East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in Dermatology *Gold Package £20K lump sum & 1.5 SPA*

The closing date is 06 January 2026

Job summary

We are an ambitious trust with a simple vision, to provide the communities we serve with excellent healthcare and build a better future for the people of East Suffolk and North Essex.

We are confident that providing dermatology services across such a large population will allow us to develop and strengthen the services we are able to offer to our local population. In order to deliver this ambition and deliver the best to our patients, we need to attract and retain the best staff, those who want to make a difference and continually improve our services.

We are looking for a Consultant Dermatologist to work at Colchester Hospital to lead and support the redesign and transformation of the dermatology service to ensure an integrated community service across North Essex.

We are keen to attract someone who is interested in developing and supporting other staff through the Specialist Doctor Development Programme and the Nurse Practitioner Trainees as well as developing General Practitioners to undertake hospital/community sessions.

Across East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust we are committed to support our clinicians in building and developing their private practice alongside NHS caseload allowing a hospital delivered location to these private services.

Our Gold Welcome Package includes a relocation package of £8000, additional £20,000 lump sum plus 1.5 additional 'SPA' time for the first 24 months to thank you for choosing to work with ESNEFT.

Main duties of the job

  • Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in medical and surgical dermatology
  • Provision of out-patient services in dermatology in Colchester Hospital
  • Sharing with colleagues the provision of dermatology advice to medical and surgical inpatients
  • Working with colleagues, both medical and nursing, to improve and advance the dermatology service
  • Sharing with colleagues the responsibility for the management of the Dermatology Department.
  • Teaching and training of dermatology trainees, junior medical staff, nursing staff, primary care colleagues and medical students
  • Actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning clinical governance and audit
  • Having responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing professional development (CPD).

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Details

Date posted

09 December 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-MC2782

Job locations

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

The appointee will be expected to:

  • Take and share the consultant clinical responsibilities within the department. The precise allocation of session time will be agreed with consultant colleagues
  • Share in the rota of consultant cover for emergency work (in working hours only for ward emergency reviews), and provide cover for colleagues during leave and other authorised absences
  • Supervise nurse-led clinics within the department
  • Providing management advice for GPs where appropriate

Job description

Job responsibilities

The appointee will be expected to:

  • Take and share the consultant clinical responsibilities within the department. The precise allocation of session time will be agreed with consultant colleagues
  • Share in the rota of consultant cover for emergency work (in working hours only for ward emergency reviews), and provide cover for colleagues during leave and other authorised absences
  • Supervise nurse-led clinics within the department
  • Providing management advice for GPs where appropriate

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Entry on the GMC specialist register in Dermatology
  • MRCP or equivalent
  • Broad knowledge and experience of medical and surgical dermatology including management of acute dermatoses
  • Experience in skin cancer diagnosis and treatment
  • Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCST in Dermatology
  • Ability to offer an expert opinion on the full range of dermatological problems
  • Ability to take full an independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
  • Ability to work with and supervise non-career grade staff, registrars and specialist nurses
  • Ability to organise and manage day to day service delivery e.g. out-patient priorities and dermatological surgery lists
  • The ability to work as a team member

Desirable

  • MD or PhD
  • Supervised training in an appropriate SpR training programme or equivalent
  • Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates
  • Ability to supervise research
  • Ability to supervise research projects
  • Has the ability to travel between clinical sites during the course of duties
Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Entry on the GMC specialist register in Dermatology
  • MRCP or equivalent
  • Broad knowledge and experience of medical and surgical dermatology including management of acute dermatoses
  • Experience in skin cancer diagnosis and treatment
  • Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCST in Dermatology
  • Ability to offer an expert opinion on the full range of dermatological problems
  • Ability to take full an independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
  • Ability to work with and supervise non-career grade staff, registrars and specialist nurses
  • Ability to organise and manage day to day service delivery e.g. out-patient priorities and dermatological surgery lists
  • The ability to work as a team member

Desirable

  • MD or PhD
  • Supervised training in an appropriate SpR training programme or equivalent
  • Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates
  • Ability to supervise research
  • Ability to supervise research projects
  • Has the ability to travel between clinical sites during the course of duties

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant

Dr Khalid Mahmood

Khalid.Mahmood@esneft.nhs.uk

01206747474

Details

Date posted

09 December 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-MC2782

Job locations

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


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