Senior Clinical Fellow in Photobiology

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Senior Clinical Fellow in Photobiology

The closing date is 07 December 2025

Applications are invited for this prestigious Post-CCT Fellowship in Photodermatology, based at the St John's Institute of Dermatology, a national and international centre of excellence for skin disease. Accredited by the British Association of Dermatology and British Photodermatology Group (BPG), this one-year fellowship offers intensive, structured training across all aspects of photodermatology including photosensitivity disorders, phototesting, phototherapy (narrowband UVB, PUVA, UVA1, PDT), porphyria, vitiligo, and DNA-repair disorders. Fellows will participate in specialist clinics, multidisciplinary team meetings, research, and service-development initiatives within one of the world's leading photodermatology units.

Main duties of the job

The fellowship is ideally suited to dermatologists seeking to establish a consultant career with a subspecialist photodermatology focus or to develop an academic and leadership profile in this field. Eligibility: Applicants must hold full GMC registration and be within 12 months of, or have obtained, their CCT in Dermatology. Flexibility: Full-time and LTFT applications are welcome; job plans can be adjusted to accommodate academic, caring, or personal commitments.

About us

Organisational Values:

Our values help us to define and develop our culture, what we do and how we do it. It is important that you understand andreflect these values throughout your employment with the Trust.

The post holder will:

• Caring
• Ambitious
• Inclusive

Our values and behaviours frameworkdescribes what it means for every one of us in the Trust to put our values into action. The framework can be found on our Trust careers pages and GTIntranet.

As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.

Job responsibilities

The role provides a unique opportunity to:- Develop supra-specialist diagnostic and therapeutic expertise in photodermatology. - Gain experience in clinical research, registry development and quality improvement. - Contribute to teaching for undergraduate and postgraduate learners. - Tailor part of the timetable to personal interests/priorities including general clinic, skin cancer, lupus, urticaria or severe eczema.

Please be advised that this vacancy may close early should we receive a sufficient number of applications

Person Specification Qualifications & Training

• Eligible for registration with the GMC
• MB BS (or equivalent)
• MRCP (UK) or equivalent

Clinical Experience/Knowledge and Skills

• Proven track record of General Medicine experience
• Understanding of clinical risk management
• Competent to work without direct supervision where appropriate
• Clear, logical thinking showing an analytical/scientific approach
• Enthusiasm for clinical medicine
• Research experience

Teaching

• Experience of undergraduate teaching and postgraduate training
• Teaching qualification

Research

• Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research
• Research experience
• Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
• Good organisation and communication skills
• Understanding the principles of clinical governance and its implications
• Evidence of a depth of understanding of audit

Other

• Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council
• Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management

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.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

£65,048 to £73,992 a yearper annum excl LZ