Job summary
Barts Health NHS Trust are seeking to appoint a clinical fellow post in Plastic Surgery, based at the Royal London Hospital; we have a post starting in August 2023, February 2024, August 2024 and February 2025. Please state on your application which start date you are applying for.
This is fantastic opportunity to be involved in one of the busiest major trauma centres in the country and the largest trust in England. The post will be for a 6 Month fellowship within the Plastic Surgery Department for a Post-CCT Senior Clinical Fellow with a special interest in Trauma, Lower Limb, Head & Neck, Breast Reconstructive Microvascular Surgery.
The successful candidates will join a team involved in a broad spectrum of Plastic Surgery. A large emergency workload of upper and lower limb trauma comes from the helicopter serving this Level I Trauma Centre. Elective surgery in the department includes hand, head and neck, breast and surgical oncology reconstructions, together with a commitment to skin malignancy and paediatric plastic surgery.
You will join a team of 15 consultants, 15 SPR level doctors and 8 SHO's. The successful candidate is expected to have experience of managing common plastic surgical emergencies, particularly upper and lower limb trauma.
Prospective Candidates are encouraged to visit the Trust, which may be arranged by contacting:
Mr Gurjinderpal Pahal, Clinical Lead for Plastic Surgery
via the Service Delivery Manager, Aquarius Sims: Aquarius.Sims@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
The practitioner's hours of duty shall be the standard working week of 40 hours and in addition the postholder will be paid a supplement for out of hours duty. Your salary will be at the appropriate point on the Specialty Registrar scale, in keeping with your experience and your work intensity (MN37 and banding 1b). The post is subject to the Terms and Conditions of Service of Hospital Medical & Dental Staff (England & Wales), to the General Whitley Council Conditions of Service and to the National Health Service Pension Regulations.
Due to the nature of the work in this post, it is exempt from the provision of section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemption Order 1975). Applications are therefore not entitled to withhold information about convictions, including those which, for other purposes are "spend" under the provisions of the Act. Failure to disclose such information may result in dismissal or disciplinary action.
About us
The Royal London in Whitechapel is a major teaching hospital providing local and specialist services in state-of-the-art facilities. The London Hospital was granted Royal title by HM Queen Elizabeth II in 1990 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of its opening on the Whitechapel site, allowing it to be known as The Royal London Hospital. The Royal London Hospital is the UK's largest trauma centre and leads the trauma network for Northeast London and Essex. The hospital was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 2013. It is 17 storey, 727 bed hospital with a helipad for London's Air Ambulance and 44 bed adult critical care unit is a leading specialist centre with an international reputation for caring for critically injured trauma patients across London. In addition, the Royal London is home to London's busiest paediatric A&E department and one of the largest children's hospitals in the UK. The contemporary buildings reflect the innovation inside and the staff are, quite rightly, extremely proud to work in such an exciting and dynamic environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post is for 40 hours a week including a variety of theatres and clinics which is calculated as part of a 12 week on-call and work schedule. The on-call rota is 1 in 15 as 24 hours on call, with the possibility of non-resident at night.
Barts Health reserves the right to change the parameters of the standard working week, the number of hours additional duty you are required to undertake and the area in which you are required to undertake it, in the light of the requirements of the service.
Barts and The London NHS Trust will endeavour to give as much advance notice as possible of such change. In the event of a change in the number of additional duty hours you are required to undertake your pay will be adjusted appropriately.
You may be required to provide on-call cover and take for patients throughout Barts and The London NHS Trust, including cross district, inter-directorate, and Barts and The London NHS Trust reserves the right to change cover requirements in accordance with the needs of the service.
Barts and The London NHS Trust reserves the right to require you to be resident when on-call either occasionally or regularly.
The successful applicant will be required to provide documentary evidence of natural or acquired immunity to hepatitis B. Where this is not possible, the postholder will be required to demonstrate by recent (within the last year) evidence of serology showing the absence of hepatitis B surface antigen. These provisions are to meet the requirements of the Department of Healths instructions to trusts (HSC(93)40).
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post is for 40 hours a week including a variety of theatres and clinics which is calculated as part of a 12 week on-call and work schedule. The on-call rota is 1 in 15 as 24 hours on call, with the possibility of non-resident at night.
Barts Health reserves the right to change the parameters of the standard working week, the number of hours additional duty you are required to undertake and the area in which you are required to undertake it, in the light of the requirements of the service.
Barts and The London NHS Trust will endeavour to give as much advance notice as possible of such change. In the event of a change in the number of additional duty hours you are required to undertake your pay will be adjusted appropriately.
You may be required to provide on-call cover and take for patients throughout Barts and The London NHS Trust, including cross district, inter-directorate, and Barts and The London NHS Trust reserves the right to change cover requirements in accordance with the needs of the service.
Barts and The London NHS Trust reserves the right to require you to be resident when on-call either occasionally or regularly.
The successful applicant will be required to provide documentary evidence of natural or acquired immunity to hepatitis B. Where this is not possible, the postholder will be required to demonstrate by recent (within the last year) evidence of serology showing the absence of hepatitis B surface antigen. These provisions are to meet the requirements of the Department of Healths instructions to trusts (HSC(93)40).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- Maintain Full registration with the GMC, with a licence to practice.
- FRCSPlas/Within 1 year of CCT
Desirable
- Post CCT
- Higher academic qualification (e.g. MD or MS).
Training & Experience
Essential
- Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent).
- Minimum of 7 years postgraduate plastic surgery experience at registrar level equivalent to UK standards
- Training in diagnosis and treatment of complex reconstruction conditions
- Training in microsurgery to the level of independent operating
Desirable
- Fellowship in Microsurgery
Management Audit
Essential
- Evidence of recent CME/ reasonable training progression at this stage of career.
- Experience in relevant audit project and write up
Teaching/ Publications
Essential
- Proven teaching ability.
- Demonstrable willingness to undertake further research.
Desirable
- Proven track record in relevant research
- Evidence of relevant publications in peer reviewed journals.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- Maintain Full registration with the GMC, with a licence to practice.
- FRCSPlas/Within 1 year of CCT
Desirable
- Post CCT
- Higher academic qualification (e.g. MD or MS).
Training & Experience
Essential
- Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent).
- Minimum of 7 years postgraduate plastic surgery experience at registrar level equivalent to UK standards
- Training in diagnosis and treatment of complex reconstruction conditions
- Training in microsurgery to the level of independent operating
Desirable
- Fellowship in Microsurgery
Management Audit
Essential
- Evidence of recent CME/ reasonable training progression at this stage of career.
- Experience in relevant audit project and write up
Teaching/ Publications
Essential
- Proven teaching ability.
- Demonstrable willingness to undertake further research.
Desirable
- Proven track record in relevant research
- Evidence of relevant publications in peer reviewed journals.
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).
