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Job summary

Main area
Dermatology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade
Contract
12 months (fixed term)
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
050-SPD-DERM-1525
Employer
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Wrexham Maelor Hospital
Town
Wrexham
Salary
£96,990 - £107,155 PER ANNUM
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
29/07/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board logo

Specialist Doctor in Dermatology

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)  North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

 This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed

 

Job overview

Full time Specialist grade post in dermatology for BCUHB , with the post based in Wrexham Maelor Hospital. The post holder will undertake the full range of general dermatology duties, including being part of a 09:00am to 17:00pm on call rota, for acute dermatology cases in both adults and Children. 

Main duties of the job

As a senior employee of the Health Board the post holder will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Health Board’s patients.

Providing clinical care and expertise within the speciality of Dermatology, managing the full range of presentations within this area of practice, initiating an appropriate management plan, reviewing and adjusting dependent on the outcomes of treatment.

 

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)  North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Specialist in Dermatology is a new role within the Department, working autonomously and independently to a high level of specialist knowledge and expertise within agreed lines of responsibility within the provisions of Betsi Cadwaladr’s autonomous Practice policy.

Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:

 To provide effective leadership to all staff within the speciality

To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate

To undertake all work in accordance with the Health Board’s procedures and operating policies

To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Division’s and Health Board’s service plans

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Relevant Higher Degree e.g. MD; PhD; MSc, CESR/on specialist register
  • You must have completed at least 12 years of medical work (either continuous period or together) since gaining a basic medical qualification
  • At least 6 years should have been in a relevant speciality in the Specialist Doctor and/or closed SAS degrees OR equivalent years of experience in a relevant speciality of other medical degrees including from overseas
  • Valid Certified Basic Life Support Skills (or international equivalent)
Desirable criteria
  • Applicable Advanced Degree eg MD; PhD; MSc, CESR/on specialist register

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Broad based experience in dermatology
  • Meet the requirement of the GMC’s “Good Medical Practice
  • Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)
  • Evidence of ability to clinically evaluate and manage a patient, formulating a prioritised differential diagnosis, initiating an appropriate management plan
  • Evidence of managing difficulties of dealing with complexity and uncertainty in the care of patients
  • Demonstrates specific skills in management of patients with palliative and end of life care issues, complex symptom management
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of NHS
  • Wider experience, research and training in dermatology
  • Evidence of above average performance

Clinical governance

Essential criteria
  • Comprehension of core philosophy and building blocks of Clinical Governance
  • Evidence of implementing quality improvement
  • Evidence of collaborating with multidisciplinary and interprofessional teams.
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of risk management

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Dalia Saidely Alsaadi
Job title
Consultant Dermatologist - Clinical Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
03000 858437
Additional information

For additional information please ask for Dr Dalia Alsaadi. 

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