Job summary
This role is offered on a minimum of 6 months basis with possibility to extend until June 2026.
Full-time Locum Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive and Burns surgeon with main responsibilities for Burns and Complex Limb Trauma Reconstruction for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. The main focus of this post is adult and paediatric burns surgery, with additional areas of responsibility in support of upper limb, lower limb trauma, microvascular reconstruction and general plastic surgery.
Main duties of the job
This post is to support provision of burns and lower limb trauma reconstruction at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. The post holder will join an established burns team, including three other Consultants, within the Burns Units (Adult at NUH City Campus and paediatrics at NUH Queens Medical Centre) with responsibility for delivery of the acute and reconstructive burns service. They will also join the team providing lower limb reconstruction service and have general plastic surgery commitments. Additional commitment to Consultant-level support of the day-to-day emergency surgery cover will be expected. Other Consultant cross-cover will be required on a flexible basis. The 10 PA post will be based at Nottingham City Hospital and Queen's Medical Centre and join a one in 13 on-call rota covering all general plastic surgery emergencies, including burns.
About us
Every day, our teams at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) make a difference. We save lives, we improve lives and we usher in new life. We are proud to play a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of people in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and our surrounding communities.
With more than 18,000 colleagues, we are the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving more than 2.5m residents of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and a further four million people across the East Midlands and beyond.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of all roles and responsibilities and proposed job plan please refer to the Job Description document.
We welcome and recommend informal visit to the department.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of all roles and responsibilities and proposed job plan please refer to the Job Description document.
We welcome and recommend informal visit to the department.
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- Full GMC registration Eligible to be included on the Specialist Register CCT expected within 6 months of interview date
Professional Qualifications/Development
Essential
- FRCS (Plast) or equivalent
Desirable
- Higher professional degree
Clinical Skills/Experience
Essential
- Evidenced technical skills as described in the job description Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals.
Desirable
- Fellowship level experience or equivalent in burns surgery and limb / hand trauma reconstruction. Fellowship level experience or equivalent in microsurgical reconstruction Specific training in communication skills Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors
Other skills and qualities
Essential
- Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
- Able to work in a team
- Able to work flexibly in a changing health service
- Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit.
- Able to teach and support junior staff effectively.
- Ability to travel between City Hospital Campus and Queen's Medical Centre campus Evidence of Level 3 Safeguarding Children (Paediatric positions only)
Desirable
- Original Research Publications Higher teaching degree or qualification or training
- Higher management degree or qualification or training Experience of change management
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- Full GMC registration Eligible to be included on the Specialist Register CCT expected within 6 months of interview date
Professional Qualifications/Development
Essential
- FRCS (Plast) or equivalent
Desirable
- Higher professional degree
Clinical Skills/Experience
Essential
- Evidenced technical skills as described in the job description Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals.
Desirable
- Fellowship level experience or equivalent in burns surgery and limb / hand trauma reconstruction. Fellowship level experience or equivalent in microsurgical reconstruction Specific training in communication skills Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors
Other skills and qualities
Essential
- Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
- Able to work in a team
- Able to work flexibly in a changing health service
- Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit.
- Able to teach and support junior staff effectively.
- Ability to travel between City Hospital Campus and Queen's Medical Centre campus Evidence of Level 3 Safeguarding Children (Paediatric positions only)
Desirable
- Original Research Publications Higher teaching degree or qualification or training
- Higher management degree or qualification or training Experience of change management
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
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).