Clinical Fellow in Dermatology

JOB TITLE: Clinical Fellow in Dermatology JOB REFERENCE: TG 1375 JOBTRAIN REFERENCE: 008347 CLOSING DATE: 10 November 2019 http://careers.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk Contents Section Section 1: Person Specification Section 2: Introduction to Appointment Section 3: Departmental and Directorate Information Section 4: Main Duties and Responsibilities Section 5: Contact Information Section 6: Working for NHS Lothian Section 7: Terms and Conditions of Employment Section 8: General Information for Candidates Unfortunately we cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only application forms completed via the Jobtrain system will be accepted. Please visit https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk for further details on how to apply. You will receive a response acknowledging receipt of your application. This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the successful applicant is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group i.e. child and/or adult, then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before the successful post holder can commence work. All NHS Scotland and NHS Lothian Medical vacancies are advertised on our medical jobs microsite: www.medicaljobs.scot.nhs.uk Please visit our Careers website for further information on what NHS Lothian has to offer http://careers.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk http://careers.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk Section 1: Person Specification – Clinical Fellow in Dermatology REQUIREMENTS ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE Qualifications MBChB or equivalent Full registration with the GMC with Licence to Practise MRCP or equivalent Training and experience Completion of core medical Experience in use of training with competence in information technology standard medical ward procedures and in examination, Research experience and record keeping and simple publications procedures Teaching experience Previous experience in Experience of supervising Dermatology at FY2 level or junior staff clinical fellow or LAT Potential to complete CESR traiing within appointment timeframe Audit, Research & Previous participation in audit Audit presentation Publications involvement in research projects and publications Personal skills Good communicator Capable of working in multi- disciplinary teams Flexible Enthusiastic http://careers.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk Section 2. Introduction to Appointment Job Title: Clinical Fellow in Dermatology Department: Dermatology Base: Lauriston Building You may also be required to work at any of NHS Edinburgh and the Lothian’s sites. Post Summary: Applications are invited for a two-year post. The post is designed for a doctor looking to gain further experience and a career in dermatology. Applicants are encouraged to have a dermatology eportfolio and to undertake workplace based assessments in line with those done by the Specialist trainees. This programme will provide training and experience in a wide range of dermatological topics. On completion of the programme, it is anticipated that the fellow will have skills appropriate to a dermatologist. The post involves 4 sessions of which 3 will be outpatient clinics. These clinics vary acoording to the applicant’s previous experience, and can include general dermatology, minor surgery and specialist clinics. The clinical fellow will be expected to attend the weekly combined clinic in which complex cases are discussed. The fellow will be encouraged to undertake audit and research projects. Dermatology also has 8 dedicated inpatient beds located at the Western General Hospital. However, dermatology patients may be boarded into other wards. The Fellow will not be expected to participate as other trainees in the registrar on-call rota. The post will be based in the Department of Dermatology at the Lauriston Building, Edinburgh. The department, which provides a regional service to the Lothians, is currently located in a modern facility in the centre of Edinburgh in adjacent to the former Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Hospital site. The medical staff establishment comprises 11 NHS Consultants, 2 Senior University Medical Personnel, 2 further career grade staff and 6 training grade doctors. http://careers.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk Section 3. Departmental and Directorate Information The Department of Dermatology is currently located in a modern building (Lauriston Building) in the centre of town adjacent to the old hospital and it will continue to operate from this site in the foreseeable future. We share this building with other specialities with significant out-patient commitments including Audiology, ENT, and the regional Dental Institute. Dermatology provides a regional service not only to the city of Edinburgh but presently also on a hub-and-spoke basis to the entire Lothian and Borders Regions (population approximately 890,000). Outreach clinics are held at St John’s Hospital in Livingston and East Lothian Community Hospital in Haddington. Dermatology has 8 dedicated inpatient beds at the Western General Hospital in a ward shared with the rheumatology department. This serves the entire population of Lothian and Borders regions Approximately 215 patients are discharged from the ward each year. Outpatient facilities are provided in the Lauriston Building and include on the first floor eleven consulting rooms, three surgical rooms, and a dressings room In addition several university clinical research rooms are adjacent to the out-patient department. On the third floor there is a newly built Mohs surgical suite, a dedicated contact dermatitis investigation unit, a large day treatment centre for delivery of daily out-patient dressing treatments, and a separate phototherapy unit with 3 narrow band UVB and 1 UVA machine plus facilities for hand and foot UV. There are in excess of 90,000 clinic attendances each year. In addition to conducting general dermatology clinics all consultant staff also run special interest clinics. These support a number of clinical research projects. They include: Mohs micrographic surgery Joint cutaneous oncology clinic with plastic surgery and medical oncology Phototherapy and psoriasis clinics including one for monitoring systemic therapies Paediatric clinics including a monthly joint clinic in the Children’s Hospital Contact dermatitis clinics and adult allergy clinics Cutaneous lymphoma clinic including a monthly joint clinic with Clinical Oncology Melanoma assessment and follow-up clinics Fast track tumour clinics Joint skin cancer clinic with clinical oncology Hyperhidrosis clinic Bullous diseases clinic http://careers.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk Department of Dermatology staffing : University Senior Medical Staff Grant Professor of Dermatology Professor J Rees (honorary consultant) Senior Lecturer Dr R Weller (honorary consultant) 1. NHS Medical Staff Consultant Dermatologists Dr C Bertram Dr Helen Cordey Dr Girish Gupta Dr G M Kavanagh Dr S Laube Dr C Leitch Dr D A McKay (Clinical Director) Dr L Naysmith Dr E T Ooi Dr S Rice Dr L Taylor Specialty Doctor Dr N Grant Dr F Reid 6 Training grade Registrars (5.2 WTE) 5 Hospital GP Practitioners (0.7WTE) 1 Foundation Year 2 doctor (1.0 wte Ward Responsibilities) Out patient clinics are served by an on-site pharmacy and medical photography service The out-patient clinics, dermatology day treatment centre and phototherapy are served by a team of dermatology trained nurses under the supervision of a lead dermatology nurse specialist Sister J Lowe. In patient facilities (including a TL01 UVB machine) at the Western General Hospital comprise 8 dedicated dermatology beds staffed by dermatology-trained nurses but in a shared ward with the rheumatology department. The university department of Dermatology was created in 1946. Dermatology is a Section (Head of Section: Professor J Rees) within the Department of Medical and Radiological Sciences (Head of Department: Professor K Fox). The other academic staff (full time) includes a clinical senior lecturer and clinical lecturer. The academic section is geographically and functionally closely related to the clinical service. http://careers.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk Section 4. Main Duties and Responsibilities Clinical Provide High Quality Care to patients Maintain GMC specialist registration and hold a licence to practice Develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties of the post Ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and respond to their views. The post is subject to review after three months. Teaching The post holder will be expected to participate in the departmental teaching and training activities for medical students, postgraduate students, Specialist Registrars and General Practitioners. Active participation in national meetings and the annual meetings and workshops of the British Society for Dermatological Surgery and the British Association of Dermatologists will be expected. Research The Department has excellent facilities for both basic and clinical research and prides itself on the excellent integration of clinical and laboratory based research. There are strong links with the University Department of Dermatology as well as established collaborative links with a number of other departments, including pathology. The post holder will be encouraged to undertake research projects and audit projects. Study Leave Study leave will be available to attend relevant courses. Clinical Meetings There are histopathology meetings and specialist clinical and research meetings organised by the Department. Administration The appointee will be required to undertake

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