Locum Consultant Dermatologist

Job overview

The post-holder will be expected to participate in sessions at both main sites, the Royal Stoke University Hospital and the County Hospital, Stafford, and with the other Dermatologists will provide a Dermatology Service for the population of Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.  This includes all aspects of diagnosis, management and treatment together with ensuring the proper functioning of the department.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will join a current team of 5 including one Consultant and 4 Senior Medical Practitioners along with a unit of dedicated Dermatology nurses and Clinical Nurse Specialists.  The successful applicant will play a part in the Skin MDT and the department has close links to the Oncology and histopathology units and the Consultant and Senior Medical Practitioners are members of the Specialist Skin MDT unit.  The team participates in outpatient clinics, theatre sessions and Ward rounds at Royal Stoke and in the new skin department at County which also includes a minor operating procedure suite.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful applicant will join a current team of 5 including one Consultant and 4 Senior Medical Practitioners along with a unit of dedicated Dermatology nurses and Clinical Nurse Specialists.  The successful applicant will play a part in the Skin MDT and the department has close links to the Oncology and histopathology units and the Consultant and Senior Medical Practitioners are members of the Specialist Skin MDT unit.  The team participates in outpatient clinics, theatre sessions and Ward rounds at Royal Stoke and in the new skin department at County which also includes a minor operating procedure suite.