Locum Consultant in Dermatology

Overview

The Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a Consultant in Dermatology to join our dedicated and forward-thinking team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated clinician to contribute to a growing service within a supportive environment.

This is a 23 Month Fixed Term post 1.0

WTE covering 10PA's at the Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust working at St Luke's Hospital covering 5 days per week Monday to Friday.

• To provide outpatient clinic and procedure lists for inflammatory skin disease and skin cancer patients in the adult and paediatric population.
• To be an active member of the skin cancer multidisciplinary team, with regular attendance at the alternate week MDT meetings.
• To provide support, training and governance to nurses and any junior medical staff in the team. Support for local GPSI, GPs in training and students from regional hospitals is also anticipated.
• To provide a comprehensive Dermatology service, in collaboration with other Dermatologists, including inpatient care and referrals, outpatient referrals and treatment and telephone or electronic advice and guidance to local GPs.

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of only two teaching hospital trusts in West Yorkshire and has a turnover in excess of £400m per annum and employs over 6,400 staff. The Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of acute services, supported by an extensive community service offer, offering a range of care provision to almost all patients. We have two main hospital sites:
Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke's Hospital. Maternity Services are centralised at the maternity unit on the Bradford Royal Infirmary site which includes our neonatal unit. The main theatres and emergency admissions are located at Bradford Royal Infirmary while St Luke's Hospital provides a large outpatient facility and wards for therapy and rehabilitation. In 2021/22 our Trust services delivered 5,525 babies, performed 13,102 operations in theatre and handled 423,154 outpatient appointments.

We had 108,503 attendances at our Emergency Department.

• Date posted: 26 February 2026
• Pay scheme:
  Hospital medical and dental staff
• Grade:
  Consultant
• Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum
• Contract:
  
  Fixed term
• Duration: 23 months
• Working pattern:
  Full-time
• Reference number: 389-
• Job locations:
  Bradford Teaching Hospitals, Duckworth Lane, Bradford, BD9 6RJ

All staff in the Department are managerially accountable to the Clinical Director who has overall responsibility for the services. The post holder will be required to support the Lead Dermatologist in policy and strategy development as a member of the Clinical Business Unit Team. The post holder will work within the Trusts framework for Corporate Governance including standing orders, standing financial instructions and financial procedures.

As part of the Clinical Business Unit, assist in the cost effective utilisation of resources, including pay and non-pay items such as equipment and drugs, within budgets. Provide continuing responsibility for the care of patients in your charge in liaison with consultant colleagues and for the proper functioning of the department in line with the Operational Policy and Strategic Plan (as amended from time to time).

• Completion of an approved period of training in Dermatology
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of Dermatological problems
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Ability to perform the requirements of the post
• Ability to organise and manage daily working priorities
• Leadership qualities
• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
• Computer skills
• Training in delivery of educational programmes, Ability to teach clinical skills
• MBChB or equivalent
• MRCP or FRCS of equivalent to specialty (UK) or equivalent
• Member of the British College of Dermatology (UK) or equivalent
• Additional postgraduate training (eg clinical research or medical education)
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