Job overview

Applications are invited for the post of Locum Consultant in Dermatology at Addenbrookes Hospital, part of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, for a period of 6 months.

We have two posts available.

The Dermatology department is supportive, patient focused and friendly and delivers clinics and surgery at the hospital and several community hubs. Phototherapy (PUVA, TLO1) and skin surgery facilities are available. Specialist services include Mohs surgery, Genetics, Paediatrics and Patch testing. The post holder will be expected to see new patients as well as treating patients from the waiting list. For this Locum Consultant position, sessions will be a mixture of fixed and flexible according to service need.

Main duties of the job

Principal elements of the post will be:

• To provide outpatient clinic and procedure lists for inflammatory skin disease and skin cancer patients.
• To provide support, training and governance to nurses and any junior medical staff in the team.
• To provide a comprehensive Dermatology service, in collaboration with other Dermatologists, including inpatient care and referrals, outpatient referrals and treatment and telephone or electronic advice and guidance to local GPs.
• Active participation in clinical audit, continuing professional development and research as appropriate. There is access to a study leave budget for appropriate CPD activities. The post holder will be expected to contribute to the Trust and CBU Clinical Governance processes. Compliance with annual appraisal and revalidation programme is required.
• To work with colleagues to promote the collective aims of the division and the Trust.

You will be fully registered with the GMC and ideally have a CCT in Dermatology or be within six months of award of CCT at the time of interview. Applications are welcomed from those unable to work full time for personal reasons or those wishing to job-share.

Working for our organisation

The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC’s Good Medical Practice (2013). Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.

Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

It is a requirement for skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement.

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.