Job summary
- Main area
- Dermatology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- 1 year (1 year fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (Mon - Fri 9am till 5pm)
- Job ref
- 225-DIV3-8249274
- Employer
- The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
- Town
- Wolverhampton
- Salary
- £76,582 40 hours pw
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Post CCT Fellow in Mohs Micrographic Surgery & Cutaneous Oncology
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
Job overview
We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Post-CCT Fellow in Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology to join our specialist dermatology service. This fellowship provides advanced training in Mohs micrographic surgery, complex skin cancer management, and cutaneous oncology within a multidisciplinary setting.
The successful candidate will gain extensive experience in the diagnosis, surgical treatment, reconstruction, and ongoing management of patients with keratinocyte cancers and other complex cutaneous malignancies. Working alongside experienced Mohs surgeons and multidisciplinary teams, the fellow will contribute to high-quality patient care while developing specialist surgical, clinical, and leadership skills.
This post is ideally suited to a dermatologist who has recently obtained CCT (or is within six months of obtaining CCT) and wishes to pursue a career with a specialist interest in Mohs surgery, skin cancer, and cutaneous oncology. Opportunities for teaching, audit, quality improvement, and research are also available throughout the fellowship.
Main duties of the job
1. To assist the current team and have responsibility for ensuring a commitment to provide a high quality of Dermatology Services to patients by continual development of practice in the light of evidence-base, and clinical standards.
2. To partake in Skin Cancer MDT.
3. To provide advice to colleagues in other specialities on Dermatology care.
4. To provide a comprehensive Outpatient service, and support the Mohs surgery service
5. To provide clinical support and teaching to resident and speciality doctors, Medical Students and Postgraduate Medical Education.
6. To support and encourage audit and research.
7. To have responsibility for ensuring a commitment to maintaining a high quality of service to patients.
8. To actively participate in CPD and personal development plans.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job plan is for a 40 hour per week post aiming to complete an accredited fellowship with sign off and certification from the BAD at the end of the year (as approved by Mohs standards committee). The fellow will be working closely and under the supervision of 4 BAD/BSDS Accredited Mohs Surgeons – Dr Aaron Wernham, Dr Richard Jerrom, Dr D Veitch, and Dr L Brindley and Ms Maria Athanasiadou to ensure a breadth of experience and approaches to Mohs / Complex Reconstructions throughout the year. There may also be an opportunity for laser experience whilst at St Michaels.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full MRCP (or equivalent)
- CCT in Dermatology (Proposed CCT date must be by time of commencement of post
- European Community Rights or CESR
Registration
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration with Lisence to Practice
Training and Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of Higher Specialist Training in Dermatology (or be within 6 months of confirmed entry upon date of interview)
- A wide experience in Dermatology
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
- Ability to offer expert clinical advice on range of problems
- Demonstrate commitment and interest in skin surgery and reconstruction / Mohs during training or beyond training
Desirable criteria
- Experience of undertaking flaps / skin graft reconstruction
Clinical Effectiveness
Essential criteria
- Experience of conducting clinical audit
- Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of research experience and published work
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Aaron Wernham
- Job title
- Consultant Dermatologist, Mohs Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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