Job summary
Applications are invited for the post of Locum Consultant Dermatologist at Whittington Health NHS Trust. This is a fixed term post comprising of 8 programmed activities at Whittington Hospital with clinics in paediatric dermatology, general dermatology, skin cancer screening, dermatological surgery, with the opportunity to substitute a programmed activity for teledermatology (adult/paediatric) depending on service need.

The department of Dermatology is a core service within the Integrated Clinical Service Unit of Surgery and Cancer (ICSU). It serves the populations of Haringey, Islington and Camden directly, and receives referrals from across London through the NHS Choose and Book service. It manages approximately 10,000 patient attendances annually.

Please note that this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Main duties of the job
Please see the full Job Description and the Person Specification for further details about the job role.

About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Details
Date posted: 30 October 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum (pro rata for part time)
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 220-S&C-MED-8272667-A
Job locations: Whittington Hospital, Magdala Avenue, London, N19 5NF, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
The Dermatology department is actively involved in clinical research and regularly participates in international clinical trials. The Surgery and Cancer ICSU is keen to extend its research programme into the field of dermatology and will assist in applying for research grants where appropriate. We have a dedicated Research Team in the Trust that assists with clinical trials. It is of particular importance to the hospital that the postholder fosters excellent collaborative working relationships with local GPs, both individually and through the CCG.

The postholder should be willing to assist and support the expansion of Teledermatology services. There is therefore the opportunity to include adult/paediatric Teledermatology in the job plan depending on service need. Teledermatology is currently open to routine referrals only, and will eventually become the main routine referral pathway for Dermatology patients in NCL. The paediatric teledermatology service is currently being run as a pilot open to selected local primary care practices.

We offer general Dermatology clinics and a range of specialist clinics including:

• Two Week Wait Skin Cancer Clinics including dermatological surgery run by Dr Taghipour, Dr Esdaile, Dr Duhovic, and Dr Kravvas.
• A Vulval clinic in conjunction with The Department for Womens Health (for female genital skin problems) run by Dr Taghipour and Miss Michelle Mooy.
• Paediatric dermatology clinic.
• An Immunobullous clinic (blister clinic) run by Dr Taghipour.
• A Patch test clinic run by Dr Duhovic.
• A Keloid injection clinic run by Sister Bridget Akwa-Otu and Lianta Downes.
• A Biologics clinic for psoriasis patients run by Dr Kravvas.
• A Roaccutane clinic.

The Related Specialties

• There is close working relationship with the Paediatric Department where we hold weekly outpatient clinics.
• We work closely with the Histopathology department (based at ULCH). A joint multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meeting and clinical-pathological meeting takes place on the second, fourth and fifth Thursdays of each month and these are attended by the Dermatology team, Histopathologist (UCLH), Radio-oncology Team (UCLH), and an MDT co-ordinator.
• The vast majority of skin cancer surgery is managed in-house by the department. However, Plastic Surgery and Radiotherapy services are provided by the Royal Free Hospital and UCLH respectively, as required.

Person Specification
Full GMC Registration
Essential:

• Full GMC Registration

Desirable:

• An appropriate higher degree (eg. An MD, PhD or equivalent).

Wide range of skills and knowledge of dermatology
Essential:

• Wide range of skills and knowledge of dermatology techniques and procedures appropriate to the services and complementary to the existing team Paediatric Dermatology.

Desirable:

• An enthusiasm to safely develop new skills and techniques to enhance the dermatology service. Experience of setting up and running specialist paediatric dermatology clinics.

An interest and proven ability to teach
Essential:

• An interest and proven ability to teach medical students, junior medical staff and non-medical staff.

Desirable:

• An understanding of current issues in medical education. Possession of a teaching qualification or attendance at a recognised teaching course.

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.

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

Employer details
Employer name: Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Address: Whittington Hospital, Magdala Avenue, London, N19 5NF, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Dermatology Clinical Lead, Chris Duhovic, chris.duhovic@nhs.net, 02072885266

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust's privacy notice.