Job summary
- Main area
- Dermatology
- Grade
- Speciality Doctor
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term contract for 12-months)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (09:00 to 17:30 with 30 mins for lunch (40 paid hours))
- Job ref
- 292-7355351-CSS
- Employer
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Princess Alexandra Hospital
- Town
- Harlow
- Salary
- £59,175 - £95,400 Per Annum, Pro Rata plus £149 London Fringe
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Speciality Doctor in Dermatology
Speciality Doctor
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
Our values
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences, is:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.
Job overview
The Princess Alexandra Hospital is seeking a whole time Specialty Doctor in Dermatology. We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic individual for who would like to join our team and help with providing, maintaining and developing a high-quality local service for the people of West Essex and N&E Hertfordshire.
Dermatology services are based at The Princess Alexandra Hospital with outpatient clinics running onsite as well as at two community hospitals – Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping. The post holder will be expected to deliver outpatient services across all three sites, and support with inpatient referrals at Princess Alexandra Hospital where indicated.
Main duties of the job
The duties outlined below are not definitive and may be changed in accordance with the needs of the service:
The post holder will undertake a share of the current outpatient workloads but will be expected to continue to review and develop the service in partnership with the existing Lead Consultant, the other consultants and clinicians plus the Clinical Support service directorate management team to meet the requirements of the local population.
A detailed work programme will be agreed with the postholder on appointment and will be reviewed annually to take account of the changing needs of the services provided by the Medicine Directorate.
Working for our organisation
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description and person specification for the full job details. This is available to download at any time.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration with Licence to Practice in UK
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate diploma in dermatology
- MRCP
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 4-years speciality experience - specifically in dermatology
- Ability to provide expert clinical opinion across a wide range of problems within the specialty, with previous exposure to Dermatology/Dermatology surgery.
- Experience of running independent clinics prescribing systemic treatments - including isotretinoin, fast track clinics, surveillance clinics, and routine dermatology
Desirable criteria
- Dermatology surgical experience – the ability to conduct biopsies and minor surgical procedures independently
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
- Bradley Stevenson
- Job title
- General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01279 827149
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