Description
We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed Consultant Dermatologist to join our friendly and dynamic multidisciplinary dermatology team at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering high-quality general and specialist dermatology services, with a particular focus on medical dermatology.
The Denmark Hill Dermatology Unit provides comprehensive adult and paediatric inpatient and outpatient services and is recognised for its specialist expertise in skin cancer, cutaneous infection, connective tissue disease, sarcoidosis, severe drug reactions, haematodermatology, and complex medical dermatology.
The post is based at Denmark Hill, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and comprises 6 Programmed Activities (PAs). The successful candidate will provide consultant-led care across general dermatology and skin cancer services, delivering outpatient clinics and supporting the management of patients with a broad range of dermatological conditions.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing high-quality consultant-led care for patients attending Dermatology services
- Participating in the consultant on-call rota and working collaboratively with colleagues
- Contributing to multidisciplinary working through participation in skin cancer, histopathology, and other relevant MDT meetings
- Providing clinical supervision, support, and training to resident doctors, medical students, and other members of the multidisciplinary team
- Participating in clinical governance activities, including audit, quality improvement, morbidity, and mortality reviews, and service development initiatives
- Supporting research and innovation activities within the department
The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do.
Person Specification:
- Registerable medical qualification
- Full MRCP
- Name on GMC Dermatology Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment
- Full Registration with GMC
- Completion of specialist training programme in Dermatology
- Wide experience in all aspects of Dermatology, culminating in award of Certificate of Completion of Training by GMC, or award of Certificate of Eligibility for Specialty Registration (CESR) by GMC
- Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
- Experience in day-to-day organisation of Dermatology services in a busy Teaching Hospital
- Experience of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and exam preparation
- Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit. Must have undertaken and completed audit projects
- Experience of clinical research
- Publication of relevant review articles or case reports