Job overview

The Dermatology department at Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust is seeking a clinical lead - consultant dermatologist on the specialist register to support with delivering, and developing the service across three sites within the Trust (Harlow, Epping and Bishops Stortford). 

Outpatient review and advice constitutes the majority of the workload. There are no designated inpatient dermatology beds, however specialist advice is given on inpatients when requested.

This is an exciting time to joining team dermatology at PAHT as we undergo significant service redesign to create symbiotic and holistic patient pathways with our community partners such as community dermatology. This role is key to supporting the delivery of the service and compliance with our commissioned function, but also the integration of the service with our community dermatology partners. You will be key and drive the development of your colleagues as they work towards entry on the specialist register. 

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

The Trust Supports the requirements for Continuing Medical Education as laid down by the Royal College of Physicians and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities. 

The post-holder (especially newly appointed consultants or speciality doctors), will have access to mentoring as they commence the post. 

The specialist doctor will be responsible for continued professional development and take part in continuing medical education activities, in line with the requirements of the appropriate Royal College guidelines to maintain standards of performance. They will participate in an annual appraisal and maintain a personal development plan agreed at this appraisal. The trust is committed to provide support for revalidation. 

The main duties are the diagnosis, management and treatment of patients with a dermatological skin condition. Ensuring the department complies with any national standards for the delivery of care.

Working for our organisation

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

·         Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

·         Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

·       Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level