Locum Consultant in Dermatology

This is an excellent opportunity to join the Dermatology department at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. The successful candidate will join a service that prides itself on effective leadership, innovative thinking, and excellent teamwork. We strive to challenge our existing working practices and to constantly improve our service to deliver best practice guidance and to ensure that our patient outcomes are successful and that they feel valued by visits here at the Trust. The candidate for this position should ideally have expertise in General Dermatology, covering a broad range of conditions such as inflammatory, infectious, genetic, autoimmune, pigmentary, metabolic, allergic, and connective tissue dermatoses. We are looking for someone who is knowledgeable in common dermatological disorders, including those affecting the hair and nails, and has experience in sub-specialties like Acute dermatology, Paediatric dermatology, Genital dermatoses, Patch Testing, and Biologics. Experience in managing Skin cancers and proficiency in dermatoscopy are essential.

The successful applicant will work closely with our existing Dermatology team. The appointee will conduct out-patients clinics and procedures at Hertford County while providing advice to inpatients at the Lister site. Dermatology ward referral time has been built into the timetable to allow the appointee to support Dermatology ward reviews. The post holder will supervise and support our Dermatology nurses, associate specialists and specialty doctors all of whom are based at Hertford County Hospital but provide cover across the Trust sites. In addition to supporting the existing service the appointee is encouraged to propose ideas for service improvement and development