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Job overview

We are looking for a consultant colleague to join our Dermatology team.
The appointee will work closely with our existing consultant dermatologists, our dermatology and skin cancer CNS's and the other teams within the Trust to deliver high quality dermatological care. The day to day work of the successful applicant will be located at the West Suffolk Foundation Trust and this post is primarliy in general dermatology/teledermatology for our cancer service.

There is the opportunity for the right candidate to develop a specialist service such as paediatrics. The post holder will be supported by the wider team of CNS's and administrative staff. The role will deliver an outpatient and ward referral service. The on-call service operates between 9am and midday for weekends and bank holidays (1 in 5). Candidates should be eligible for inclusion onto the GMC Specialist Register or be within 6 months of their expected date of obtaining a CCT (or equivalent) at the time of the interview.

Interviews will take place on Friday the 14th of June 2024

Please read the Job Description and Person Specification attached for full details.

Main duties of the job

• Provision with Consultant colleagues of a Dermatology service to the West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

 

• Responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness and the proper functioning of the department

 

• Cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences;

 

• Any responsibility which relates to a special interest;

 

• Professional supervision and management of junior medical staff;

 

• Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and for contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education activity, locally and nationally;

 

• Participating in medical audit, the Trust’s Clinical Governance processes, appraisal, job planning and in CPD;

 

• Involvement in research, where appropriate

 

• Managerial, including budgetary, responsibilities where appropriate;

 

• Staff are required to comply with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in line with Trust Policy

 

• A willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels;

 

• The post holder must at all times carry out his/her duties with due regard to the Trust’s Equal Opportunities Policy.

 

Working for our organisation

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

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