Consultant Dermatologist

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Employer 279 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Brighton General Hospital Town Brighton Salary £105,504 - £139,882 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 08/07/:59

Job overview We are offering an exciting opportunity for a motivated and skilled Dermatologist to join our dynamic and supportive team at University Hospitals Sussex. Based primarily at Brighton General Hospital, this post offers the chance to contribute to a thriving and progressive service with access to modern facilities, including dedicated operating theatres, phototherapy suites, and purpose-built treatment rooms.

You'll be part of a collaborative environment that values innovation, education, and high-quality patient care. This role is ideal for a newly accredited Consultant or a final-year Specialty Registrar ready to take the next step in their career, with the scope to develop a specialist interest alongside general dermatology. Join us in delivering exceptional dermatological care across Brighton and surrounding areas, while benefiting from a forward-thinking trust committed to your growth and well-being.

Main duties of the job This is a general Dermatology Consultant post with scope to develop a specialist interest. The role is primarily outpatient-based with opportunities for minor surgery. The successful candidate will play a key role in clinical supervision of registrars, junior doctors, and the wider multidisciplinary team.

You'll contribute to the quality and safety of the service through active involvement in clinical governance, audit, and incident reporting. A commitment to professional development is essential, with expectations to participate in teaching, appraisal, and research. This post includes dedicated time to support commercial research trials, offering an exciting opportunity for those with an interest in clinical research.

We're looking for a proactive, collaborative, and forward-thinking individual who is passionate about delivering excellent patient care and keen to contribute to service development and innovation.

Working for our organisation At UHSussex we're proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK's largest acute Trusts , we're a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.

Improving lives: We are a vibrant and inclusive organisation, with hardworking, talented and dedicated individuals, who work together towards a common goal, to always put our Patient First . Our mission is summed up by our 'where better never stops' motto and no matter the role at UHSussex, you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our wellbeing programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

Build a career with us: As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities Day to day care of Dermatology patients in an outpatient setting and providing in-hours on call cover to patients with urgent dermatological problems on the inpatient wards.

One 10 PA Vacancy: Full-time working in a 5 days per week pattern. This post is offered as a full-time role (10 PAs); however, part-time hours will be considered for the right candidate

Departmental Facilities and Workload

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic post CCT/CESR Consultant Dermatologist or final year Specialty Registrar coming towards the end of their training to an exciting opportunity to join a well-established team in Brighton. This post is aimed at a general Dermatologist with an opportunity to develop a special area of interest.
University Hospitals Sussex Dermatology "East" covers Brighton General Hospital (BGH), Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) and Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital (RACH) but is predominantly based at Brighton General Hospital. The main unit has dedicated facilities, which include operating theatres, treatment rooms, a phototherapy unit and consultation suites, and functions as a central hub for clinical, academic, and postgraduate activities. There are weekly multi-disciplinary skin cancer meetings. Outpatient services are also provided to other local hospitals including Lewes Victoria Hospital, Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath and the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital in Brighton. We have our own dedicated booking, administration and secretarial teams that run on the Brighton General site. We have used an Electronic Patient Record since 2015 and are almost fully paperless. Our service has embraced new ways of working to the benefit of our patients and our staff.
The Dermatology team is comprised of ten Consultant Dermatologists, two Consultant Plastic Surgeons, five Speciality Registrars, a Research Clinical Fellow, and three GPs with special interest in Dermatology. The specialist dermatology nursing service supports clinics including phototherapy, wound care, nurse-led minor procedures, photodynamic therapy, and systemic and biologic monitoring. We also have two Physician Associates providing support in the outpatient clinics and minor operations.
The Dermatology department in Brighton has a high patient throughput of 34,000 consultations per annum. Approximately 16,000 new patients & 18,000 follow ups are seen with 2,600 minor procedures conducted in the dermatology day-case theatres and minor treatment rooms. There are specialist clinics for patients with Psoriasis, Eczema, Melanoma, Immunosuppressed skin surveillance, Paediatric dermatology, Vulval disease, Hair and Scalp disorders, Psychodermatology, Teledermatology, and Hidradenitis Suppurativa. A phototherapy unit provides a full range of treatments include narrowband TLO1, PUVA treatment, and hand/foot PUVA. Most of our consultants have regular two week wait clinics and daycase operating lists. We have two purpose built daycase theatres as well as minor ops treatment rooms in outpatients.
The post holder will have access to a shared office space with secretarial and administrative support staff on site. The Dermatology service uses an Electronic Patient Record System (Systm One) with an integrated pathology/radiology application and integrated dictation software. Trust laptops support flexible working patterns with remote access. The department meets regularly for monthly complex/joint consultant clinics and histopathology and consultant meetings, and every 3 months for clinical governance and audit meetings.

Person specification Experience/Qualifications

• • Full and specialist registration (with a licence to practise) with the GMC or be eligible for registration within six months of the interview. • If you trained in the UK, you must also have a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Dermatology or be within six months of receiving it by the interview date. • If you trained outside the UK, you must provide evidence that your qualifications are equivalent to the UK CCT. (Equivalence must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC)
• Distinctions, Scholarships, prizes, other degrees eg BSc MSc

Clinical Skills & Experience

• • Experience and training in acute and general dermatology
• • Dermatoscopic evaluation of skin lesions

Knowledge

• Breadth of experience in and outside specialty

Organisation & Planning

• • Experience and ability to work in multi-professional teams
• • Understanding of: NHS / Clinical governance / Resource constraints
• • Evidence of managerial skills: Achievements / Course attended

Teaching Skills

• • Evidence of an interest and commitment to teaching
• • Recognised teaching qualification

Acaedmic & Research

• • Evidence of participation in audit
• Research experience
• Publications
• Prizes and honours
• • Appropriate progression of career to date

Personal Attributes

• • Evidence of:- Good communication skills both oral and written

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