Job summary
The department manages trauma from a large catchment, including patients from regional hospitals such as Hillingdon Hospital in Uxbridge and the Royal Berkshire Hospital, in Reading. Up to 50% of the inpatient activity is dedicated to the provision of acute care for trauma and emergency care.
The elective workload includes skin cancer surgery, hand & wrist surgery, breast reconstruction (including Breast microsurgery), abdomino-perineal reconstruction and some aspects of congenital plastic surgery (e.g. polydactyly, syndactyly, pinnaplasty, skin lesions & hypospadias). Members of the Plastic surgery team are involved in the following weekly/monthly MDTs: Skin cancer, Hand Surgery, Breast reconstruction, Diabetic foot reconstruction and Abdominal wall reconstruction. A multidisciplinary team for hand surgery meets monthly, with input from radiologists and hand therapists. A multidisciplinary team for breast reconstruction meets weekly, with input from Breast surgery, Oncology, Radiology, Genetics and the Breast Cancer Nursing team. A multidisciplinary team meets weekly for local and specialist skin cancers on both sites, Frimley North and Frimley South with input from dermatology, oncology, head and neck, radiology, pathology, and ENT. Some of these MDTs are based at Wexham and others are cross site across the Frimley Trust and many are now conducted via TEAMS. Plastic Surgery also supports the general surgery team at Reading in their abdominal wall reconstruction work.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is expected to deliver elective skin cancer surgery, including clinics, operating lists and attending the MDTs along with the three other skin cancer surgeons, dermatologists, oncologists and with clinical nurse specialists. There is also the opportunity to get involved in the development of the one stop service in skin cancer, seeing and operating on 2 week wait patients at the same visit. The elective work will include a general plastic surgery caseload.
The post holder will also help deliver hand trauma services including the Closed Hand Injury Clinic (CHIC), Plastic Urgent Care (PUC) clinic which sees open injuries, and a trauma list. The post holder will join the on-call rota (1:8) and provide emergency cover and ward rounds.
The ability to work flexibly, cohesively and in collaboration with the existing consultants is a necessary requirement to the post.
About us
Services are delivered from three main hospital sites at Frimley Park, near Camberley, Heatherwood at Ascot, and Wexham Park, Slough, along with a number of satellite centres. As well as delivering excellent district general hospital services to its population the trust has specialist cardiac interventional centre, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis, and plastic services across a wide catchment.
A range of outpatient, breast screening and diagnostic services are offered from four other sites: St Mark's Hospital (Maidenhead), Fitzwilliam House (Bracknell), King Edward VII Hospital (Windsor), Chalfont's (Chalfont's St Peters). The Trust has an excellent record of service delivery of quality clinical care this success has been achieved by excellent relationships between clinical staff, management, and colleagues throughout the organisation.
The Trust is recognised as the centre of excellence for Plastic Surgery serving a large catchment area. This service will continue to be supported and developed with two-thirds of the Plastic Surgery Departments activity contracted to the East Berkshire CCGs and the remaining one-third to other health authorities and other purchasers. From a Berkshire Commissioning perspective virtually the entire Plastic Surgery activity for the East Berkshire CCGs is contracted to this Department with tertiary referrals only for specialist burns unit care and oncology
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate would slot into the proposed job plan (this may change according to availability of operating lists in particular) as shown below. This department runs a consultant of the day on call with a view to achieve a consultant delivered service rather than consultant led. The appointed candidate would join the on-call rota of 1:8 with a fixed day on call every other week. The appointment will be subject to the terms and conditions of the new consultant contract. The job plan will be made up of 11 programmed activities (PA). This includes the new on call system which sees the Consultant on-call deliver the following activity depending on whether it is a weekday or weekend. There will be a requirement to work 1:4 Saturdays.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate would slot into the proposed job plan (this may change according to availability of operating lists in particular) as shown below. This department runs a consultant of the day on call with a view to achieve a consultant delivered service rather than consultant led. The appointed candidate would join the on-call rota of 1:8 with a fixed day on call every other week. The appointment will be subject to the terms and conditions of the new consultant contract. The job plan will be made up of 11 programmed activities (PA). This includes the new on call system which sees the Consultant on-call deliver the following activity depending on whether it is a weekday or weekend. There will be a requirement to work 1:4 Saturdays.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Additional postgraduate qualifications e.g. MD, PhD, MSc
- European or British Hand Surgery Diploma
Advanced Clinical training and Experience
Essential
- Consultant experience in hand surgery and/or hand surgery fellowship
- Experience of managing wrist injuries including scaphoid fractures
Desirable
- Consultant experience of being part of hand surgery MDT
- Consultant experience in performing microsurgical breast reconstruction
- Consultant experience in managing abdominal wall reconstruction
- Consultant experience in managing diabetic foot reconstruction
- Completed senior fellowship in microsurgery
- Completed senior fellowship in extremity reconstruction
Academic Achievements
Essential
- Evidence of presentations and publications on hand surgery
- Participation in hand surgery audits (including national audits)
- Evidence of participation in national and international hand surgery networks or groups
- Evidence of presentations and publications on microsurgical reconstruction
Desirable
- Participation in Research
Service Development
Essential
- Evidence of developing a service
Desirable
- Success in bid or grant writing in obtaining funding at local or national level
- Evidence of developing a new service at consultant level
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Additional postgraduate qualifications e.g. MD, PhD, MSc
- European or British Hand Surgery Diploma
Advanced Clinical training and Experience
Essential
- Consultant experience in hand surgery and/or hand surgery fellowship
- Experience of managing wrist injuries including scaphoid fractures
Desirable
- Consultant experience of being part of hand surgery MDT
- Consultant experience in performing microsurgical breast reconstruction
- Consultant experience in managing abdominal wall reconstruction
- Consultant experience in managing diabetic foot reconstruction
- Completed senior fellowship in microsurgery
- Completed senior fellowship in extremity reconstruction
Academic Achievements
Essential
- Evidence of presentations and publications on hand surgery
- Participation in hand surgery audits (including national audits)
- Evidence of participation in national and international hand surgery networks or groups
- Evidence of presentations and publications on microsurgical reconstruction
Desirable
- Participation in Research
Service Development
Essential
- Evidence of developing a service
Desirable
- Success in bid or grant writing in obtaining funding at local or national level
- Evidence of developing a new service at consultant level
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
