NHS Dermatology Expert (Contract, Remote) - £250–£300/hour

About the role

Apex Clinical Research Network partners with leading research and technology organisations to advance how clinical reasoning is applied in modern healthcare research. We work with practising NHS doctors to produce expert-grade clinical content that informs research protocols, decision-support frameworks, and applied medical research programmes.

Position: NHS Dermatology Expert

Type: Contract

Compensation: £250–£300/hour

Location: Remote, UK

Commitment: Flexible, arranged around your clinical work

Start: Rolling

Role responsibilities

  • Design clinically realistic dermatology scenarios drawn from your NHS practice
  • Produce consultant-level reference responses to set the quality bar
  • Write structured scoring criteria for each scenario
  • Evaluate research outputs against those criteria
  • Provide written feedback to the research team
Areas of interest — all dermatology subspecialties welcome
  • Medical dermatology
  • Paediatric dermatology
  • Dermatological surgery and skin cancer
  • Inflammatory skin disease and biologics
  • Dermatopathology
  • Contact dermatitis and occupational skin disease
Must have
  • Current GMC registration with licence to practise
  • Active NHS clinical work within the last 24 months
  • Consultant, SAS doctor, or ST4+ dermatology trainee
  • Strong written English and clear articulation of clinical reasoning
Preferred
  • MRCP(UK), SCE in Dermatology, or equivalent
  • Experience teaching juniors, writing for clinical audiences, or contributing to guidelines
Terms
  • Remote, largely asynchronous
  • Paid on completion of each piece of work
  • Mutual NDA
  • No patient-identifiable data used at any stage
Process
  • Apply with CV and GMC number
  • Shortlisted applicants are invited to a paid written session
  • Successful applicants sign a short consultancy agreement and begin work
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