Consultant in Dermatology

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fulltime Dermatology Consultant at East Sussex Healthcare in the Specialist Medicine Division. You will join our established Dermatology Consultants and nursing teams, specialty trust doctor and General Practitioners with a special interest in the Dermatology.

The Department is looking to appoint an individual who are experienced, dynamic and committed in delivering services that reflect best clinical practice within the specialty of Dermatology.

The applicant will have experience in diagnosing and managing all aspects of general dermatology including skin cancer and inflammatory skin disease with assessment and treatment.

This post will provide consultant leadership to the supervision of junior medical and nursing teams delivering high quality safe outpatient and inpatient care.

The post will support inpatient referrals to the speciality and provide clinical expertise to the referring medical teams. This post does not have an on-call commitment.

Nurse led services include skin surgery, phototherapy, photodynamic therapy, drug monitoring / biologics clinic, patch testing and intralesional steroid and botox injections.

We are committed to providing staff with learning and development opportunities to support their career progression and revalidation.

The Department is therefore looking to appoint an individual who are experienced, dynamic and committed in delivering services that reflect best clinical practice within the specialty of Dermatology. The applicant will have experience in diagnosing and managing all aspects of general dermatology with an emphasis on skin cancer and surgery.

The post will support inpatient referrals to the speciality and provide clinical expertise to the referring medical teams.

This post will provide consultant leadership to the supervision of nursing teams delivering phototherapy, photodynamic therapy, drug monitoring / biologics clinic, patch testing and intralesional steroid and botox injections.

We are committed to providing staff with learning and development opportunities to support their career progression and revalidation.

We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work

We provide safe, compassionate a high-quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.

In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.

In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.

Please refer to the job description attached. PENDING RCP APPROVAL.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.