Main area Consultant Dermatologist Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract 12 months (12 month fixed term contract) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (Plus additional requirements inline with rota.) Job ref 210-2024-1090
Employer Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Countess of Chester hospital Town Chester Salary £105,504 - £139,882 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 18/03/2025 23:59
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.
Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation.
Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.
Job overview
Consultant post - Fixed-term for 12 months.
Working full time: 10 sessions per week
The successful candidate will be a 10 PA Consultant appointment in Dermatology. The appointee will be expected to integrate within the team of existing Consultants in order to provide a complete dermatology service.
All the consultants undertake general and skin cancer clinics, minor-ops and do a tele-dermatology sessions (once a month - with a capped number of patients). There is a rota for ward referrals and triage.
Clinic template size will be complied with numbers advised by British Association of Dermatologists. The successful candidate will be encouraged to develop their own specialist interest. We would particularly welcome a candidate who wished to develop a specialist interest in paediatric dermatology.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be a 10 PA Consultant appointment in Dermatology. The appointee will be expected to integrate within the team of existing Consultants in order to provide a complete dermatology service.
All the consultants undertake general and skin cancer clinics, minor-ops and do a tele-dermatology sessions (once a month - with a capped number of patients). There is a rota for ward referrals and triage.
Clinic template size will be complied with numbers advised by British Association of Dermatologists. The successful candidate will be encouraged to develop their own specialist interest. We would particularly welcome a candidate who wished to develop a specialist interest in paediatric dermatology.
Working for our organisation
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
* The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.
* Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
* Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Person specification
Qualifications & Skills
* Full GMC Registration
* Entry on GMC Specialist Register. CCT/CESR for Dermatology – or date within 6 months of appointment
* Interest in developing a specialist interest – particularly in pediatrics
Teaching & Training Experience
* Experience /Interest teaching
* Training the Trainers Course
* Other Teaching skill Courses or qualifications
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
If the role is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Enhanced DBS check applications that are submitted with omitted or incorrect information will be withdrawn. In the event errors are identified on your original application, a new application will need to be submitted and you will be required to pay the DBS application fee again.
The cost of the DBS application will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
Overseas Candidates
The Department of Health and Social Care has released a new publication to support overseas candidates looking to work in health and care in the UK.
The new guidance provides information on the recruitment process that candidates should expect when applying for work in the UK.
Overseas candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a CoS for the post by assessing their circumstances against criteria specified on the Visas and immigration - GOV.UK.
Overseas candidates are responsible for their travel expenses.
From 6 April 2017, Tier 2 / skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, must 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 dependent's (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name Aysha Javed Job title Clinical Director Dermatology, Plastics, Urology Email address Telephone number 01244 365013 Additional information
For informal discussion about this post please contact the consultant as detailed above.
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