NHS GRAMPIAN

ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY

CONSULTANT DERMATOLOGIST

Ref No – NS185717

Become an important part of our team, at the heart of delivering high quality, patient-centred care for the half-million people who live in Grampian. Enjoy the numerous benefits and excellent resources from living in one of the UK’s finest cities.Applications are invited for a Consultant Dermatologist in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. Aberdeen Royal Infirmary is the major teaching hospital for the North East of Scotland. The Department of Dermatology provides tertiary services for the NHS Grampian Region. 

The Department of Dermatology offers a comprehensive Dermatology Service for outpatient and in-patient care including day treatments. The services include General Adult and Paediatric Dermatology, Patch Testing, Phototherapy, Photodynamic treatment, Hyperhidrosis Clinics, Laser Service for Medical Dermatology, Skin Cancer Clinics and Skin Cancer Surgery. The department also has access to Mohs surgery as a part of the North of the Scotland Mohs surgery network.  Development of subspecialty interest will be encouraged depending on candidate preferences and departmental requirements.

The successful applicant will be part of a team of 6 NHS Consultants, and specialist nursing support. Full registration with a licence to practise with the GMC is required. (licence to practise must be in place prior to starting in post).  For more information visit www.gmc-uk.org 

Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry on the GMC Specialist Register from date of interview. 

Alternatively, applicants should possess a CESR / CESR (CP).    

Applications from doctors with appropriate specialist training and experience who are not listed on the GMC Specialist Register can be considered for a Locum Consultant post (up to 12 months) if no substantive Consultant appointment is made.  Whilst in locum employment, an application to obtain a CESR / CESR (CP) and entry onto the Specialist Register can be made.Aberdeen is well known for its superb quality of life and enjoys first class amenities, housing and schools. There are excellent connections with other British cities and the continent, flying time to London is one hour with more than 20 daily flights - and road and rail links to all points north and south are easily accessible. Aberdeenshire includes some of the most spectacular countryside in Europe with Royal Deeside and the Cairngorm Mountain National Park and a wide range of outdoor pursuits within easy reach or commute of the city.For further information please contact Dr Michelle McNeil, Service Clinical Lead,

Dermatology ([email protected]).

Closing date: Sunday, 7th July 2024

Apply for this post by visiting apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk and search for the above Ref No. 

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.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

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NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.

As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.