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Job overview

This will be a full time post and will suit someone who is on the specialist register or is aiming to be on the specialist register for Plastic Surgery.

The Plastic Surgery Service sits within the Specialised Surgery Directorate as part of the Surgical Division. The Directorate has a budget of over 34 million and employs approximately 500 staff.

The Clinical Strategy for Plastic Surgery is to build and develop our Acute Plastic service. The four pillars of our Acute Plastic Surgery service are:

• Skin Cancer
• Orthoplastic Trauma
• Head and Neck Cancer
• Reconstruction (Breast)

This post seeks to support our Skin and Trauma pillars through the appointment of a Locum Plastic Surgery Consultant which will make a 9 Plastic Consultant team to strengthen the service.

Main duties of the job

• The successful applicant will do joint sessions at both the Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital, Stafford
• The Royal Stoke University Hospital, University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust provides regional plastic surgery services to local areas as well as Shropshire, Staffordshire, South Cheshire and Wales and is a Major Trauma Centre.
• There are two specialist inpatient wards (male and female) and a Surgical Daycase and Admissions Unit in close proximity. The department is adjacent to the Centre Treatment Suite which provides capacity for the burns and dressings clinic and local anaesthetic operating lists. Most plastic surgery outpatient clinics take place in the Skin Unit in conjunction with Dermatology.
• The successful applicant will be part of a specialised Skin MDT
• The department is involved in a number of clinical trials both regional and national skin cancer patients
• UHNM is designated major trauma centre and we are expanding to two days combined Orthoplastic trauma list
• The Job plans are subject to change on appointment and an ability to be flexible is essential
• The surgeon will participate in the outpatients prior to surgery, and in all aspects of the operative care of the patients
• The successful applicant will take part in a future on call rota 1.7 covering inpatients and emergency referrals from GPs and Emergency Department. It is expected the individual will be available to return to the hospital if needed

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.

We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. Happy staff make for happy patients, and with the help of both we have put together a wide range of development and support packages aimed at ensuring that everyone. The Trust has the opportunity to fulfil their potential and meet their aspirations as well as the tools to provide great care.