Clinical Fellow in Plastic Surgery
The Christie NHS FT
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Job summary
The post will offer excellent clinical experience in Plastic Surgery with a focus on surgical oncology including microsurgical reconstruction, working closely with a multi-disciplinary team consisting of surgical specialties, medical and clinical oncology. The post could suit those wishing to gain specialist Plastic Surgery experience prior to embarking on a training programme. The post provides excellent opportunities to build surgical skills and there is good scope for audit and publications.
The overall clinical workload will involve management of inpatients, attendance at theatre and outpatient sessions along with presenting at MDTs.
This post is designed to support specialised oncologic plastic surgery and reconstruction at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust which is a tertiary referral centre for the treatment of cancer. It will provide the appointee with excellent opportunities to further operative experience and clinical management of oncological surgery patients.
The job is a full time post with potential to join the on-call rota at the middle-grade level. This is currently banded at 40% and will be reviewed with the successful applicant on appointment.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will be expected to be involved in all areas of oncologic plastic surgery and microsurgical reconstruction, providing cover where necessary. The appointee will work closely with the 4 Consultants, the Specialty Doctor and the Registrars who rotate through the unit. They will get involve with all aspects of oncological plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery and microsurgery.
There will be the opportunity to take part in the Surgical Oncology on-call rota covering plastic, gynaecology, urology and colorectal surgery patients.
The successful candidate will have regular outpatient clinics and will be expected to attend both local and general anaesthetic lists, where there will be excellent opportunities to perform and learn new surgical procedures under varying levels of supervision dependent upon the experience of the appointee
Specific Duties will include:
> Participation in the primary care of patients admitted to The Christie
> To oversee the daily care of inpatients, as an integral part of the plastics team
> Attendance at outpatient clinics and theatre lists as required by the supervising consultant.
> Management of dedicated single stream clinics with new and follow-up patients running alongside a consultant's clinic
> Monitoring of plastic surgery flaps
About us
We are one of only two nationally commissioned hospitals in the country offering surgical treatment for patients with pseudomyxoma and peritoneal metastases of colorectal origin. We provide cytoreductive surgery with heated intra-peritoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for appendix tumours, pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) and colorectal cancer.
In 2007 we installed the first Da Vinci operating robot in the North West and in 2015 expanded our robotic program with the purchase of 2 Da Vinci Si robots to replace the original. We currently robotically treat prostate, renal (partial nephrectomy), rectal, gynae and uterine cancers, as well as selected joint operations for complex cases.
The department consists of two inpatient wards (38 beds), an Oncology Critical Care Unit, 5 operating theatres, and the Integrated Procedures Unit.
Plastic Surgery
Mr D Mowatt (Consultant Onco-plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon)
Mr D Oudit (Consultant Onco-plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon)
Mr D Kosutic (Consultant Onco-plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon)
Dr K Gajanan (Specialty Doctor in Onco-plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
Date posted
03 October 2022
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Doctor - other
Salary
£33,790 to £53,132 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
413-C2022-22587-A
Job locations
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester
M20 4BX
Employer details
Employer name
The Christie NHS FT
Address
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester
M20 4BX