Clinical Fellow in Dermatology

Skin diseases affect at least 20% of the population and over 15% of GP consultations relate to problems with skin. Dermatology is predominantly an out-patient based specialty. STs will learn whilst working under the supervision of a consultant. Duties include attending outpatient clinics, performing skin surgery, reviewing urgent out-patients and ward patients, supervision of the daily care of in-patients and attending ward rounds if necessary and completing associated administration in a thorough and timely manner., The clinic attachments may vary but there will be a mixture of general, specialised and surgical clinics as well as administration time. There are 2 vocational GP trainees and an academic FY1 attached to Dermatology at any one time. Trainees are allocated a specified rota but work together to ensure that clinics and workload are appropriately covered., We have a proven track record in training previous fellows and specialty trainees to ensure they achieve their career aims including CESR posts and National Training Numbers. Trainees within the department include Foundation Year 1s, GVTS, clinical fellows, dermatology specialty registrars, and post-CCT Mohs' surgery fellows. We train all the specialty registrars on the Oxford Rotation in all aspects of dermatology including skin cancer surgery. We train GPs with specialist interest in dermatology as well as Thames Valley GPVTS trainees on the dermatology rotation. We have links with the Australian College of Dermatology and have an Australian dermatology registrar who rotates to Oxford for training. We have trained Australian, Singaporean and New Zealand registrars in surgical Mohs fellowships in the past and have offered surgical sabbaticals to a number of consultants from Europe, Canada and Russia.

Daily consultant led skin cancer clinics are held with ~35-40 patients reviewed per day in conjunction with parallel consultant led surgical lists and Mohs micrographic surgery lists. General consultant led dermatology clinics run daily with 20 to 25 patients seen per clinic. Specialist clinics which run weekly or fortnightly include patch testing, allergy, paediatrics, vulval, cutaneous lymphoma and haematology, photosensitivity, nurse led biologics, acne, and leg ulcer. Photodynamic therapy and phototherapy are undertaken within the department. Laser work is primarily multiplex pulsed dye/Nd:YAG laser with a general anaesthetic list once per month at the Horton hospital.

• MBChB or equivalent MRCP


• General medical to CT2 level or equivalent GP training


• GMC


Desirable criteria


• Higher medical degree, Essential criteria



• General medical training to CT2 level or equivalent


• Ability to make decisions at specialist training level


Desirable criteria


• Additional experience in translational research


• Experience in skin surgery, Sufficient leadership, organisational, communication, professional and personal skills to undertake effectively the role of a surgical fellow in dermatology in a large teaching hospital.


• Good personal and interpersonal skills


• Good spoken and written English. Communication skills should be highly developed.


• Experience of teaching undergraduates


• Experience of routine clinical audit


• Interest in developing original research


Desirable criteria


• Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS and the Government's agenda for its modernisation.


• Computing skills: ability to use word processor, spreadsheet programs and web browser.


• Management training and experience


• Active research portfolio with publications, Full GMC Registration


Desirable criteria


• Driving licence, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.


The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Many of our recruitment programmes use values-based interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significance difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families., Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.