead a clinical team - To teach and train all human resources from a wide spectrum of skills, background, abilities and experience ### Knowledge & Skills **Essential** - Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of the dermatology service - Ability to organise and manage a Dermatology service - Ability to manage and lead members of the multi-disciplinary team - Experience of audit management - Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets **Desirable** - 5 years supervised training in an appropriate SpR equivalent training programme ### Clinical Governance **Essential** - To have a broad understanding of all elements of, and a commitment to the principles of Clinical Governance ### Teaching and Training **Essential** - Experience of supervising F1s, F2s and SpRs - Ability to teach clinical skills - Experience of workplace- based assessment - Experience in developing and delivering undergraduate teaching **Desirable** - Experience of teaching basic clinic skills to undergraduates - Ability to supervise postgraduate research ### Research & Publications **Essential** - Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems - Publications in peer reviewed journals **Desirable** - Ability to supervise research projects ### Management & Audit Training **Essential** - Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of the Dermatology service - Ability to organise and manage day to day service delivery e.g. out-patient priorities - Ability to manage and lead strategic developments in service delivery - Experience of audit management - Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets ### Personal Skills & Qualities **Essential** - Good personal interactive communications skills: clarity of expression and purpose - The ability to work as a team member - Acceptance of management and administrative duties by working within a structured hospital team for the greater good - Enquiring, critical approach to work - Caring attitude to patients - Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies - Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 355.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10328655) - [person specification (pdf, 113.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10328656) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.