Locum Consultant in Dermatology

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Dermatologist to join Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, a forward-thinking organisation committed to delivering outstanding patient care, education, research, and innovation.

Our Dermatology Department provides a comprehensive range of medical dermatology, skin cancer, biologic, paediatric dermatology services to a diverse population across West Yorkshire.

The successful candidate will join a highly motivated multidisciplinary team based at St Luke's Hospital dedicated to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care while embracing new technologies and service developments.

As a Consultant Dermatologist, you will join a forward-thinking and ambitious department that is leading the way in digital dermatology. This is a unique opportunity to help shape and develop one of the most innovative skin cancer pathways in the NHS, influencing service delivery at both regional and national levels.

You will work alongside a highly skilled and supportive multidisciplinary team with a strong commitment to clinical excellence, education, research, and continuous quality improvement. The department has an established reputation for embracing new technologies and innovative models of care, creating an environment where consultants are encouraged to lead change, develop new services, and pursue their professional interests.

The post holder will have responsibility for providing a Dermatology service in conjunction with consultant colleagues. This is a 23 Month Fixed Term post 1.0WTE covering 10PA's at the Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust working at St Lukes Hospital covering 5 days per week Monday to Friday.

The position comprises 10 PAs and cover for urgent inpatient referrals and GP queries in working hours is also anticipated, but there is no formal out of hours cover required for this post on a regular basis.

Main duties of the job

The duties outlined below are not definitive and may be changed in accordance with the needs of the service. The post holder will be expected to undertake the following duties:

To provide outpatient clinic and procedure lists for inflammatory skin disease and skin cancer patients in the adult and paediatric population.

To be an active member of the skin cancer multidisciplinary team, with regular attendance at the alternate week MDT meetings.

To provide support, training and governance to nurses and any junior medical staff in the team. Support for local GPSI , GPs in training and students from regional hospitals is also anticipated.

To provide a comprehensive Dermatology service, in collaboration with other Dermatologists, including inpatient care and referrals, outpatient referrals and treatment and telephone or electronic advice and guidance to local GPs.

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of only two teaching hospital trusts in West Yorkshire and has a turnover in excess of £400m per annum and employs over 6,400 staff. The Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of acute services, supported by an extensive community service offer, offering a range of care provision to almost all patients

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be the first NHS Trust in Yorkshire to implement Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology within its skin cancer pathway through an innovative partnership with Skin Analytics and the deployment of DERM. This pioneering approach is transforming the way dermatology services are delivered, improving patient access, supporting earlier cancer diagnosis, reducing waiting times, and ensuring specialist expertise is focused where it adds the greatest value.

We have two main hospital sites: Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke's Hospital. Maternity Services are centralised at the maternity unit on the Bradford Royal Infirmary site which includes our neonatal unit. The main theatres and emergency admissions are located at Bradford Royal Infirmary while St Luke's Hospital provides a large outpatient facility and wards for therapy and rehabilitation. In 2021/22 our Trust services delivered 5,525 babies, performed 13,102 operations in theatre and handled 423,154 outpatient appointments. We had 108,503 attendances at our Emergency Department