Locum Consultant Dermatologist

Clinical support staff including nursing, technical and administration staff numbers in place to support this new post.

The appointee will join the Dermatology team as a locum Consultant Dermatologist, and will be expected to participate in all facets of department activity.

The post will be based in the Dermatology Centre on the St Marys Campus in Portsmouth.

We are looking for colleagues who

can demonstrate their ability to work as part of our efficient and cohesive

multidisciplinary team and interact well with local GPs. The department

provides a large part of the Wessex dermatology SpR rotation in addition to

post CCT surgical fellow and research fellow. The successful candidate would

join the dermatology emergency rota supervising junior doctors on call.

Clinical support staff including

nursing, technical and administration staff numbers in place to support this

new post.

The Department

The Portsmouth Dermatology Centre

was designed by the clinicians in Portsmouth and is purpose built. It is one of the best facilities for

Dermatology in the Country. The unit is

located on D Block of St. Marys

Hospital Campus. It became operational

in November 2002 and consists of consulting suites, minor surgery theatres, day

treatment rooms, PUVA suites, Mohs laboratory,

patch testing, administrative offices and a multi-media seminar room. We have an active research structure and are

currently recruiting for international and national phase 3 trials (biologics

and photodynamic therapy) as well as a number of NIHR adopted observational

studies.

The department consists of

fourteen consultant dermatologists, one associate specialist, four specialist

registrars, a research fellow, a clinical fellow, with one IMT, an FY2 and a GP

trainee.

Dermatology is part of the Cancer

Service Centre of Portsmouth Hospitals. Dr Ann Lonsdale-Eccles is the

Clinical Director for Dermatology. Portsmouth purchasers are committed to

investment in Dermatology to improve local access times and make progress

toward Health of the Nation targets in relation to skin cancer.

We have a very well developed

nursing team led by a modern matron, 4 clinical nurse specialists and skin

cancer nurse specialists. In addition, we have senior staff nurses who are

responsible for surgical dermatology and paediatric dermatology. We have been

active in developing nurse led surgical services and a dedicated research

nurse. Three secretaries support the clinicians within the Centre.

The majority of outpatients are

seen at St. Marys, but clinics are also held in surrounding hospitals in;

Gosport, Petersfield and Fareham where a successful candidate would have a

complimentary role. Joint clinics are undertaken with Rheumatology, Genito-Urinary

medicine/Gynaecology, Oncology, Radiotherapy, Plastic Surgery and Paediatrics.

A Periocular MDT is held once a month with the Mohs team. Expansion of single speciality and joint

speciality clinics in keeping with the need for national recognition in

specialty commissioning would be supported.

In June 2009 the newly developed

Queen Alexandra Hospital opened. Dermatology will remain on the St Marys site

but shared care arrangements for paediatric dermatology and acute adult

dermatology are in place for in patient care on the Queen Alexandra site.

Dermatology is part of the Cancer Service Centre

of Portsmouth Hospitals. Dr G Sega-Hall

is the Clinical Director for Dermatology.

Portsmouth purchasers are committed to investment in Dermatology to

improve local access times and make progress toward Health of the Nation

targets in relation to skin cancer.

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

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