Locum Consultant in Dermatology

Job Summary

Our complete commitment to developing careers means we're looking for proactive, motivated, forward thinking, and dynamic individuals to join our clinical team. This post is an important part of our ongoing development of medical services at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], offering the successful applicant the opportunity to work closely with the existing ENT Consultants to provide a high standard of care across the Trust. We are seeking a consultant with enthusiasm, commitment, and drive to work closely with colleagues throughout the organisation and within the community to help lead the organisation.

This is an excellent opportunity to join the Dermatology department at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. The successful candidate will join a service that prides itself on effective leadership, innovative thinking, and excellent teamwork. We strive to challenge our existing working practices and to constantly improve our service to deliver best practice guidance and to ensure that our patient outcomes are successful and that they feel valued by visits here at the Trust.

Main Duties of the Job

• The successful applicant will work closely with our existing Dermatology team.
• Conduct out-patients clinics and procedures at Hertford County while providing advice to inpatients at the Lister site.
• Dermatology ward referral time has been built into the timetable to allow the appointee to support Dermatology ward reviews.
• Supervise and support Dermatology nurses, associate specialists and specialty doctors all of whom are based at Hertford County Hospital but provide cover across the Trust sites.
• Encouraged to propose ideas for service improvement and development.

About Us

At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Details

• Date posted: 28 April 2026
• Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
• Grade: Consultant
• Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year pa pro rata
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 12 months
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 361-M&D-7910679
• Job locations: Lister Hospital, Stevenage, SG1 4AB

Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential:

• Entry on GMC Specialist Register or, be within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview or, provide GMC confirmed eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register
• College Membership (MRCP) or qualification of an equivalent level

Desirable:

• Postgraduate degree (or equivalent)

Previous Experience

Essential:

• Dermatology in particular, Experience in management of cutaneous cancer with surgical skills
• Experience of biological treatments

Desirable:

• Ability to offer and be accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion

Clinical Governance

Essential:

• Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors.
• Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation

Additional Information

Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information see NHS Careers website.

Employer Details

Employer name: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

Address: Lister Hospital, Stevenage, SG1 4AB

Employer's website: https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/

Employer Contact Details

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant Dermatologist, Dr Sachi Gupta

Email: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

Phone: [contact hidden]