Job summary
The UHDB Dermatology department based at Florence Nightingale Community Hospital and the Royal Derby Hospital is a very busy department, with 8 Dermatology Consultants, 2 Associate Specialists along with a team of Specialist Registrars, GP Hospital Practitioners / Specialty Doctors and Specialist dermatology nurses.
This post is 50% Teaching Fellow appointment for a fixed-term period of 6 months, from until August 2025. Based at Florence Nightingale Hospital and the Royal Derby Hospital, the appointee will undertake duties for the Directorate of Medical Education and Workforce.
Main duties of the job
Four programmed activities per week will be allocated for the post holder to support Undergraduate Medical Education teaching, as well as teaching administration time.
There will be two service delivery sessions in the form of a dermatology clinic and a surgical session to gain experience and skills in dermatology at post graduate level, and a dermatology CPD session, as well as clinical administrative time. There will be opportunities to see dermatology ward referrals.
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
o Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership developmento On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts about our Trust:
o We see on average 4810 OP appointments per We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Development and delivery of SIFT teaching clinics and practical skills in dermatology
2. Deliver patient based teaching to CP2 medical students
3. Provide and contribute towards service delivery in supervised clinics and surgical sessions
4. Undertake assessments of Mandatory Core Clinical Skills (MACCs)
5. Represent the Trust at Course Management and Working Party meetings at the University of Nottingham as required
6. Contribute to the written examination (formative and summative) questions for CP2 assessments
7. Formally examine medical students undertaking CP1, CP2 and CP3 OSCEs
8. Support the pre-clinical hospital visits undertaken by the University of Nottingham medical students
9. Contribute to the CP2 revision course
10. Take part in 1 to 1 support for struggling students
11. Undertake MMedSci in Medical Education
12. Keeping up to date and participating in CME and CPD
13. To deliver any relevant teaching to medical students at the discretion of the Associate Clinical Sub Dean
14. Participate in annual appraisals
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
15. MBBS, MRCP
Desirable
16. Certificate in Medical Education
17. Diploma in Dermatology
Eligibility
Essential
18. Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice at time of application
19. Minimum 4 years full time postgraduate training including Foundation Programme (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis)
20. At least 4 months experience in Dermatology
21. Prior NHS working experience
Desirable
22. Eligible for an ST3 post
Clinical knowledge and skills
Essential
23. Experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need
Desirable
24. National or international presentations in dermatology
25. Audit presentation in dermatology
26. Teaching Experience
Clinical governance
Essential
27. Demonstrates understanding of the principles of research
28. Evidence of active participation in audit
29. Evidence of interest and experience in teaching junior doctors and medical students.
Desirable
30. Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements
Speciality Specific Skills
Essential
31. Demonstrable experience of recognising and treating common skin conditions including skin cancer
Desirable
32. Biology of skin course
33. Skin surgery course