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Job Title: Fixed term Specialty Doctor in Dermatology 2 x PA session
Department: Dermatology
Location: West Glasgow ACH
This post offers 2 Programmed Activity (PA) sessions as a Specialty Doctor within the West Glasgow ACH Dermatology department for a fixed term of 12 months.
The sessions are clinic based and would be patient facing with a mix of general and lesion dermatology.
Adult dermatology services in Greater Glasgow and Clyde are provided by the clinical directorate of dermatology, the Alan Lyell Centre for Dermatology. The Directorate works on a hub and spoke model, with inpatient beds and some specialised and tertiary services based at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. This is the regional adult dermatology centre for approximately 1.5 million people in the West of Scotland.
Local adult dermatology services are delivered at eight hospital sites – Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Stobhill Hospital, Vale of Leven Hospital, New Victoria Hospital and West Glasgow ACH. Each of these sites provides a range of dermatology out-patient services.
Dermatology services are provided by a multidisciplinary team of practitioners including Consultants, Specialty doctors, GP clinical assistants and specialist dermatology nurses, working within an inpatient ward and outpatient department. The QEUH forms the hub for subspecialty clinics and is the tertiary adult inpatient unit.
The successful candidate will join the team of GGC Dermatologists, whose special interests across GGC include cutaneous surgery (including Mohs surgery), skin cancer, urticaria, photodermatology, contact dermatitis, severe psoriasis, teaching, genodermatoses, paediatric dermatology, connective tissue disorders, lymphoma and hair disorders.
All applicants must possess full GMC registration, a licence to practice, with at least 4 Years full time Post Graduate Training, two of which must have been in relevant acute specialties or you will demonstrate and evidence equivalent experience and competencies.
Supporting your Development
Specialist and Specialty Doctors are key members of our senior medical workforce and provide a wide range of expertise and skills. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is committed to supporting your continued professional development as a SAS Doctor. We strive to support a culture of development that embodies the aims of the SAS Charter and the NES SAS Development Programme. As detailed in the weblink below all SAS Doctors in Greater Glasgow and Clyde are appointed a designated Education Advisor who provides support in education, training and SAS Development Fund opportunities.
https://www.nhsggc.scot/staff-recruitment/staff-resources/medical-education-nhsggc/specialist-and-associate-specialist-doctors-and-dentist-induction/
Further information regarding professional development as a Specialist or Specialty Doctor in Scotland is available here:
https://www.scotlanddeanery.nhs.scot/your-development/specialist-and-associate-specialist-doctors-and-dentists/
An overview of the NES SAS Development Programme is available here:
https://www.scotlanddeanery.nhs.scot/media/398573/sas-development-programme-brochure-2020.pdf
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.