Job summary
The Dermatology department at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (SFH NHS FT) is a well-established dedicated department based at King's Mill Hospital in Sutton-in-Ashfield and Newark General Hospital in Newark.
The successful candidate is expected to deliver high level dermatology care for general dermatology and skin cancer in the clinical and surgical setting. The doctor is responsible for running the patch test clinic along with a specialist nurse for patients suspected contact dermatitis. The candidate will also be expected to take responsibility for treating patients with complex inflammatory dermatosis both inpatient and outpatient.
The successful candidate is also expected to do deliver skin cancer care in clinical and surgical setting. This including been a core member of the local skin cancer MDT but also chairing the MDT and discuss management of complex patient at the specialist MDT as needed. The candidate is expected to be the Audit lead for dermatology team.
Main duties of the job
The over-riding purpose is to support the provision of the highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.
Whilst on duty a doctor has clinical and professional responsibility for their patients. It is also the duty of a doctor to:
Keep patients (and/or their carers if appropriate) informed about their condition.
Involve patients (and/or their carers if appropriate) in decision making about their treatment.
Maintain professional standards and obligations as set out from time to time by the General Medical Council (GMC) and comply in particular with GMC's guidance on 'Good Medical Practice' as amended or substituted from time to time.
A doctor is responsible for carrying out any work related to and reasonably incidental to the duties set out in the Job Plan such as:
The keeping of records and the provision of reports.
The proper delegation of tasks.
Maintaining skills and knowledge.
Doctors will be expected to be flexible and to cooperate with reasonable requests to cover for their colleagues' absence where they are safe and competent and where it is practicable to do so.
About us
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood Forest Hospitals is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer to the job description attached
Job description
Job responsibilities
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer to the job description attached
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCP or equivalent
- Full registration (with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC)
Desirable
- Postgraduate thesis
- Completed fellowship programme
- Progress towards or attainment of college exams
Experience
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously to a level of defined competencies within Stroke medicine and be an expert decision maker having overall responsibility for patient care
- Must have completed at least twelve years full time post graduate training (or equivalent gained on a part time or flexible basis) with a minimum of six years in Stroke Medicine in the Specialty Doctor or equivalent grade.
- Ability to maintain clinical credibility and authority with a multi-professional team including senior trainees.
Desirable
- Previous experience in a multidisciplinary setting
- Experience within the specialty in the UK
Management & Administrative Experience
Essential
- Ability to effectively organise and manage clinical workload
Desirable
- The potential to develop management and leadership skills
Teaching
Desirable
- Demonstrable ability as a teacher with evidence of training for the role
Research
Essential
- Ability to convert research evidence into clinical practice
Desirable
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals
Other
Essential
- Communication skills - to have language competency and communication skills necessary to do the job safely & competently
- Ability to communicate effectively with team members, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit
- Ability to participate in specialty out of hours rota
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MRCP or equivalent
- Full registration (with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC)
Desirable
- Postgraduate thesis
- Completed fellowship programme
- Progress towards or attainment of college exams
Experience
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously to a level of defined competencies within Stroke medicine and be an expert decision maker having overall responsibility for patient care
- Must have completed at least twelve years full time post graduate training (or equivalent gained on a part time or flexible basis) with a minimum of six years in Stroke Medicine in the Specialty Doctor or equivalent grade.
- Ability to maintain clinical credibility and authority with a multi-professional team including senior trainees.
Desirable
- Previous experience in a multidisciplinary setting
- Experience within the specialty in the UK
Management & Administrative Experience
Essential
- Ability to effectively organise and manage clinical workload
Desirable
- The potential to develop management and leadership skills
Teaching
Desirable
- Demonstrable ability as a teacher with evidence of training for the role
Research
Essential
- Ability to convert research evidence into clinical practice
Desirable
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals
Other
Essential
- Communication skills - to have language competency and communication skills necessary to do the job safely & competently
- Ability to communicate effectively with team members, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit
- Ability to participate in specialty out of hours rota
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had 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) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had 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) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
