Job Details
Job overview
This is a Dermatology Clinical Fellow post, with duties and timetable equivalent to an ST3 trainee. The post-holder will form an integral part of the Dermatology team at St Mary’s Hospital, delivering outpatient and inpatient-based dermatological care to patients, under supervision of the Consultant team. The Dermatology team at Imperial comprises Consultants, Specialty Trainees, Clinical Fellows, and Clinical Nurse Specialists. Consultant-led outpatient services are provided at St Mary’s Hospital, Charing Cross Hospital, and Hammersmith Hospital. The department sees a high volume of outpatient referrals for general dermatology as well as suspected skin cancer. Day treatment, including phototherapy, is delivered in a dedicated Day Treatment Unit at the St Mary’s Hospital site. Dermatology care is provided to inpatients at all three sites.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will primarily be based at St Mary’s Hospital, but may be required to work at Charing Cross Hospital or Hammersmith Hospital, depending on the needs of the service.
Clinical
Conduct outpatient clinics, under Consultant supervision
Perform minor skin surgery procedures
Attendance at weekly Skin Cancer MDT meeting / Teledermatology meeting
Participate in the day on-call rota, including managing referrals from GPs, outpatient specialties, A&E and inpatient specialties. On calls can be busy and effective time-management skills are required.
Participate in Consultant-led inpatient ward rounds
There may be a need to contribute to the cross-site out-of-hours on-call rota, depending on service need
Teaching
Deliver clinic-based teaching and tutorials to Imperial College undergraduates
Management
Participate in audit and quality improvement projects
Research
Participate in dermatology research projects
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community.
