Job summary
- Main area
- Dermatology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 265-7396276
- Employer
- Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northampton General Hospital
- Town
- Northampton
- Salary
- £59,175 - £95,400 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Specialty Doctor in Dermatology
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Job overview
The successful candidate will complement and support the existing Consultant Dermatologists, medical and nursing staff for the population of South Northamptonshire.
The Dermatology Department provides a comprehensive range of Dermatology services to in-patients and outpatients. The Department is staffed by three consultant Dermatologists and a Locum Consultant, an Associate Specialist doctor, a Specialty doctor, a Specialist Registrar, a Clinical Fellow, a CT 1/2 and two Clinical Assistants. Successful candidates will have built-in sessions to attend monthly Clinical meetings at Oxford.
The department has an integrated Consultant and Nurse-led Dermatology Unit, providing improved facilities on one site. There are no dedicated dermatology beds but there is ready access to the beds on the general medical wards.
A clinical Genetics service is available on site provided by a Consultant Clinical Geneticist (Dr Carmichael).
We also have insourcing company providing weekend services covering clinics and procedures to provide extra capacities. In addition, the Maxillo-facial Unit provides help and support for patients with head and neck skin tumours. A skin cancer MDT is held weekly.
Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close adverts once we have received sufficient applications
Main duties of the job
The appointed candidate will be able to work with a distant supervision, and to support the existing dermatology team to provide general dermatological services to Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. This includes carrying out outpatient clinics, supporting trainee doctors in the department and nursing staff and seeing patients on the ward. There is no commitment to the on-call general medical services.
The Trust aspires to become a DGH (+) and this involves the teaching of medical students (currently from Leicester and from Oxford). The job plan reflects the emphasis that the Trust places on education, both of undergraduates and postgraduates and the successful candidate would be required to take an active part in education.
Working for our organisation
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is on an exciting journey with all of our divisions committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN). As part of this collaborative approach, there may be a requirement for you to work across both the Kettering and Northampton hospital sites, depending on the needs of the service.
Our Excellence Values
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Integrity
- Courage
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across UHN and help to unleash everyone's full potential.
UHN encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme.
We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for UHN.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The appointed candidate will be able to work with a distant supervision, and to support the existing dermatology team to provide general dermatological services to Northampton
General Hospital NHS Trust. This includes carrying out outpatient clinics, supporting trainee doctors in the department and nursing staff and seeing patients on the ward. There is no commitment to the on-call general medical services.
The Trust aspires to become a DGH (+) and this involves the teaching of medical students (currently from Leicester and from Oxford). The job plan reflects the emphasis that the Trust places on education, both of undergraduates and postgraduates and the successful candidate would be required to take an active part in education
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Relevant specialty degree qualification
- MRCP + SCE (Derm)
- MRCP + SCE (Derm) Minimum of 12 years’ medical work (either continuous period or in aggregate) since obtaining a primary medical qualification of which a minimum of six years should have been in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades. Equivalent 6 years’ experience in a relevant specialty from other medical grades including from overseas may also be accepted
Desirable criteria
- MD, PhD or other higher degree
N/A
Essential criteria
- Experience of Audit
Desirable criteria
- Research projects relating to speciality
N/A
Essential criteria
- Experience of Teaching Junior Staff
Desirable criteria
- Dedication to Clinical Dermatology
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Kazeem Salako
- Job title
- Dermatology Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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