Consultant Plastic Surgeon

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

This job is now closed

Job summary

Are you a forward-thinking, innovator wanting to be part of the expansion of our Plastic Surgery Service?

As a Specialist in Breast Reconstruction, we are looking for someone to develop and lead this new speciality complementing our current Plastic Surgery Team.

Our team is spread across our two main acute hospitals, Peterborough City Hospital and Hinchingbrooke Hospital. You will be undertaking sessions at both sites to provide high-quality Theatre and Outpatient care.

You will be on the General Medical Council Specialist Register and completed the FRCS(Plast) or equivalent at the time of application. Following the regulations, all other categories of doctors must be on the GMC Specialist Register to be considered for a Consultant appointment by the Advisory Appointments Committee.

Main duties of the job

The sessional commitments include 10 PA's with 1.5 SPA involving no formal on-call commitments. They will be mutually agreed upon at the commencement of employment. Future flexibility is expected to accommodate the growing demands of the service.

You will provide elective Plastic Surgery Outpatient and Theatre services across all main sites in conjunction with colleagues and contribute to the development of the Plastic Surgery Department.

As a Specialist Breast Reconstruction Surgeon, you will be in charge of teaching and training our Junior workforce as well as leading Clinical Governance activities within the department.

You will have a continuing responsibility for the care of patients and the proper functioning of the service, allowing for all appropriate delegation and training of staff.

You will be responsible for the day-to-day management of your clinics and must ensure that in/outpatient services are covered during planned absences.

About us

We are committed to ensuring a work-life balance for all our staff by offering full-time and part-time roles, and flexible working hours on a shift pattern to fit around your family life.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates from our local communities.

Benefits to you

Relocation allowance in line with the Trust policy;
27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff);
NHS Pension Scheme:
Flexible working opportunities;
Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;
Career development and training;
Wellbeing support and activities;
In-house physiotherapy Service;
On-site canteens with subsidised meals;
Subsidised staff parking (currently free).
Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to Team North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.

Date posted

07 March 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

176-S-GW-5987470

Job locations

Peterborough City Hospital

Peterborough

PE3 9GZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find further details in the attached job description.

If you wish to discuss the role, further or arrange an informal visit, please contact Mr Mike Moses, Clinical Lead for Plastic Surgery at michael.moses@nhs.net.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find further details in the attached job description.

If you wish to discuss the role, further or arrange an informal visit, please contact Mr Mike Moses, Clinical Lead for Plastic Surgery at michael.moses@nhs.net.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

On Specialist Register
Demonstrate awareness of good decision-making; and awareness of own limitations with a track record of engaging in clinical governance and learning from errors.

Desirable

Experience supervising doctors in training and other colleagues

Essential

Significant experience of NHS working practices
Competence in assessing breast reconstruction patients and performing autologous reconstruction

Desirable

Evidence of participation in research with published papers and original work in peer-reviewed journals; with the ability to critically appraise published evidence

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

On Specialist Register
Demonstrate awareness of good decision-making; and awareness of own limitations with a track record of engaging in clinical governance and learning from errors.

Desirable

Experience supervising doctors in training and other colleagues

Essential

Significant experience of NHS working practices
Competence in assessing breast reconstruction patients and performing autologous reconstruction

Desirable

Evidence of participation in research with published papers and original work in peer-reviewed journals; with the ability to critically appraise published evidence

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).