We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Dermatology Consultant for a long-term position in Somerset.

The successful candidate will work 10 programmed activities per week and provide specialist dermatology services across outpatient, inpatient, and multidisciplinary settings. This role requires a strong commitment to delivering safe, effective, and patient-centred care while contributing to the development and improvement of dermatology services.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management for patients with a wide range of dermatological conditions.
• Manage patients with inflammatory skin diseases, skin infections, autoimmune conditions, acne, eczema, psoriasis, and suspected skin cancers.
• Conduct outpatient dermatology clinics and provide specialist advice for inpatient referrals where required.
• Perform diagnostic and therapeutic dermatology procedures within professional competence.
• Assess skin lesions and arrange appropriate investigations, biopsies, treatments, or referrals.
• Develop individualised treatment plans based on clinical findings and current best practice.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings, including skin cancer discussions where required.
• Work collaboratively with dermatology nurses, surgeons, pathologists, oncologists, general practitioners, and other healthcare professionals.
• Provide clinical supervision, guidance, and support to junior doctors and other members of the clinical team.
• Maintain accurate, confidential, and up-to-date patient records.
• Contribute to clinical audits, service improvement, governance, teaching, and professional development activities.
• Ensure all clinical practice complies with GMC standards, safeguarding requirements, local policies, and national dermatology guidance.

Candidate Requirements

• Full registration with the General Medical Council and a current licence to practise.
• Specialist experience in dermatology at Consultant level.
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for specialist registration.
• Strong diagnostic, clinical decision-making, and patient management skills.
• Experience managing a broad range of dermatological conditions.
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary clinical teams.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organisational skills.
• Commitment to maintaining high standards of patient safety and clinical governance.

If you are an experienced Dermatology Consultant seeking a stable long-term position in Somerset, we would be pleased to hear from you.

Why MedPure?

At MedPure Healthcare Ltd, we work with medical professionals to provide flexible, career-enhancing opportunities across the UK.

With years of experience and established relationships with NHS trusts and private healthcare providers throughout Britain, we can offer opportunities suited to your experience, availability, and professional ambitions, whether on a locum or permanent basis.

We support doctors across a wide range of grades and specialties, including Consultants, Associate Specialists, Specialty Doctors, Registrars, Senior House Officers, and General Practitioners.

What MedPure can offer you?

1. Weekly payments
2. Competitive rates of pay
3. Long-term and short-term placements
4. Flexible working opportunities
5. Dedicated recruitment consultant
6. Support throughout the registration and compliance process
7. Access to opportunities across NHS and private healthcare settings
8. Lucrative referral scheme when you recommend a colleague to us*