Job summary
Candidates must be eligible for their own GMC registration - MFT cannot support GMC Sponsorship for candidates who are offered permanent vacancies.
Manchester Foundation Trust are seeking talented and ambitious young surgeons to join the Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns as a Specialty Doctor. The post is offered 12 month fixed term contract or longer depending on on-going requirements of the service and the performance of the appointees.
The successful applicant will join a team of six existing Burns Surgery Consultants on the Consultant on call Rota, based between Wythenshawe Hospital and the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. The on-call commitment will be 1:8 and will cover all adult and pediatric burn injury referrals to both Burn Centers within MFT
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will work at Speciality Doctor Level. The successful candidate will possess the clinical skills necessary to manage emergency patients as registrar on-call, including emergency and operative management of burns and other common emergencies under consultant supervision.
We are looking for professional, self-motivated individuals who value teamwork and who demonstrate dedication to a career in plastic and reconstructive surgery.
Candidates who are unable, for personal reasons, to work full-time are eligible to apply and, if successful, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis, in consultation with consultant colleagues.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- Recent experience in adult burn
- Recent experience in paediatric burn care
- Fellowship experience in adult and paediatric burn care
Desirable
- Entry on the specialist register for plastic surgery (or entry expected within the year or demonstration of progression towards CESR)
- Experience in adult and paediatric burn care at consultant level
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Experience in the full range of burn associated disorders and clinical care of same
- Experience with complex reconstruction in paediatric and adult burn injury
Desirable
- Dedicated and extensive experience in clinical burn surgery and rehabilitation
- Late Reconstruction burn scar experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as an effective member of the wider burn surgery team
- Experience with adult and paediatric Centre level burn injury
- Operative experience in line with requirements of Indicative Logbook for Plastic Surgery
Desirable
- Evidence of developing and maintaining a multidisciplinary team.
- Evidence of clinical audit relevant to improving care of the burn injured patient
- EMSB course certification, or be prepared to attend a course
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- Recent experience in adult burn
- Recent experience in paediatric burn care
- Fellowship experience in adult and paediatric burn care
Desirable
- Entry on the specialist register for plastic surgery (or entry expected within the year or demonstration of progression towards CESR)
- Experience in adult and paediatric burn care at consultant level
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Experience in the full range of burn associated disorders and clinical care of same
- Experience with complex reconstruction in paediatric and adult burn injury
Desirable
- Dedicated and extensive experience in clinical burn surgery and rehabilitation
- Late Reconstruction burn scar experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as an effective member of the wider burn surgery team
- Experience with adult and paediatric Centre level burn injury
- Operative experience in line with requirements of Indicative Logbook for Plastic Surgery
Desirable
- Evidence of developing and maintaining a multidisciplinary team.
- Evidence of clinical audit relevant to improving care of the burn injured patient
- EMSB course certification, or be prepared to attend a course
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).
