Job Description

If you are reading this advert, you may be a Consultant interested in joining our vibrant team -- we would be delighted to hear from you.



We are a growing team of NHS clinicians and service leaders in North East London, passionate about delivering high-quality, innovative dermatology care. We are seeking like-minded individuals who are enthusiastic about shaping and developing new ways of working.



We welcome applications from candidates seeking either full-time or part-time opportunities. Our service sees a high volume of skin cancer referrals, alongside a broad range of inflammatory skin conditions, with a particularly high numbers of Hidradenitis Suppurativa. We also provide care for children with severe eczema and a wide spectrum of paediatric dermatology conditions.



We work closely with the Royal London Hospital, our local tertiary centre, and we are keen to attract candidates who wish to develop a service in an area of their interest.



If this opportunity appeals to you, we warmly encourage you to enquire and apply.



The postholder will be working alongside other consultants within dermatology cancer clinics in a supportive and dynamic environment.



The successful applicant will become part of our expanding team of Consultants, junior doctors, and specialist nurses, and will be encouraged to develop areas of interest or research within the department.



There is no General Medical on-call commitment associated. Full secretarial support will be provided as well as suitable office space and IT support.

Informal inquiries are welcome:

please contact Dr Anna Chapman, Clinical Lead Consultant Dermatologist ( anna.chapman2@nhs.net )



Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated care trust which provides hospital and community health services for Hackney, the City and surrounding communities. The Trust provides a full range of adult, older people's and children's services across medical and surgical specialties.

The trust operates acute services from a single site:

Homerton University Hospital, which opened in 1986. Based on an aggregation of ratings across all of the core services provided from the hospital, the hospital has been rated by Care Quality Commission as 'Outstanding'. The hospital has almost 500 beds spread across 11 wards, a ten-bed intensive care unit and maternity, paediatric and neonatal wards. Community services are provided by staff working out of 75 partner sites in Hackney and the City of London. The trust has a separate registration to provide continuing health care at the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.



The hospital has three day-surgery theatres and six main operating theatres for all types of general surgery, trauma and orthopaedics, gynaecology, maxio-facial, urology, ENT, obesity, bariatrics and obstetrics. We also have a surgical treatment room within the main theatres complex.



The trust provides some highly specialised tertiary services, including bariatric surgery and the Regional Neurological Rehabilitation Unit. It is one of London's designated perinatal centres and provides a range of highly specialised obstetric and neonatal intensive care services.



To undertake outpatient clinics for adult dermatology patients. Participate in providing skin cancer services by attending MDT meetings and skin cancer clinics. To participate in the organisation and provision of undergraduate and postgraduate dermatology education To share responsibility with colleagues for providing evidence-based standards of care for all inpatients and outpatients To have continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care To liaise effectively and on a timely basis with General Practitioners and all other external agencies To provide leadership to all junior staff engaged in the specialty To all work in accordance with trust policies and procedures including the Code of Behaviour To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of Homerton's business plans * To participate fully in the management and service development of the Dermatology Department and liaise closely with the Clinical Lead, Service Manager and Divisional Operations Director