Consultant in Dermatology: Sponsorship Available

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Job summary

CONSULTANT IN DERMATOLOGY

We are seeking to recruit enthusiastic, innovative and progressive Consultant Dermatologists to join our Dermatology Team in our large teaching Trust.

The new post holders will join a department of 5 Consultant Dermatologists, 2 Consultant Surgical colleagues, and a dedicated nursing and administration team based at the Birmingham Skin Centre, City Hospital. The successful candidates will join a well-established self-contained department with an outpatient area, skin theatre and minor procedures area, phototherapy suite, Cutaneous Allergy Unit and a regional Laser unit. Specialist services available in the department include dermatological surgery, tertiary cutaneous allergy, laser therapy, paediatric dermatology, skin cancer, and a biologics service.

The new appointees are expected to have a broad-based dermatology background. The jobs provides general dermatology, paediatric dermatology, skin cancerand other clinics according to sub-specialty areas of interest.

The successful applicants would also be expected to participate in the in-hours on-call rota for dermatology.

Applicants must be included on the GMC’s Specialist Register in Dermatology, or within 6 months of their expected date of receipt of CCT, at the time of interview.

Closing date: Tuesday September 1st 2026

Interview date: Tuesday September 29th 2026

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

It is expected that the post holders will have or will develop a subspecialty interest to complement the department and it is anticipated that the successful applicants will also have a well-developed interest in teaching, training and research.

The appointee will take equal responsibility with existing Consultants for the proper functioning of the clinical service, working with clinical and managerial colleagues towards achieving and maintaining national targets.

There will be a commitment to on-call in-hours only as part of this post. There is no out of hours on-call commitment for this post.

A job plan and work schedule will set out agreed arrangements for how work is organised, where it is located, what in general terms the work comprises and when it is to be performed.

The Trust is committed to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and has strong links to the University of Birmingham and Health Education West Midlands with the Dermatology department having both junior doctors in training, as well as medical students. The department is involved in a variety of research activities with ample opportunities to contribute to these, or initiate relevant dermatology research projects.

Person Specification

Qualifications:

Essential

  • oMRCP or equivalent
  • oon the Specialist Register in Dermatology (or CCT expected within 6 months from the date of interview)

Desirable

  • oHigher Degree

Clinical Experience:

Essential

  • oClinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining CCT in Dermatology
  • oAbility to take full and independent responsibility for the management of acute medical emergencies
  • oAbility to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients

Desirable

  • oSpecial interest that complements the existing consultants

Clinical Effectiveness

Essential

  • oExperience of conducting clinical audit

Teaching and Training experience:

Essential

  • oAbility to teach clinical skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines.
  • oThe ability to appraise junior doctors and other staff.

Desirable

  • oFormal training in teaching

Research, Innovation and Service Improvement Experience:

Essential

  • oAbility to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
  • oAn awareness of current specialty developments, initiatives and issues.

Desirable

  • oKnowledge and experience of the application of information technology to Dermatology.
  • oPublications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last five years.
  • oEvidence of having undertaken original research

Other Requirements:

Essential

  • oFull GMC Registration

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: 17 September 2026

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.