Consultant Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon

Job responsibilities

Provide skin oncology surgery to a tertiary population and the specialist MDTs in skin. There will also be a commitment to 2WW cancer pathway in skin, and developing the delivery of the skin oncology service. There will be a regular commitment to see patients and operate in Carlisle.

Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills

Essential

• Primary Medical Qualification.
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC).
• Full GMC Registration.
• Higher training in complex skin cancer surgery

Desirable

• Higher Degree.
• Consultant experience.

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Evidence of experience in the specialty.
• Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty.
• Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality.
• Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre.

Desirable

• Evidence of block dissection work in logbook as independent surgeon.

Management and Administration Experience

Essential

• Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty.
• Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines.
• An understanding of Clinical Governance.

Desirable

• Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
• Evidence of leadership / project management.
• Evidence of having implemented change.
• Experience in developing and implementing new technologies.

Teaching

Essential

• Experience of supervising junior medical staff.
• Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
• Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills.

Desirable

• Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills.
• Postgraduate qualification in medical education.

Research

Essential

• Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings.
• Research/critical review of literature.
• Publications in the last five years.

Desirable

• Higher degree.

Audit

Essential

• Evidence of participation in audit.

Desirable

• Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit.
• Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement.

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

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).