Specialty Doctor in Dermatology

Maintain the highest clinical standards in the practice of dermatology- Clinical as Outpatient clinics with the support of the consultants

Direct clinical care covers:-

Outpatient clinics

Clinical diagnostic work

Other patient treatment

Multi-disciplinary meetings about direct patient care

Administration directly related to patient care e.g. referrals, notes etc.

Triaging referrals weekly

Supporting professional activities covers:-

Continuing professional development through the Royal Colleges

Teaching

Audit

Job planning

Appraisal

Research

Local clinical governance activities.

Education and training:-

Clinical supervision of medical trainees.

Participation in departmental business and training meetings.

Taking an active part in clinical governance and audit.

A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee and their clinical director on behalf of the medical director after the interview due to the special interest if applicable of candidate.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides healthcare services to more than 1.5 million patients, carers and families across the Tees Valley, North Yorkshire and beyond.

The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough is a regional major trauma centre and tertiary hospital offering a wide range of specialist services. The majority of these specialist services deliver care to patients and service users across Teesside, North Yorkshire and beyond.

We are a clinically-led organisation and by enabling clinicians to come together to shape and deliver the care they want for their patients, we have been rated by our colleagues in the NHS Staff Survey as one of the top two most improved trusts in the country for the second year in a row.

The Dermatology Directorate

The dermatology service for Teesside operates on a hub and spoke model, with the hub based at JCUH. The spoke services being at University Hospital of North Tees, University Hospital of Hartlepool, The Friarage at Northallerton and One Life at Middlesbrough.

The Dermatology Outpatient Service is centred on a dedicated purpose-built department which has a suite of consulting rooms, a dedicated theatre for day surgery and facilities for phototherapy, photochemotherapy, patch testing and iontophoresis. An in-house seminar room provides a library, computer access and projection facilities.