Job requirements
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Essential
13 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Ability to perform the requirements of the post
- Skills
Excellent communication skills
- Skills
Excellent organisational skills
- Skills
Commitment to working cooperatively and collaboratively with other health professionals and organisations
- Skills
Ability to work effectively in multi-professional teams
- Skills
Ability to organise and manage daily working priorities
- Skills
Leadership Qualities
- Experience
Evidence of completing an approved period of training in Dermatology
- Experience
Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of Dermatological problems
- Experience
Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Qualifications
MBChB or equivalent
- Qualifications
MRCP or FRCS of equivalent to specialty (UK) or equivalent
- Qualifications
Full GMC registration and hold licence to practise
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Evidence of sub-specialty interests would be beneficial
- Qualifications
Additional postgraduate training (eg clinical research or medical education)
- Qualifications
Higher degree (eg MD, PHD or equivalent)
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Dermatologist to join Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, a forward-thinking organisation committed to delivering outstanding patient care, education, research, and innovation.
Our Dermatology Department provides a comprehensive range of medical dermatology, skin cancer, biologic, paediatric dermatology services to a diverse population across West Yorkshire.
The successful candidate will join a highly motivated multidisciplinary team based at St Luke’s Hospital dedicated to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care while embracing new technologies and service developments.
Full time / Part time fixed term locum post for 23 months
Main duties of the job
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be the first NHS Trust in Yorkshire to implement Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology within its skin cancer pathway through an innovative partnership with Skin Analytics and the deployment of DERM. This pioneering approach is transforming the way dermatology services are delivered, improving patient access, supporting earlier cancer diagnosis, reducing waiting times, and ensuring specialist expertise is focused where it adds the greatest value.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a Consultant Dermatologist, you will join a forward-thinking and ambitious department that is leading the way in digital dermatology. This is a unique opportunity to help shape and develop one of the most innovative skin cancer pathways in the NHS, influencing service delivery at both regional and national levels.
You will work alongside a highly skilled and supportive multidisciplinary team with a strong commitment to clinical excellence, education, research, and continuous quality improvement. The department has an established reputation for embracing new technologies and innovative models of care, creating an environment where consultants are encouraged to lead change, develop new services, and pursue their professional interests.
Whether your passion lies in skin cancer, medical education, service transformation, research, or digital innovation, Bradford offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while contributing to the future of dermatology care. This is an exciting time to join a service that is not only responding to the challenges facing modern healthcare but actively shaping solutions that will benefit patients for years to come.
The position comprises 10 PAs and cover for urgent inpatient referrals and GP queries in working hours is also anticipated, but there is no formal out of hours cover required for this post on a regular basis.
Applicants will be expected to be Members of the Royal College of Physicians or have equivalent experience and training and must be fully registered and licensed to practise with the General Medical Council. . The post is open to people who wish to work flexibly.
Please see attached job description and person specification for further details.
For further information regarding this post please contact:
Mr Zakir Shariff, Dermatology Clinical Lead, Consultant Plastic Surgeon
Zakir.Shariff@bthft.nhs.uk
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Locum Consultant in Dermatology with Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Bradford, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Dermatology role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum. The contract type is 23 months (23 months fixed term). The application deadline is 09 Sep 2026.
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