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Locum Consultant Dermatology | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Job details
Posting date: 09 August 2024
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: £99,532 - £131,964 pa
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 08 September 2024
Location: Chelmsford, CM1 7ET
Company: Southend University Hospital NHS Trust
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 6436740/390-MR-DERM-3711

Summary


This is a whole-time post for a locum Consultant, fixed term 12 months, in Dermatology within Mid and south Essex Foundation trust, based at Broomfield Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to join a young and dynamic team and this vacancy offers excellent opportunities to develop sub-specialist interests

We typically see 5000 new patients and 7000 follow up cases per year. In addition there were over 5,500 attendances for phototherapy last year and 200 patients underwent patch testing.

The department has a specialist registrar post which rotates with Basildon Hospital. We have close links with the Royal London Hospital where the specialist registrar spends one day per week and all the consultants also attend the combined clinic and academic meetings at the Royal London Hospital. We are involved in teaching VTS trainees and medical students from Bart’s and the London.

The Department participates in the teaching programme for the Diploma in Clinical Dermatology run by the Queen Mary College School of Medicine. We also run other educational events for local general practitioners with whom we enjoy an excellent working relationship.

Applications are invited for a 1wte fixed term Locum consultant in Dermatology to join our friendly and enthusiastic team of 13wte Consultant colleagues. This is a vacant post based at Broomfield Hospital

We will support flexible working hours / part-time and will also support any special interest you may wish to develop within the NHS Framework. We are also committed to support any quality improvement projects you may wish to do as part of service improvement within Dermatology.

The department has aspirations to develop into a regional Dermatology specialist centre. Sub-specialist services currently provided include Paediatric Dermatology, Allergy, Dermatological surgery and Dermatopathology, and the department is in the process of developing MOHs Micrographic Surgery.

As a developing regional service Dermatology occupies a prominent position within the management structure of the Trust and has enjoyed significant investment in staffing and facilities over the past 10 years. With further expansion of the catchment area there is scope to further develop the general and sub specialist aspects of the service.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

We look forward to your application. Please refer to attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities.


This advert closes on Friday 30 Aug 2024