Consultant DermatologistNHS

Job summary

We are excited to offer an opportunity for a consultant for dermatology to join a developing service within the Surgical Division at Worcestershire Acute Trust.

The Trust recognises that dermatology needed developments due to historic challenges which led to an overhaul of the current service provision.

The clinical and operational team have worked collaboratively to develop a new workforce model. We are utilising MDT approach to facilitate GIRFT recommendations for best practice within our service.

We have expanded the nursing team and extended the skill set to support the patient journey and incorporate a safe and robust pathway including patient trackers, virtual clinics and nurse led surveillance clinics. This has enabled us to improve patient safety and quality.

We are transforming the service to develop specialist areas of practice including teledermatology, paediatric derm, acute general dermatology. We are re-opening pathways including phototherapy and secondary care dermatology whilst working closely with OMFS surgeons to support complex cutaneous skin surgery.

We are looking for a motivated individual to lead the team and nurse consultant and work alongside existing insourcing service provider to drive forward change andimprove skin services for the population of Worcestershire.

Interested candidates are invited to contact Rebecca Pritchard to discuss the opportunity.

AAC Interview date: 13/11/2026

Main duties of the job

We are in a position to expand our team to continue to provide a high quality county wide dermatology service. We manage large volumes of suspected skin cancer referrals and all consultants contribute to this as part of the multidisciplinary team.

We are seeking a consultant colleague with an interest in General Dermatology, including paediatric dermatology.

Job description

This job description, together with the job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director, on behalf of

the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.

• A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.
• The post-holder will be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised in due course.
• The post-holder will provide support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.
• The post-holder will provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

Better never stops, and we are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

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