Consultant in Burns and Plastic Surgery

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham is recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. The Trust is a regional centre for cancer, trauma, burns & plastics and has the largest solid organ transplantation programme in Europe. Queen Elizabeth Hospital is the site of the West Midland Regional Adult Burns Centre, part of the Midland Burn Network and one of the largest burns centres in the UK.

It is one of the most-consistently high performing Trusts in the NHS and has been rated "excellent" for both financial management and for quality of clinical and non-clinical services by the Care Quality Commission.

Applications are invited for a substantive Consultant post in Burns and Plastic Surgery to join a multi-disciplinary team with high standards of clinical care.

The hospital has 1,213 inpatient beds, 30 operating theatres and a 100-bed critical care unit, the largest co-located critical care unit in the world. QEHB is host to the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine (RCDM).

The involvement in continuing medical education is an integral part of the advertised post and as such, the successful candidate will be expected to significantly increase the recruitment to clinical trials and practice evidence based medicine.

Main duties of the job

Candidates must be on the GMC Specialist Register or be within 6 months of obtaining a CCT by the interview date. Previous experience and training in managing major and complex burn injuries is essential. In addition to adult burn care, successful candidates is expected to provide on call cover and clinical sessions at the nearby Paediatric Burns Centre at Birmingham Children Hospital.

It is a full time 10 PAs job. The post holder will become an integral part of the burns MDT Team who work closely with other specialties. You would also be expected to participate in elective and emergency work and participate in teaching and training of the junior trainees. And you will participate in department audit and research activities.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Date posted

18 October 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£93,666 to £126,281 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

304-EP-1077901

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Specialist burns fellowship (6 months minimum) covering both adult and paediatric burns at post CCT/CESR level or at senior level post FRCS Plastic

Wide experience in total burn care in burns centres, including surgical and non surgical management of complex and major burns, both acute care and long term reconstruction in adults and paediatrics

Experience in general plastic surgery and skin cancer.

Experience in Laser therapy

Job description

Job responsibilities

Specialist burns fellowship (6 months minimum) covering both adult and paediatric burns at post CCT/CESR level or at senior level post FRCS Plastic

Wide experience in total burn care in burns centres, including surgical and non surgical management of complex and major burns, both acute care and long term reconstruction in adults and paediatrics

Experience in general plastic surgery and skin cancer.

Experience in Laser therapy

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full registration with the General Medical Council GMC, with licence to practice.
FRCS or equivalent
On the GMC Specialist Registration in Plastic Surgery
Or CCT in plastic surgery within 6 months at time of interview,

Desirable

Higher degree in plastic surgery
Medical Laser Certificate

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full registration with the General Medical Council GMC, with licence to practice.
FRCS or equivalent
On the GMC Specialist Registration in Plastic Surgery
Or CCT in plastic surgery within 6 months at time of interview,

Desirable

Higher degree in plastic surgery
Medical Laser Certificate

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).