Job Introduction
We are looking for a Consultant Dermatologist in Oldham to come a join us on a substantive basis. Ideally covering 10 PA’s, consisting of clinics and surgery - but we would also consider less than full time availability.
As a consultant your days will be fulfilling and varied, you will work within a team of nurses and consultants and provide Clinical Expertise for the delivery of safe & efficient services and consult with our patients within Dermatology clinics and remotely.
About the Service
We provide consultation, advice and treatment from consultants, specialist GPs and specialist nurses for a wide range of dermatological problems (skin complaints).
If you have a skin complaint that needs more tests or to be treated by a specialist, we will offer a convenient appointment to you. Some of the tests may include blood tests and biopsies.
We offer a full range of dermatology-related specialist care services, including suspected cancer cases, from the Integrated Care Centre, bringing this closer to people’s homes
Main Responsibility
The main duties of the post will include:
- Work with colleagues to provide a consultant-led service with the highest standard of care
- To provide high quality care to all patients attending the Dermatology Service
- Keep patients (and/or their carers if appropriate) informed about their condition and involve them in the decision making of their treatment
- Maintain professional standards and obligations as set out from time to time by the General Medical Council (GMC) and comply with the GMC’s guidance on ‘Good Medical Practice’ as amended or substituted from time to time.
- Supporting Professional Activities in accordance with the HCRG Care Group framework, with at least a minimum of 1.5 SPAs included in the core 10PA timetable. Additional SPA or DCC time may be commissioned in line with the skills of the successful candidate and changing requirements of the service. For example, additional leadership duties or tasks.
- Offer support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines
- Consulting with patients and determining skin ailments, prescribing medication, undertaking skin therapy treatment, performing skin surgery.
- Ensure compliance with our clinical governance framework, you will motivate colleagues, champion service user safety and dignity and drive continuous improvement.
Example Weekly Timetable
NB: All DCC will also include 30 mins administration time at the end of clinics.
The Ideal Candidate
- Full Registration with GMC
- Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following.
- A Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Dermatology or within 6 months of CCT date
- Certificate of Eligibility Specialist Registration (CESR)
- Specialty Certificate Examination in Dermatology – MRCP (Dermatology)
- Demonstrates clarity in written and spoken communication
- Good interpersonal skills, courteous to patients and staff always
- Enthusiastic team player
- Open and reflective
- Computer literate in office, internet applications and literature searches
- Experience of clinical audit
- Effective communication skills, enthusiasm, and approachability.
- Commitment to clinical governance.
- Flexible approach to work
- Demonstrate commitment and ability to teach and train clinical staff and medical and nursing students.
Please contact - Charlotte Devaney for more information: Charlotte.devaney@hcrgcaregroup.com
Package Description
Package
As Consultant Dermatologist, you will feel rewarded and valued as part of our team in Oldham:
- £150,000 + NHS terms and conditions plus pension
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with most of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission
- Free tea, coffee, and milk at your base location
About The Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people, and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance, so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and every-one who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
Finally, we need to let you know that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we’ll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people, and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance, so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and every-one who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
Finally, we need to let you know that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we’ll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.