Consultant and Clinical Lead in Dermatology

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

This is more than a Consultant role it’s an opportunity to lead,
influence and innovate. We are looking for an outstanding Consultant
Dermatologist to join our team as Clinical Lead and drive the next phase of
service development. You’ll work with a
passionate multidisciplinary team, lead improvements in skin cancer and
specialist dermatology services, champion innovation, and help deliver the
highest standards of patient care. From service transformation and workforce
development to new models of care, you’ll have the opportunity to make a
lasting impact on both patients and colleagues.

We’re
seeking an inspiring leader, skilled clinician and enthusiastic team player who
is ready to embrace challenge, influence change and help shape a truly
sustainable Dermatology service for the future.

If
you’re looking for a role where your expertise, leadership and ideas will make
a real difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

As Consultant Dermatologist and Clinical Lead, you will help shape the future of Dermatology at Barnsley, combining clinical excellence with inspiring leadership. You will lead service development, drive innovation, support multidisciplinary teams, and influence strategic decisions to improve patient care, workforce sustainability and service performance. Working with clinical and operational colleagues, you will champion quality improvement, develop modern models of care and deliver high-quality, patient-centred services.

We’re looking for someone with:

  • Outstanding clinical expertise and patient-focused care
  • Strong, inclusive leadership skills
  • Strategic vision and a passion for service improvement
  • Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities
  • Experience in quality improvement, governance and patient safety
  • Resilience, adaptability and a proactive approach to change
  • A commitment to education, mentoring and team development

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious leader to influence the future of Dermatology while maintaining a rewarding clinical practice.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MRCP or equivalent
  • Full GMC registration, and on the specialist register in Dermatology with proven skills and up-to-date experience in acute medicine
  • OR
  • Full GMC registration, and within 6 months of specialist registration in Dermatology due to completion of training or within 6 months of specialist registration in Dermatology with proven skills and up-to-date experience in acute medicine due to completion of training, or application via GMC CESR with the submission completed at time of interview in either case.

Skills & Attributes

Essential

  • Willingness and ability to fulfil the key elements of the job description including the shift pattern required.
  • Possession of the clinical skills required to perform the job including acute medicine and general internal medicine.
  • Ability to cope with the demands of a DGH based Consultant.
  • Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual, multi-professional and team basis with all levels of staff.
  • Ability to communicate effectively, written and orally.
  • Ability and evidence of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Ability to be flexible to meet service demands.
  • Understanding of clinical governance and the individual
  • responsibilities it implies.

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • Audit:
  • Knowledge of multidisciplinary clinical audit principles
  • Research:
  • Ability to critically assess published research and incorporate it into clinical practice where appropriate
  • Management:
  • Ability to work effectively and constructively with management
  • Training and/or evidence in areas such as leadership, planning and change management
  • Teaching:
  • Evidence of effective teaching to medical students and doctors in training and to the multidisciplinary team.
  • Ability to present effectively to an audience using a variety of methods.

Desirable

  • Evidence of direct involvement in 2 specific medical audits in the last 18 months.
  • Evidence of involvement in a research project.
  • Evidence of formal management training.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in the management of a broad Acute Medicine caseload.

Desirable

  • Current ALS certificate or equivalent
  • Experience in a specialist interest that will complement those of other staff.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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 (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 6 August 2026

To apply for this job please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk.