Consultant Physician in Dermatology

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Consultant Physician in Dermatology

The closing date is 27 October 2025

If you are reading this advert, you may be a Consultant interested in joining our vibrant team — we would be delighted to hear from you.

We are a growing team of NHS clinicians and service leaders in North East London, passionate about delivering high-quality, innovative dermatology care. We are seeking like-minded individuals who are enthusiastic about shaping and developing new ways of working.

We welcome applications from candidates seeking either full-time or part-time opportunities. Our service sees a high volume of skin cancer referrals, alongside a broad range of inflammatory skin conditions, with a particularly high numbers of Hidradenitis Suppurativa. We also provide care for children with severe eczema and a wide spectrum of paediatric dermatology conditions.

We work closely with the Royal London Hospital, our local tertiary centre, and we are keen to attract candidates who wish to develop a service in an area of their interest.

If this opportunity appeals to you, we warmly encourage you to enquire and apply.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will be working alongside other consultants within dermatology cancer clinics in a supportive and dynamic environment.

The successful applicant will become part of our expanding team of Consultants, junior doctors, and specialist nurses, and will be encouraged to develop areas of interest or research within the department.

There is no General Medical on-call commitment associated. Full secretarial support will be provided as well as suitable office space and IT support.

Informal inquiries are welcome: please contact Dr Anna Chapman, Clinical Lead Consultant Dermatologist (anna.chapman2@nhs.net)

About us

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated care trust which provides hospital and community health services for Hackney, the City and surrounding communities. The Trust provides a full range of adult, older people\’s and children\’s services across medical and surgical specialties.

The trust operates acute services from a single site: Homerton University Hospital, which opened in 1986. Based on an aggregation of ratings across all of the core services provided from the hospital, the hospital has been rated by Care Quality Commission as \’Outstanding\’. The hospital has almost 500 beds spread across 11 wards, a ten-bed intensive care unit and maternity, paediatric and neonatal wards. Community services are provided by staff working out of 75 partner sites in Hackney and the City of London. The trust has a separate registration to provide continuing health care at the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

The hospital has three day-surgery theatres and six main operating theatres for all types of general surgery, trauma and orthopaedics, gynaecology, maxio-facial, urology, ENT, obesity, bariatrics and obstetrics. We also have a surgical treatment room within the main theatres complex.

The trust provides some highly specialised tertiary services, including bariatric surgery and the Regional Neurological Rehabilitation Unit. It is one of London\’s designated perinatal centres and provides a range of highly specialised obstetric and neonatal intensive care services.

Job responsibilities

To undertake outpatient clinics for adult dermatology patients. Participate in providing skin cancer services by attending MDT meetings and skin cancer clinics. To participate in the organisation and provision of undergraduate and postgraduate dermatology education To share responsibility with colleagues for providing evidence-based standards of care for all inpatients and outpatients To have continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care To liaise effectively and on a timely basis with General Practitioners and all other external agencies To provide leadership to all junior staff engaged in the specialty To all work in accordance with trust policies and procedures including the Code of Behaviour To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of Homertons business plans To participate fully in the management and service development of the Dermatology Department and liaise closely with the Clinical Lead, Service Manager and Divisional Operations Director

Person Specification

Qualifications

• On GMC\’s specialist register relevant to the post or a Specialist Registrar who is within 6 months of being admitted to the GMC\’s specialist register by date of interview
• MRCP (or equivalent)
• Highest level of Child Protection training

Relevant experience in speciality/sub speciality

• Experience in Adult and paediatric Dermatology.
• Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent).
• Experience/interest in a specialist area e.g. hair

Clinical skills

• Competence across whole UK dermatology curriculum.

Leadership and professionalism

• Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and respond appropriately to service need.
• Familiar with current structure of the health service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes.
• Awareness of the overall business environment in which the hospital operates
• Understanding of the importance of good clinical coding
• Management of team or programme or project

Teaching & training

• Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching
• Experience of educational supervision, teaching skills course/ qualification

Clinical Governance

• Evidence of contribution to effective audit and clinical risk management
• Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English
• IT skills and computer literacy

Research

• Understanding of principles and application of clinical research
• Relevant research experience
• Publication of peer reviewed papers

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£109,725 to £145,478 a yearper annum pro rata

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