Job summary
Employer heading
Specialty Doctor in Dermatology
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Job overview
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is looking to appoint a Specialty Doctor in Dermatology (10 PAs) to join the Trust with a view to shaping the future of the service. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is seeking an enthusiastic, energetic doctor to join our equally enthusiastic and established clinical Dermatology team. There will be an opportunity to expand and progress specific interests relevant to the department.Â
Main duties of the job
Clinical
•   To develop enhanced clinical skills, especially in the assessment and management of dermatology patients.
•   To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team.
•   To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
•   To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.
Working for our organisation
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.
Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust’s catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. The main towns include: Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys) – all beautiful and unique.
Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes’ drive apart. Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A formal job plan will be agreed between the successful candidate and their Clinical Director and consultant colleagues, on behalf of the Medical Director within 3 months of starting in post. A full-time job plan is based on a 10 PA working week. The job plan will be reviewed annually and is a prospective agreement that sets out the specialty doctor’s duties, responsibilities, and objectives for the coming year. It covers all aspects of a specialty doctor’s professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It will provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external and will include personal objectives, detailing links to wider service improvements and trust strategic priorities.
For a full-time contract, the job plan will be divided on average per week (pro-rata for a part time post) as:
•   8 Programmed Activities (PAs) of Direct Clinical Care - includes clinical activity, clinically related activity and predictable and unpredictable emergency work.
•   2 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs) - includes CPD, audit, teaching and research.
The allocation of PAs is reviewed and may be subject to adjustment when a further diary exercise is undertaken or if the service demands a review of the team job plan.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS, MBChB or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable criteria
- Working towards CESR
Entry Criteria
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration with licence to practice
- Shall have completed at least four years’ full-time 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 Dermatology or as a fixed term specialty trainee in Dermatology or shall have equivalent experience and competencies
Desirable criteria
- At least 3 years’ experience in Medicine
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Dimple Jain
- Job title
- Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
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