Job summary
- Main area
- Dermatology
- Grade
- Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- 12 months (fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 432-MR2622
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Colchester/Ipswich Hospital
- Town
- Colchester/Ipswich
- Salary
- £59,175 - £95,400 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Speciality Doctor in Dermatology
Specialty Doctor
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our friendly, close-knit team at ESNEFT. Colchester and Ipswich Hospital, are looking for a specialty doctor dermatologist to be an integral part of the team.
Candidates must be willing to work towards Portfolio Pathway (previously CESR). This will be a 12 month fixed term post with a possibility to offer a 24 month post.
Please state on your application if you have a preference on which site you would like to work at either Colchester or Ipswich Hospital.
Main duties of the job
All specialty doctors in the department have a continuing and individual responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and a general responsibility to provide, in conjunction with their colleagues, an effective Dermatology Service to meet the needs of the local population, within the resources available.
Working for our organisation
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provides hospital and community health care . We serve a wide geographical area with a population approaching 800,000 residents. We deliver care services from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals, high street clinics and in patients’ own homes. We have nearly 10,000 staff, with an annual budget of over £650 million. We are the largest NHS organisation in the East Anglia.
We are building for better care with an exciting capital development programme across our sites – totalling £100million over the next five years.
We are building a new elective orthopaedic centre for ESNEFT at Colchester Hospital. It will be one of the biggest centres in the country and will ensure we can retain complex and low volume cases locally for the people we serve.
We are also now building a £7million specialist interventional radiology and cardiac angiography unit at Colchester.
At Ipswich we are investing £35million in a new Emergency Department and co-located Urgent Treatment Centre, with additional diagnostic imaging kit (MRI and CT). There’s a £5.3million molecular diagnostic laboratory soon to open at Ipswich, and works begins soon for a new Breast Care Centre and a Children’s Unit.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post-holder will:
- Work with colleagues to provide the highest standard of care
- Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines
- Develop and maintain good working practices within wards, outpatients and A&E
- Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues in community services and primary care
- Offer support to junior medical colleagues, and nursing colleagues
- To be responsible for complying with Trust Infection Control policies and clinical guidelines.
- Ensure training and development needs are followed up and the effectiveness of the acquired training and development evaluated in term of self, patient and service.
- To be responsible for the quality of data recorded. The data should be accurate, legible (if hand written), recorded in a timely manner, kept up to date and appropriately filed.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice.
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
- Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards/ Good Medical Practice)
- Four years full time post graduate training (or equivalent gained on a part time or flexible basis)
- Two years’ experience working in Dermatology
- Competent in carrying out invasive and interventional procedures
- A confident person who has the ability to manage, motivate and teach the junior medical staff
- Capacity to manage time and prioritise workload, balance urgent & important demands, follow instructions
Desirable criteria
- MRCS/FRCS or equivalent
- DLO or DOHNS equivalent
- Previous NHS experience
- Experienced in medicine outside Dermatology
- 10 years post registration
- Clear plan for continued professional development
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Karen Grove
- Job title
- Assistant General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01206 747474
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