Consultant Plastic Surgeon WSI Burns, Skin & Perineal Reconstruction

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are looking to appoint a Consultant Plastic Surgeon WSI Burns, Skin & Perineal Reconstruction at our Broomfield hospital site on a permanent full time basis.

The successful applicant will provide a specialist clinical service in General Plastic Surgery, Burns and Skin Cancer Surgery at the St Andrew's Centre, Broomfield Hospital and its satellite sites. The successful applicant will also conduct and lead clinically relevant research to improve patient outcomes that will utilize and foster collaboration between local and national university facilities, and the clinical forum at St. Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns.

Main duties of the job

Clinical duties: Plastic Surgery Outpatient clinics, General Anesthetic Operating lists, Burns Outpatient Clinic, and Burns General Anesthetic Operating lists.

Clinical Governance & Audit: To undertake audit of clinical practice within the department to ensure that current standards are evidence-based practice are applied.

Organizational Duties: To undertake managerial and budgetary responsibilities; to work within the Trust's clinical risk management policies; to promote a friendly working environment; and teaching primary care colleagues and Junior medical staff through mixture of case-based review and formal teaching activity.

Continuing Professional Development: Colleagues are encouraged and required to develop their clinical skills, which will be recognized in the Trust's appraisal process.

Teaching and Training activities: There is an expectation that this role should involve o-going teaching and training of primary care colleagues in order to disseminate specialist skills and provide a forum for the discussion of case studies ad set clinical guidance. All consultants ate expected to take advantage of study leave to maintain and develop their clinical skills to comply with CME requirements.

About us

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

As a fully established, merged organization, we've worked with you, our staff, to understand what it means to be part of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. Our strategic goals clearly set out our purpose and ambitions, and our new values and behaviors show how we will work together, with each other, our patients, and our stakeholders, to achieve our aims.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Date posted

21 May 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£93,666 to £126,281 a year per annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-MR-B&P-BR-3703

Job locations

Broomfield

Chelmsford

CM1 7ET


Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful applicant will provide a specialist clinical service in General Plastic Surgery, Burns and Skin Cancer Surgery at the St Andrews Centre, Broomfield Hospital and its satellite sites. The successful applicant will also conduct and lead clinically relevant research to improve patient outcomes that will utilize and foster collaboration between local and national university facilities, and the clinical forum at St. Andrews Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns.

  • Providing emergency and ongoing expertise for patients and services regarding patients referred to him/her.
  • The total clinical care of the patients referred to him/her, including all administrative duties associated with patient care, proper record keeping, and good communications maintained with patients and their general practitioners.
  • Positive collaboration with colleagues to provide the effective clinical leadership for all the staff in the Burns and Plastic Surgery Service.
  • Multidisciplinary teamwork is envisaged as a key component of this. He/she will participate in out of hours consultant cover and in the cover arrangements during colleagues annual/study leave.
  • Undertaking regular ward rounds.
  • Participate in clinical audit and in continuing professional education.
  • Supervision, teaching, training and professional development of the junior medical staff working in the service. Consultants are fully involved in developing a high standard of teaching of junior medical staff, nurses, and medical students and in designing and contributing to the process for establishment and approval of training posts for junior medical staff.
  • Maintaining standards of care for his/her service to the Medical Director, the Chief Executive and Chairman and the Board of the Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust.
  • It is also expected that the successful applicant will undertake to update their knowledge and skills and to demonstrate Continuing Professional Development at the Annual Appraisal.The successful applicant is expected to be involved in the development of the Burns and Plastic Surgery Service at the St. Andrews Centre, Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust and will participate in the implementation of service improvements and ongoing monitoring of the Service and performance. They will have access to a wealth of clinical material for research and will be encouraged to develop links with academic departments in the

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful applicant will provide a specialist clinical service in General Plastic Surgery, Burns and Skin Cancer Surgery at the St Andrews Centre, Broomfield Hospital and its satellite sites. The successful applicant will also conduct and lead clinically relevant research to improve patient outcomes that will utilize and foster collaboration between local and national university facilities, and the clinical forum at St. Andrews Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns.

  • Providing emergency and ongoing expertise for patients and services regarding patients referred to him/her.
  • The total clinical care of the patients referred to him/her, including all administrative duties associated with patient care, proper record keeping, and good communications maintained with patients and their general practitioners.
  • Positive collaboration with colleagues to provide the effective clinical leadership for all the staff in the Burns and Plastic Surgery Service.
  • Multidisciplinary teamwork is envisaged as a key component of this. He/she will participate in out of hours consultant cover and in the cover arrangements during colleagues annual/study leave.
  • Undertaking regular ward rounds.
  • Participate in clinical audit and in continuing professional education.
  • Supervision, teaching, training and professional development of the junior medical staff working in the service. Consultants are fully involved in developing a high standard of teaching of junior medical staff, nurses, and medical students and in designing and contributing to the process for establishment and approval of training posts for junior medical staff.
  • Maintaining standards of care for his/her service to the Medical Director, the Chief Executive and Chairman and the Board of the Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust.
  • It is also expected that the successful applicant will undertake to update their knowledge and skills and to demonstrate Continuing Professional Development at the Annual Appraisal.The successful applicant is expected to be involved in the development of the Burns and Plastic Surgery Service at the St. Andrews Centre, Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust and will participate in the implementation of service improvements and ongoing monitoring of the Service and performance. They will have access to a wealth of clinical material for research and will be encouraged to develop links with academic departments in the

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Entry on the GMC Specialist Register
  • Evidence of completion of a specialist training surgical qualification

Desirable

  • Knowledge and evidence relating to participation in Skin MDT

Experience

Essential

  • Completion of Burns Fellowship
  • Evidence of completion of a specialist training surgical qualification

Desirable

  • Evidence of ability to carry out Burns Reconstruction independently and as part of a larger team
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Entry on the GMC Specialist Register
  • Evidence of completion of a specialist training surgical qualification

Desirable

  • Knowledge and evidence relating to participation in Skin MDT

Experience

Essential

  • Completion of Burns Fellowship
  • Evidence of completion of a specialist training surgical qualification

Desirable

  • Evidence of ability to carry out Burns Reconstruction independently and as part of a larger team

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

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Broomfield

Chelmsford

CM1 7ET


Employer's website

https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Broomfield

Chelmsford

CM1 7ET


Employer's website

https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Medical Director & Plastic Surgery Consultant

Manu Sood

manu.sood@nhs.net

01245514318

Date posted

21 May 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£93,666 to £126,281 a year per annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-MR-B&P-BR-3703

Job locations

Broomfield

Chelmsford

CM1 7ET


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