Locum Consultant in Dermatology - Maternity cover
This is a maternity cover 12 months fixed term 6PA post for a Consultant Dermatologist at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.
Our service covers a large area encompassing both East and West Berkshire and parts of Oxfordshire and Hampshire. We are lucky to work in a very beautiful area of the country including Henley and West Berkshire.
We pride ourselves on being a very friendly department and look forward to expanding our department, services and physician workforce.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will support the current delivery of the Dermatology service, including contribution to the development of these services at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust and all associated Trust sites. Subspecialty interests of successful candidates can also be accommodated upon future discussion.
The appointee will join the existing team to provide specialist care to this growing population of patients, and raise departmental profiles through teaching and education.
Job responsibilities
1. To provide, with colleagues, Dermatology services in both in-patient and out-patient settings.
2. To contribute to on-call cover 9am-5.30pm for the Dermatology service and support advice and queries from the ward/ ambulatory care/ emergency dept and Dermatology Registrar when requested.
3. Active participation in monthly clinical governance & academic meetings within the department.
4. Participation and involvement in meetings and other business in the Dermatology service.
5. The post holders will be expected to participate fully in the teaching of pre-clinical & clinical undergraduate medical students from Oxford University. They will also be expected to contribute to the programmes of F1/F2, Core Trainee and Specialist Registrar teaching.
6. The successful applicants will be expected to contribute to medical audit and clinical governance and clinical governance meetings take place on alternate months.
7. The successful candidates will be expected to maintain his/her professional development to the level set by the Royal College of Physicians.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
* Full registration with the GMC/eligible for registration Within 6 months of CCST in (Speciality) at interview date
* Membership of the British Association of Dermatologists or equivalent
* Higher degree e.g. PhD/ MD submitted/awarded
Clinical Experience, Knowledge & Skills
* Fully trained in Dermatology
* Previous responsibility for clinical governance and GMC Good Medical Practice
* Ability to make decisions at consultant level
* All aspects of general Dermatology and patient care
Audit Management & IT
* Ability to work within clinical governance guidelines
* Undertake audits and present data as required
* Good IT skills, use of patient and hospital database
* Evidence of clinical leadership role demonstrating accountability for quality of care, financial controls and efficient management of workforce
Research, Teaching Skill & Experience
* Track record of publications in peer reviewed journals
* Evidence of providing good teaching and supervision to trainees to the level of GMC accredited educational supervision level
* Contributes to improving patients experience
* Ability to work in partnership to deliver a patient centred service
* Demonstrate an understanding and willingness to embrace user involvement
Personal Qualities
* Able to abide by the Trust CARE Values; Compassionate, Aspirational, Respectful and Excellence
* Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligence in both written and spoken English
* Willingness to take responsibility, and exert appropriate authority
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Ability to see patients as people, ability to empathize and work co-operatively with others
* Accountability; ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority
* Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary team, understanding each others unique role
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.
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