Dermatology Speciality Doctor | Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 19 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £61,542 - £99,216 pa pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 February 2026 |
| Location: | Lytham St Annes, FY81PB |
| Company: | Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6782857/382-DOC05-26 |
Summary
We are looking for a full time (1 WTE) Speciality Doctor with previous experience in dermatology to join our busy dermatology department in the pleasant leafy Fylde Coast in North West England.
The post offers opportunities to develop knowledge and skills in general dermatology and skin surgery and is ideally suited to someone seeking to work towards MRCP/CESR.
We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic doctor who will contribute to the provision and development of high quality Dermatology care for the Fylde coast population at Clifton Hospital in Lytham St Annes. Sessional commitments will include outpatient clinics, skin surgery, inpatient review of inpatients at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals the request of consultant colleagues and weekly skin cancer multidisciplinary clinical meetings.
The successful applicant will join a team of consultant, Speciality Doctors and GPwER, supported by a team of experienced dermatology clinical nurse specialists, in providing a comprehensive dermatology service. We are a friendly, innovative and dynamic department. We want to offer all team members the opportunity to develop new skills, so that they can all contribute in a meaningful way to patient care and can find satisfaction and fulfilment in their work.
Applications are invited as a Speciality doctor in Dermatology at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals based at Clifton Hospital.
The successful candidate will undertake outpatient clinics and skin surgery clinics.
The contract is for 10 Programmed Activities, additional programmed activities may be available subject to negotiation with the Medical Director. There is no on-call commitment for this post.
The Trust is highly active in clinical research. We are the highest recruiting centre for many clinical trials for commercial and non-commercial sponsors; and have recruited the first global, European and UK patients across a number of specialties. The Clinical Research Centre is the dedicated facility for use by researchers, where patients can participate in research. We have high calibre staff with long track records of being research active, staff who are enthusiastic to get involved in research for the first time and staff who support research through their role.
“Our unit is active in clinical research. We are recruiting patients to non-commercial studies including biologic registers and studies looking at intensive management of RA. Ideally the applicant would play an active role in clinical research.”
Please see the attached Job Description for more information in regards to the position of Dermatology Speciality Doctor.
We seek a personable team player, who will seek to develop our department according to their own experience and interests. The successful applicant will be responsible for their own cohort of patients but will work alongside consultant and speciality doctor colleagues, providing mutual support during clinical sessions.
We work in a pleasant modern department in a community hospital in Lytham St Annes. We have brand new NB UVB and PUVA units, running phototherapy clinics Monday to Saturday. We have a well established skin cancer teledermatology service (since 2020), large biologic service, weekly skin cancer MDT and monthly complex MDT clinics.
This advert closes on Monday 2 Feb 2026
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