GPwER in Dermatology

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

There is an opportunity for a GMC registered General Practitioner with experience in Dermatology to join our large, diverse clinical workforce working across Wythenshawe, Trafford, Withington and Altrincham Hospitals, part of the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) group of hospitals.

Applications will be considered from post holders looking to work 1-2 days (2-4 clinical sessions) within the service. Post-holders must be able to work one of these days at Altrincham General Hospital as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing outpatient consultations and skin surgery on the same day at our One Stop hub.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities and expectations of the role:

1. Provide treatment clinics and/or outpatient procedures for patients referred to the department on a high suspicion of cancer pathway at the departments One Stop Hub (Altrincham General Hospital), under supervision of a consultant dermatologist.
2. Provide general dermatology outpatient clinics, agreeing a management plan with the patient and ensuring details are fed back to the GP.
3. Prescribe medication or provide prescribing advice.
4. Ensure prescribing is cost effective and evidence based, and in line with NICE guidance.
5. Onward to refer to appropriate services for further management.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity, and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Inclusion on the GP register
• Full registration with the General Medical Council

Professional Registration

• MRCGP or Equivalent
• Higher degree completion of the postgraduate diploma in practical Dermatology or equivalent

Knowledge, Training and Experience

• Clinical experience and expertise in Dermatology e.g. training post (FY/IMT/ST) in Dermatology or previous GPSI/GPwER experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development and keeps up to date with medical advances
• Knowledge and appreciation of the core, legal ethical and political issues with govern medical practice
• Experience of recent and current research/relevant publications

Skills and Abilities

• Able to cope under pressure
• Flexible and adaptable to change
• Acts with integrity, honesty and trustworthy towards patients and staff
• Empathetic and sensitive towards patient needs
• Able to explain things clearly, particularly complex or sensitive information
• Ability to influence/persuade effectively

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.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

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