University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Plastic Surgeon

The closing date is 16 October 2025

Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust currently has an opening for a full time substantive consultant post for Head and Neck skin Oncology and reconstruction to join our skin oncology Multidisciplinary team. We are particularly looking for enthusiastic individuals with keen interest in working as MDT with experience in managing head and neck skin oncology, facial palsy reconstruction, lateral skull base reconstruction. University Hospital Birmingham is the Regional Burns and Plastic Surgery Centre for the West Midlands providing adult services in Burns, Hand Surgery, Breast Reconstruction, Skin Oncology, Lower Limb Trauma, Sarcoma and Head and Neck surgery.

The successful applicant will be on the Plastic Surgery on-call rota at University Hospital Birmingham, the major trauma centre in the West Midlands. The on-call commitments are one in ten weeks, where the postholder will be managing Plastic Surgery emergencies including microsurgical lower limb reconstruction and work closely with Orthopaedic colleagues.

Main duties of the job

This is a substantive full time (10 PA) post. The post holder will work as a member of a team of Consultant Plastic Surgeons, based at the University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust with opportunities to have commitments in Solihull Hospital.

Job Plan will Include:

*Outpatient clinic sessions

*Specialist Skin oncology MDT meeting and Joint Skin Oncology Clinics (JSOC)

*Theatre sessions to independently perform primary and metastatic Head and Neck skin cancers including Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy, Comprehensive neck dissections and different types of reconstruction including microsurgical reconstruction.

*Support with Lateral skull base reconstructions

*Support with Facial Palsy Clinic

The successful applicant will join a multi-disciplinary team with the highest standards of clinical care. They will act as part of the wider plastic surgery team as well as part of the sub-speciality multidisciplinary teams.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Details

Date posted

26 September 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

304-KDA-1095658

Job locations

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful applicant will be expected to contribute to departmental teaching and support juniors with projects leading to publications and presentations. Funding is available for approved study leave as defined in the Trust study leave policy. The involvement in continuing medical education is an integral part of the advertised post and as such, the successful candidate will be expected to support recruitment to clinical trials and practice evidence-based medicine. The appointee will be expected to participate in all aspects of clinical governance as developed by the Trust to monitor, maintain and develop the quality and effectiveness of care.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

-Working as part of Skin oncology MDT and Plastics Head and Neck Reconstructive surgery team. This work can be based in either at Queen Elizabeth Hospital or at Solihull Hospital.

-The post holder will also provide support for Lateral skull base reconstructions on a rotational basis.

-The post holder will provide support to Facial Palsy clinic and reconstructions on a rotational basis.

-The successful applicant will be expected to contribute to departmental teaching and support juniors with projects leading to publications and presentations. Funding is available for approved study leave as defined in the Trust study leave policy.

-The post holders will be expected to participate in the Specialist Skin cancer MDT and departmental consultant meetings and partake in audits, quality improvement projects and clinical governance, as well as continuing professional development.

-The on-all duties are one in ten at Queen Elizabeth Hospital

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

The appointee will be expected to participate in all aspects of clinical governance as developed by the Trust to monitor, maintain and develop the quality and effectiveness of care.

The Trust is committed to the development and maintenance of the highest clinical standards through individual appraisal. This will include the audit of personal and clinical practice as well as involvement in departmental and speciality reviews. It will also involve attention to continuing professional development and to meeting requirements for continuing medical education as expected by the relevant Royal College. It will also involve the awareness of professional standards and the responsibility to undertake safe and ethical clinical practice and the importance of responding promptly to any circumstances, which may result in increased clinical risk or adverse outcome.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful applicant will be expected to contribute to departmental teaching and support juniors with projects leading to publications and presentations. Funding is available for approved study leave as defined in the Trust study leave policy. The involvement in continuing medical education is an integral part of the advertised post and as such, the successful candidate will be expected to support recruitment to clinical trials and practice evidence-based medicine. The appointee will be expected to participate in all aspects of clinical governance as developed by the Trust to monitor, maintain and develop the quality and effectiveness of care.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

-Working as part of Skin oncology MDT and Plastics Head and Neck Reconstructive surgery team. This work can be based in either at Queen Elizabeth Hospital or at Solihull Hospital.

-The post holder will also provide support for Lateral skull base reconstructions on a rotational basis.

-The post holder will provide support to Facial Palsy clinic and reconstructions on a rotational basis.

-The successful applicant will be expected to contribute to departmental teaching and support juniors with projects leading to publications and presentations. Funding is available for approved study leave as defined in the Trust study leave policy.

-The post holders will be expected to participate in the Specialist Skin cancer MDT and departmental consultant meetings and partake in audits, quality improvement projects and clinical governance, as well as continuing professional development.

-The on-all duties are one in ten at Queen Elizabeth Hospital

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

The appointee will be expected to participate in all aspects of clinical governance as developed by the Trust to monitor, maintain and develop the quality and effectiveness of care.

The Trust is committed to the development and maintenance of the highest clinical standards through individual appraisal. This will include the audit of personal and clinical practice as well as involvement in departmental and speciality reviews. It will also involve attention to continuing professional development and to meeting requirements for continuing medical education as expected by the relevant Royal College. It will also involve the awareness of professional standards and the responsibility to undertake safe and ethical clinical practice and the importance of responding promptly to any circumstances, which may result in increased clinical risk or adverse outcome.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • *Full registration with the General Medical Council GMC, with licence to practice.
  • *FRCS(Plast) or equivalent
  • *On the GMC Specialist Register in Plastic Surgery Or CCT in plastic surgery within 6 months at time of interview
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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

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

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).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Jagajeevan Jagadeesan

jagajeevan.jagadeesan@uhb.nhs.uk

01213714887

Details

Date posted

26 September 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

304-KDA-1095658

Job locations

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Supporting documents

Privacy notice

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)