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Job summary

Main area
Dermatology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
12 months (Fixed Term)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (10 sessions)
Job ref
100-MED-PPH-113-L
Employer
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Prince Philip Hospital
Town
Llanelli
Salary
£116,600 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/01/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Hywel Dda University Health Board logo

Locum Consultant in Dermatology

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Our Hywel Dda values reflect who we are and how we behave. We continuously work together to be the best we can be as we strive to develop and deliver excellent services, putting people at the heart of everything we do. Throughout our recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you would demonstrate these values in the way that you work with us.

If you are registered Health Care professional considering relocating to the Hywel Dda area in West Wales please don’t hesitate to contact our recruitment campaigns team directly via [email protected]

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The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable. 

Hywel Dda University Health Board reserve the right to close vacancies after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration for a post.


 

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Dermatology service based at Prince Phillip Hospital, Llanelli. We are looking for two motivated and committed individuals who will provide a high quality Dermatology service. 

The dermatology service in Hywel Dda works closely with Swansea Bay University Health Board and Aneurin Bevan University Health Board to underpin services to create sustainable solutions as per recommendations of the Planned Care Dermatology Board in2019 (now reconfigured to the Clinical Implementation Network) and in line with Welsh Government RTT and Single Cancer Pathway targets. The vision is to maximize the use of technology to support and enhance the service for patients across the region.   

To provide, with consultant colleagues (as appropriate) a service in Dermatology and supporting the development of sub-Specialty interest, including urgent suspected cancer pathways, with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of dermatological illnesses.

Locum Consultant in Dermatology (2 posts available).

Main duties of the job

·       To ensure the provision and delivery of a first class  clinical service

·       To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty

·       To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate

·       To undertake all work in accordance with the Health Board’s procedures and operating policies

·       To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Health Board’s service plans

·       To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty or the Health Board

·       Core clinical expertise in Dermatology

·       Experience and knowledge of running a sub specialty service Leadership and team building skills as well as working as part of a multidisciplinary team

·       Supporting and training multidisciplinary teams

·       Delivering care in the community alongside primary health care and social care teams

·       Addressing the Intermediate Care Agenda Participating in CPD including Audit.

·       You are expected to maintain your professional development for Revalidation A Teaching and Training Role for medical undergraduates and postgraduates Educational Supervisor role to Junior and Middle Grade Medical Staff

·       To undertake regular multidisciplinary clinical audit and provide evidence based medicine

 

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through: 

· Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest; 

· Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire; 

· 48 general practices (four of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres; 

· Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services; 

· Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the role requirements please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for this vacancy.

Please find below links to some useful information:

https://youtu.be/RUMDpjtu1sY  
https://youtu.be/Xb5ksZWmXm8  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgt03XPT6RQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLioZyqIpwk&t=33s   

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC Registration and License to Practice
  • MRCP or equivalent
  • Valid Certified Advanced Life Support Skills
Desirable criteria
  • Relevant Higher Degree e.g. MD; PhD; MSc
  • On Specialist Register/SpR due to obtain relevant CCT/CESR(CP) within 6 months of interview

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria
  • Broad based experience in Dermatology
  • Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)
  • Knowledge and participation in CPD
  • Competence in Dermatology
  • Able to apply knowledge
  • Safe and effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Knowledge and experience of communicating bad news
  • Meet the requirement of the GMC’s “Good Medical Practice”
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of NHS
  • Wider experience, research and training in providing sub specialty service
  • Evidence of above average performance
  • Additional clinical qualification(s)

Clinical Governance

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
  • Comprehension of core philosophy and building blocks of Clinical Governance
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of risk management
  • Knowledge of annual job planning/appraisal review process

Research

Essential criteria
  • Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence so as to improve clinical outcomes
  • Comprehension of core philosophy and building blocks of Clinical Governance
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication
  • Research degree

Teaching

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and junior doctors
  • Willingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff
Desirable criteria
  • Organisation of further teaching programmes in medical education
  • “Training the Trainers” experience

Management

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
  • Willingness to participate in clinical management
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of management training

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareNo smoking policyCymraegMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCarer Confident -Accomplished - WelshStep into healthCarer Confident -AccomplishedDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldCore principlesStonewall 2023 Bronze

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.

Welsh language skills are not necessary

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mr Ken Harries
Job title
Clinical Director
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Ceri Wisdom - Service Delivery Manager

[email protected]

 

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