The Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Dermatology Centre is located in a purpose-build, modern facility on the St Mary's Community Heath Campus, in block D. We also run our dermatology services at Gosport War Memorial Hospital, Fareham Community Hospital and at Petersfield Community Hospital. We provide an expert consultant led service, although our patients benefit from a multidisciplinary team approach, allowing them to receive the most appropriate care to meet their needs.

Treatments for skin conditions are very varied, and includes creams, dressings, day treatments and specialised light therapies , tablet medications, newer biological agents and, rarely, admission to hospital. We also carry out a significant amount of surgery under local anaesthetic, principally for the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer. Our skin cancer service is monitored by weekly multi-disciplinary team meetings to ensure best possible outcomes for our patients

Some forms of skin cancers such as basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma require surgical treatments. These range from small biopsies to large excisions and the more complex Mohs micrographic surgery.  Most of this surgery is performed at Portsmouth Dermatology Centre  at St Mary's but is also carried out at the community hospitals in Fareham, Gosport and Petersfield. Larger cases may be referred to our surgical colleagues who work at the Queen Alexandra Hospital.

To aid management of our Dermatology patients we often rely on the talented QA Medical Photography and Illustration team, who work alongside us with a fully equipped specialist room within our department which helps good image taking. Please note you may be asked for your consent to have a photograph taken of your skin problem when you attend your appointment, to aid your treatment and follow-up. 

Our general Dermatology clinics run on a daily basis throughout the week for the management of conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, acne, skin cancer, and other common conditions.

The specialist services run at the Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Dermatology Centre are:

• Acne treatments
• Biological therapy
• Contact dermatitis / patch testing
• Connective tissue disorders
• Day treatments, including dressings
• Iontophoresis
• Paediatric clinics
• Phototherapy
• Photodynamic therapy
• Psoriasis clinic
• Skin cancer clinics
• Skin surgery
• Mohs surgery
• Vulval clinic

We also run combined clinics with the genitourinary physicians, gynaecologists, oncologists, paediatricians, plastic surgeons and rheumatologists. We are also in close contact with other clinical departments particularly maxillofacial, oculo-plastic and head & neck surgery.

Our department is a major dermatology teaching centre and therefore you may be seen by a Dermatology Specialist Registrar. You may also see other trainee doctors and nurses, pharmacists and medical students.  

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 clinical and research fellows. The successful candidate would join the dermatology emergency on call rota and take part in outpatient clinics and minor procedure lists.

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

Job Description

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCP or equivalent
• PLAB (if applicable)
• BSS (desirable)
• CCrlSP (desirable)

Clinical Experience

• Higher professional training in Internal Medical Training at IMT2+ level or equivalent (necessary)
• Higher professional training in Dermatology  (desirable)
• Experience of working within the NHS

Clinical Skills

• Ability to take clear and concise case histories and good clinical examination
• Ability to carry out appropriate surgical procedures
• Understanding of clinical risk management

Knowledge

• Able to demonstrate appropriate level of clinical knowledge
• Willing to seek timely assistance from senior colleagues when appropriate
• Knowledge and use of evidence based practice
• IT skills
• Effective, confident presentation ability
• Experience in and outside speciality

Research & Audit

• Evidence of experience of participation in research & audit is desirable
• Willing to undertake projects leading to presentations and publications

Other

• Ability to function successfully under pressure
• Able to adopt the objectives or an existing team
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Prizes and honours
• Logical thinking, problem solving and decision making

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.   

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.