Locum Consultant Dermatologist | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £93,666 - £126,281 per annum (dependant on experience) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 May 2024 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L14 3LB |
| Company: | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6192358/287-BMED-20-24 |
Summary
The Trust wishes to appoint a Locum Consultant Dermatologist.
The post is available from 1st June 2024 for a period of 12 months initially.
Liverpool University Hospitals Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in the country. The role will be based at the Broadgreen site and the successful applicant will work alongside members of the Dermatology department which sits under the Broadgreen site management team.
The working pattern is up to full-time (10 PAs) although applications from those wishing to work fewer sessions are also welcome. The job plan will be in line with those of substantive consultants in the department. Much of the work will relate to skin cancer demand. It may include a component of Advice & Guidance and lesional teledermatology. The post-holder will be expected to contribute to undergraduate teaching during clinical sessions.
Applicants must be on the GMC Specialist Register for Dermatology and have 12 months’ or more experience of working in NHS skin cancer clinics.
Direct Clinical Care
The Locum Consultant will share in the provision of out-patient and in-patient adult dermatology services in Liverpool.
The post holder will have continuing responsibility for the care of their patients as well as the functioning of the department in conjunction with the other Consultants and colleagues. Prospective cover is arranged with Consultant colleagues during annual or study leave.
The post-holder will have equal admitting rights with consultant colleagues to the secondary care in-patient beds and day-case facility at Broadgreen Hospital. The responsible consultant is expected to undertake a minimum of two ward rounds/week for their in-patients. There is no Consultant of the week ward cover (except for on call) so essentially the successful applicant will look after their own in-patients (+/- prospective cover patients if relevant).
Junior medical cover on the dermatology ward is provided by GP and internal medicine ‘SHOs’ based on the ward with dermatology StR support.
Clinic patient numbers / templates are in line with British Association of Dermatologists recommendations.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
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Please also see enclosed Job Description and Person Specification
Direct Clinical Care
The Locum Consultant will share in the provision of out-patient and in-patient adult dermatology services in Liverpool.
The post holder will have continuing responsibility for the care of their patients as well as the functioning of the department in conjunction with the other Consultants and colleagues. Prospective cover is arranged with Consultant colleagues during annual or study leave.
The post-holder will have equal admitting rights with consultant colleagues to the secondary care in-patient beds and day-case facility at Broadgreen Hospital. The responsible consultant is expected to undertake a minimum of two ward rounds/week for their in-patients. There is no Consultant of the week ward cover (except for on call) so essentially the successful applicant will look after their own in-patients (+/- prospective cover patients if relevant).
Junior medical cover on the dermatology ward is provided by GP and internal medicine ‘SHOs’ based on the ward with dermatology StR support.
Clinic patient numbers / templates are in line with British Association of Dermatologists recommendations.
Supporting Programmed Activities
Core SPA of 1.5 SPA per week is to support revalidation, professional development (CPD), personal job planning, personal appraisal, mandatory training, audit and attendance at team meetings.
Sample Job Plan / Weekly Programme (draft)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
AM
Core SPA
(1 PA)
Skin cancer clinic
(1 PA)
Regional clinic (0.25 PA)
Core SPA (0.5 PA)
Skin cancer clinic
(1 PA)
Surgery list
(1 PA)
MDT (0.25 PA)
PM
Skin cancer clinic
(1 PA)
Surgery list
(1 PA)
Surgery list
(1 PA)
Clinical admin
(1 PA)
General clinic
(1 PA)
Example: DCC 8.5; SPA 1.5
Clinic templates: General 4 new, 8 f/u; skin cancer: 10 new, 5 f/u
The job plan is subject to regular review with the Clinical Director and will be in accordance with the priorities of the service. Flexible working arrangements such as undertaking SPA at home can be considered.
On Call
The successful candidate will be expected to take part in the Consultant on call rota, which is based at LUHFT with an StR being first on call for dermatology. It is not onerous.
The current on call rota frequency is approximately 1:8 and Consultants do a week of on call at a time.
Times
Weekdays: 9am – 7pm (no on call after 7pm)
Weekends and bank holidays: 9am – 4pm (no on call after 4pm)
This covers emergencies at LUHFT hospitals and calls from general practice. The on call will be remunerated at the nationally agreed rate, currently scale B (low intensity).
This advert closes on Wednesday 1 May 2024