Job summary
Locum Consultant in Plastic Surgery
Full Time - 10PA
The Department of Plastic Surgery is seeking a Consultant to join a dynamic, enthusiastic and forward thinking team. The department is currently looking to expand and develop its services and to keep the service in the forefront of clinical and academic excellence, so are looking for an individual with appropriate skills to complement this team.
The Department offers a wide range of services to patients from lower leg trauma reconstruction to post-cancer breast and head and neck reconstruction. The new consultant will help run and develop these services across the St Thomas' site as well as joining a well-established Head and Neck Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT).
Main duties of the job
The Head and Neck surgical team currently consists of 4 ENT / Head and Neck surgeons, 3 Oral Maxillo-Facial Surgeons and 3 Plastic Surgeons. In addition the MDT has dedicated members including 2 Clinical Oncologists, 3 Restorative Dentists, 4 Pathologists, 4 Dieticians, 3 Speech Therapists, 2 Cancer Specialist Nurses, 1 Tracheostomy Clinical Nurse Specialist and an MDT Coordinator.
We are looking for an outstanding individual who ideally has completed a Head and Neck Fellowship to further expand and develop the head & neck MDT, and to develop a de novo secondary complex reconstructive service.
GSTT has been designated as one of the Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and Experimental Cancer Centres. There is an ongoing commitment to expand and develop close links with the research centres in Kings College London as part of the integrated Academic Research Centre. There is therefore excellent opportunity to undertake translational research and to participate in clinical trials.
The post-holder will undertake outpatient sessions and they will be expected to take an active role in developing the service and to participate in the teaching programs of the department.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a first class team in an active and progressive central London teaching hospital environment.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' (GSTT) is the Head & Neck Cancer Centre for the South East London Cancer Network (SELCN). This covers a population of over 2 Million and all head and neck cancer cases are treated on this site. The MDT manages approximately 450 new head & neck cancers per annum and therefore is one of the largest in the UK.
Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is made up of two of London's best known teaching hospitals and employs over 13,650 staff and have over 2 million patient contacts a year. Our annual turnover is now £1.3 billion.
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 Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust consultant contract.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You must be fully registered with the GMC/GDC and hold Licence to Practice and be on the Specialist Register, or within six months of attaining your CCT or equivalent at interview stage
The postholder 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 Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Please note that successful completion of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is our accepted minimum language requirement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You must be fully registered with the GMC/GDC and hold Licence to Practice and be on the Specialist Register, or within six months of attaining your CCT or equivalent at interview stage
The postholder 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 Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Please note that successful completion of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is our accepted minimum language requirement.
Person Specification
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive clinical experience in microsurgery
Desirable
- Experience in clinical guideline development
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Specialist interest in mico-surgical reconstruction
- Ability to work as effective members of multidisciplinary team
- Team based approached to cate and service management, including appreciation of nursing and therapy roles
Audit Management and IT
Essential
- Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk managment within the field of plastic surgery
Research, Teaching and experience
Essential
- Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training
- Publications in at least one specialist field
Desirable
- Teaching qualification
- Demonstrable Research output
Leadership and management skills
Essential
- Communication - ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/negotiate
- Accountability - ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority
- Interpersonal skills: empathy, understanding and listening skills, patients and ability to work co-operatively with others
- Ability to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure
- Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff
- Knowledge of finance and budgets
Desirable
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a License to Practise
- On GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of attainng CCT
- FRCS (Plast) or equivalent
- Completion of a micro fellowship
Desirable
- Other relevant postgraduate qualifications (eg MD, PhD, MS, MSc
- Previous consultant experience
Person Specification
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive clinical experience in microsurgery
Desirable
- Experience in clinical guideline development
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Specialist interest in mico-surgical reconstruction
- Ability to work as effective members of multidisciplinary team
- Team based approached to cate and service management, including appreciation of nursing and therapy roles
Audit Management and IT
Essential
- Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk managment within the field of plastic surgery
Research, Teaching and experience
Essential
- Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training
- Publications in at least one specialist field
Desirable
- Teaching qualification
- Demonstrable Research output
Leadership and management skills
Essential
- Communication - ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/negotiate
- Accountability - ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority
- Interpersonal skills: empathy, understanding and listening skills, patients and ability to work co-operatively with others
- Ability to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure
- Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff
- Knowledge of finance and budgets
Desirable
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a License to Practise
- On GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of attainng CCT
- FRCS (Plast) or equivalent
- Completion of a micro fellowship
Desirable
- Other relevant postgraduate qualifications (eg MD, PhD, MS, MSc
- Previous consultant experience
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
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).
