Consultant Dermatologist

We require an enthusiastic Consultant Dermatologist to join our team of Dermatologists working between the Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline. The appointee will join seven Consultant Dermatologists 6.2 Whole time equivalents in providing the skin cancer service, general dermatology clinics and head and neck surgery. Skin Cancer and Dermatological Surgery are established within two dedicated treatment centres with phototherapy facilities staffed by Dermatology Nurses at each site. Specialist clinics include Paediatric, Atopic Dermatitis, Contact Dermatitis, Hair and Nail disorders, Psoriasis, Transplant Surveillance and Female Dermatoses. Additional Nurse led services include Skin Surgery, Isotretinoin and Biologic treatment monitoring, Iontophoresis, Botox, Cryotherapy, Skin cancer support, Hair and nail, Leg ulcer and Chronic Skin Disease Management clinics. Two dermatology ANPs work across the Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy sites. The department is supported by a Specialist Registrar from the Edinburgh rotation, a GP trainee and 2 Speciality Doctor sessions. Close working relationships exist with Maxillofacial Surgery and Plastic Surgery. Monthly meetings are held with the local Histopathologists. There is excellent support from the Fife R&D department with a dedicated senior research nurse attached to the department. The department has strong links with the Academic Department of Dermatology in Edinburgh contributing to the weekly postgraduate afternoon.

**Interviews will be held on 12th May 2023.