Locum Consultant Dermatologist: Sponsorship Available

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

This is a Locum Consultant Dermatologist post. We are looking for an enthusiastic, innovative consultant to become a core member of our friendly, supportive Dermatology Department at Beckenham Beacon. Beckenham is a pleasant suburb in the London Borough of Bromley, with excellent transport links to central London (25 mins) and surrounding areas. There are high quality schools nearby, including state grammar schools.

We provide a very high-quality multidisciplinary dermatology service, with high levels of patient satisfaction. We offer services in general dermatology (including biologics), skin cancer, paediatric dermatology, skin surgery, phototherapy, PDT and iontophoresis.

We have a highly successful teledermatology service, through which we assess patients aged under 70 referred on the urgent skin cancer pathway. The quality of the images taken by our highly skilled medical photographers allows us to confidently discharge a large proportion of patients, so that we can focus on providing face-to-face appointments (including same day surgical procedures) for those who need them.

Main duties of the job

The post is based at Beckenham Beacon. The post holder will also cover acute dermatology at Princess Royal University & Orpington Hospitals. The job plan comprises 8 Programmed Activities. There is no on-call commitment. The postholder will ensure patients receive early specialist input and to help develop patient-centred models of care to meet the increasing number of referrals. They will deliver general dermatology, paediatric dermatology and skin cancer clinics and skin surgery procedures. They will also participate in a weekly skin cancer MDT meeting and monthly departmental meetings.They will also be expected to have a commitment to teaching and training of medical, nursing and pharmacy staff. General dermatology outpatient clinic templates typically comprise 5 new patients and a maximum of 8 follow up patients. Two-week wait skin cancer clinic templates typically comprise 10 new patients and a maximum of 3 follow-up patients, plus allocated timeslots for ‘breaking bad news’. The department aims to conduct face to face skin cancer clinics on a ‘see and treat’ model, with patients having diagnostic procedures when they attend clinic.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registerable medical qualification
  • Full MRCP

Desirable

  • Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD)

Training and Experience

Essential

  • Completion of specialist training programme in Dermatology
  • Wide experience in all aspects of Dermatology, culminating in award of Certificate of Completion of Training by GMC, or award of Certificate of Eligibility for Specialty Registration (CESR) by GMC
  • Applicants must be within 6 months of CCT or must have fully completed CESR application and be fully registered on the GMC Dermatology Specialist Register. Any applications not meeting these criteria will not be considered

Desirable

  • Dermatology Subspecialty Interest

Management and Leadership

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams

Desirable

  • Management course and/or qualification

Teaching

Essential

  • Experience of undergraduate and post graduate teaching and exam preparation

Desirable

  • Teaching skills course / qualification

Research and Publications

Essential

  • Experience of clinical research
  • Publication of relevant review articles or case reports

Desirable

  • Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of Dermatology

Registration

Essential

  • Full Registration with GMC
  • Name on GMC Dermatology Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment

Administration

Essential

  • Experience in day-to-day organisation of Dermatology services in a busy Teaching Hospital

Desirable

  • Familiar with current structure of UK National Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes

Audit

Essential

  • Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit. Must have undertaken and completed audit projects

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: 20 September 2026

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