Job requirements
Essential
8 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Basic training in GIM and Dermatology and having attained initial competencies
- Experience
Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working
- Experience
Teaching and training of post/undergraduate medical staff
- Experience
Evidence of participation in, progressing and completing audit
- Experience
Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
- Qualifications
Full GMC Registration with a license to practice
- Qualifications
Primary MBBS or equivalent
- Qualifications
Doctor will have completed F1/ F2 or equivalent experience/ training Minimum of four years in the registrar or staff grade and / or specialty doctor grade, at least two of which have been in the appropriate specialty Or as fixed-term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty OR equivalent experience/competencies have completed at least four years’ fulltime postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty. or shall have equivalent experience and competencies.
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of research in Dermatology
- Experience
Previous experience of working in the NHS/experience of NHS working practices and systems.
- Qualifications
Further relevant degree/diploma/teaching qualification
Job overview
The successful candidate will be required to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary Clinical Team to promote the safety and well-being of the patients, under the supervision of the Consultants and Clinical Lead Dr Sairan Whitaker.
This is a permanent post, and candidates will be required to work on a full-time basis and therefore will be contracted to work basic 40 hours per week. Salary will be confirmed in advert. The department will also consider part time working. There is no on call commitment with this post
You will be supported if you wish to complete your portfolio pathway to gain specialist registration if requested and wish to gain expertise in the diagnosis and management of complex skin disease including eczema, psoriasis, hidradenitis suppurativa, and optimised use of biologic and other immunomodulatory therapies.
There are opportunities to gain surgical skills in minor skin surgery, including reconstruction with flaps and grafts and that we work closely with our colleagues in a tertiary referral centre for plastic surgery.
You must be fully registered with the GMC and hold License to Practice.
The provisional work programme for this post is attached in the job description and personal specification.
There is an extensive academic and teaching programme and you will be expected to participate in this.
Main duties of the job
This is a Speciality Doctor post joining a complement of 5 Consultant Dermatologists responsible for the provision of Dermatology Specialty services to Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) Dermatology services at SBUHB are provided for the local populations (over 390,000 residents) of Swansea and Neath Port Talbot.
The Dermatology Service is hosted by Specialist Surgical Services Group in Morriston. The Unit is led by a Service Director, a Medical Director and a Nurse Director.
Dermatology Services are provided principally at two hospitals, Singleton Hospital and Neath Port Talbot Hospitals. Outpatient activity is undertaken in the two sites. The department also provided in patient advice to patients at Neath Port Talbot, Singleton and Morriston Hospitals.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more details in relation to this post, please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification.
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.
Welsh language skills are not necessary
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This advert is for Speciality Doctor in Dermatology with Swansea Bay University Health Board in Swansea, Wales. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Dermatology role. The advertised salary is £64,292 - £102,689 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 04 Oct 2026.
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