Job summary
- Main area
- Plastic Surgery & Burns
- Grade
- Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 390-MR-B&P-BR-3707
- Employer
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Broomfield
- Town
- Chelmsford
- Salary
- £99,532 Per Annum (Pro Rata) - YC73
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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Locum Consultant Plastic Surgery, Breast Microsurgery and Skin Cancer
Locum Consultant
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people. Our newly formed Trust, comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend, is determined to provide the best health services for its local population. We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation working in the best interests of the people we serve.
Job overview
The successful applicant will provide a specialist clinical service in General Plastic Surgery, Breast Microsurgical Reconstruction and Skin Cancer Surgery at the St Andrew’s Centre, Broomfield Hospital and its satellite sites.
You will be expected to be independently carrying out microsurgical breast reconstruction without supervision but will be well supported by senior colleagues. This post is best suited to a candidate who is already performing breast reconstructions independently.
You will also conduct and lead clinically relevant research to improve patient outcomes that will utilize and foster collaboration between local and national university facilities, and the clinical forum at St. Andrew’s Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns.
There is a well-stocked medical library with audio-visual teaching aids and a full time librarian. The library has a Medline facility. There is a thriving Postgraduate Medical Centre with regular clinical meetings and a general education programme.
All consultants are expected to take advantage of study leave to maintain and develop their clinical skills to comply with CME requirements.
Main duties of the job
The total clinical care of the patients referred to him/her, including all administrative duties associated with patient care, proper record keeping and good communications maintained with patients and their general practitioners.
Positive collaboration with colleagues to provide the effective clinical leadership for all the staff in the Plastic Surgery Service.
Multidisciplinary teamwork is envisaged as a key component of this. He/she will participate in out of hours consultant cover and in the cover arrangements during colleagues’ annual/study leave.
Undertaking regular ward rounds.
Participate in clinical audit and in continuing professional education.
Supervision, teaching, training and professional development of the junior medical staff working in the service. Consultants are fully involved in developing a high standard of teaching of junior medical staff, nurses, and medical students and in designing and contributing to the process for establishment and approval of training posts for junior medical staff.
Maintaining standards of care for his/her service to the Medical Director, the Chief Executive and Chairman and the Board of the Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust.
Working for our organisation
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 17,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.
We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We look forward to your application. Please refer to attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities.
Please note the time table included in the job description is an example indicative time table and is subject to change upon discussion with the successful candidate.
Person specification
Registration
Essential criteria
- GMC registration
Specialist Registration
Essential criteria
- GMC full licence to practice with entry onto Specialist register
Desirable criteria
- Plastic Surgery specialist register
Experience
Essential criteria
- Fellowship in Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction in a high volume unit
- Comprehensive knowledge in the specialty and ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems
Desirable criteria
- NHS Experience
- Knowledge and evidence relating to participation in risk reducing mastectomy MDT
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ms Mary Morgan
- Job title
- Consultant Plastic Surgeon
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01245 362000
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