Job summary
Plastic Surgery Department
Surgery Directorate
Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals
Consultant in Plastic Surgery with a particular interest in Dermato Oncology
10 PAs - Full Time
Please be advised to submit as soon as possible, as advert is subject to closing early.
Main duties of the job
The Plastic Surgery Department at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals seeks a plastic surgery consultant with a subspecialist interest in skin cancer management. Experience of close collaborative working in the setting of a local skin cancer multi-disciplinary teams is essential. Candidates must to be familiar with all aspects of cutaneous oncology management. Alongside working at GSTT, the post will be located at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Woolwich), supporting the dermatology departments.
You must be fully registered with the GMC and hold License to Practice and be on the Specialist Register, or within six months of attaining Certificate of Completion of Training, or equivalent, at interview stage.
The post holder will have regular contact with vulnerable adults and/or children (0-18 years) and therefore 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 Criminal Records Bureau to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Your hours of work will be as detailed in your job plan and may be varied from time to time in accordance with the Consultant Contract Terms and Conditions.
About us
The Trust consists of St Thomas' Hospital at Waterloo, including the Evelina Children's Hospital, and Guy's Hospital at London Bridge. We are also part of King's Health Partners (KHP), which comprises King's College London, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. KHP is one of just five accredited UK Academic Health Sciences Centres (AHSCs). Through our AHSC, we are committed to making research and education integral to the delivery of high quality clinical care. The King's Health Partners Integrated Cancer Centre (ICC) is the vehicle for developing and managing cancer research, clinical services, and training and development across all of the KHP partner organisations.
Ourhospitals have a long and proud history, dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded. We continue to build on these traditions and have a reputation for clinical, teaching and research excellence.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will be accountable to Miss Diane Back, Clinical Director of Surgery Directorate.
As an organisation, we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This includes asking certain groups of staff to work more flexibly so that we can offer services to patients in the evenings and at weekends. We regard this flexibility as essential if we are to continue to provide first class patient care in the future. As a result, any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern of working in the future if required and in accordance with the provisions of the new Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust consultant contract.
Job Summary:
- To provide a Plastic Surgery service in conjunction with colleagues
- The post holder will have a specialist expertise in surgical aspects of Dermato Oncology
- To contribute to sector lead MDTs
- To participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care
- To take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training
- To contribute to the management of the clinical service and service development, including support of satellite sites across London
- To assist in the future development of the Plastic Surgery department
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will be accountable to Miss Diane Back, Clinical Director of Surgery Directorate.
As an organisation, we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This includes asking certain groups of staff to work more flexibly so that we can offer services to patients in the evenings and at weekends. We regard this flexibility as essential if we are to continue to provide first class patient care in the future. As a result, any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern of working in the future if required and in accordance with the provisions of the new Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust consultant contract.
Job Summary:
- To provide a Plastic Surgery service in conjunction with colleagues
- The post holder will have a specialist expertise in surgical aspects of Dermato Oncology
- To contribute to sector lead MDTs
- To participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care
- To take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training
- To contribute to the management of the clinical service and service development, including support of satellite sites across London
- To assist in the future development of the Plastic Surgery department
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a License to Practise
- On GMC Specialist Register or within three months of attaining CCT
- FRCS (Plast) or equivalent.
Desirable
- Other relevant postgraduate qualifications (e.g. MD, PhD, MS, MSc
- Previous Consultant experience
Clincial Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive clinical experience plastic surgery, on a day case and inpatient basis
Desirable
- Experience in clinical guideline development
- Fellowship in dermato-oncology or equivalent
- Experience in Epidermolysis bullosa surgical manage-ment
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team.
- Team based approach to care and service management, including appreciation of nursing and therapy roles
Desirable
- Evidence of extensive skin cancer management experience
Audit Managment and IT
Essential
- Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management within the field of plastic surgery
Desirable
- Demonstrate significant im-provement in patient care or administration conducting service improvement. Experience of electronic pa-tient records (EPIC).
Research, teaching skill and experience
Essential
- Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training
- Publications in at least one specialist field
- A demonstrable aptitude for pursuing research goals
Desirable
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a License to Practise
- On GMC Specialist Register or within three months of attaining CCT
- FRCS (Plast) or equivalent.
Desirable
- Other relevant postgraduate qualifications (e.g. MD, PhD, MS, MSc
- Previous Consultant experience
Clincial Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive clinical experience plastic surgery, on a day case and inpatient basis
Desirable
- Experience in clinical guideline development
- Fellowship in dermato-oncology or equivalent
- Experience in Epidermolysis bullosa surgical manage-ment
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team.
- Team based approach to care and service management, including appreciation of nursing and therapy roles
Desirable
- Evidence of extensive skin cancer management experience
Audit Managment and IT
Essential
- Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management within the field of plastic surgery
Desirable
- Demonstrate significant im-provement in patient care or administration conducting service improvement. Experience of electronic pa-tient records (EPIC).
Research, teaching skill and experience
Essential
- Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training
- Publications in at least one specialist field
- A demonstrable aptitude for pursuing research goals
Desirable
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
