Job summary
The plastic surgery service at West Suffolk Hospital is entering an exciting phase of service development. As planning continues for the new hospital build, alternative pathways are in development to ensure patients receive the right procedure in the right place, moving some activity such as minor ops into community sites.
We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic Consultant who will contribute to the provision and development of high-quality plastic care for the West Suffolk population. Sessional commitments will include outpatient clinics, theatre sessions, review of inpatients at the request of consultant colleagues and multidisciplinary clinical meetings.
This post allows the opportunity for an individual with a vision and leadership qualities to further develop a modern and progressive Plastic Surgery Department. The post holder will be expected to work in partnership with all other members of the multidisciplinary team ensuring high quality, safe and effective patient care.
The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to improve Plastic Surgery within West Suffolk and help enable the Trust to improve and maintain performance within national waiting time and national cancer targets. There will be particular emphasis within this post on supporting the service to achieve National Cancer Waiting time targets and ensure that services are delivered within agreed parameters and covering clinical guidelines.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide a general
plastic surgery service with a special interest in skin cancer as directed by
the Plastic Surgery department and pressure sore care.
The post holder will deliver 5 clinical sessions
per week and will share their time between the Outpatients clinic, Theatres, the
Day Surgery Unit, and peripheral sites.
Clinical
To provide appropriate plastic surgery services as
directed.
To offer expert clinical opinion on a range of
problems both emergency and elective within specialty
To contribute to meeting the Surgical Directorate
objectives.
Organisational
To undertake appropriate
projects and administration as required by the department.
Clinical Governance
To provide clinical
services in line with the Trusts clinical governance arrangements, which are
designed to ensure that, agreed quality standards are achieved.
Audit
To undertake audit of clinical practice within the
department to ensure that current standards and evidence-based practice are
applied.
Continuing Medical Education
All career doctors are
required to maintain and develop their clinical skills. Individual training and development needs
will be identified through an appraisal process taking into account Royal
College requirements. Full utilisation
of study leave is encouraged.
Risk Management
To work within the
Trusts clinical risk management policies and in particular to participate as
appropriate in critical incident reporting
About us
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at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to
more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for,
treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community
settings.
The
West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care
services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery
unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+
beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult
and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk
Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing
temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We
do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our
values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we
work and behave as a team.
With
nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation
a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be
the best you can be.
We
promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you
can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to improve Plastic Surgery within West Suffolk and help enable the Trust to improve and maintain performance within national waiting time and national cancer targets. There will be particular emphasis within this post on supporting the service to achieve National Cancer Waiting time targets and ensure that services are delivered within agreed parameters and covering clinical guidelines.
This role will be suitable for a surgeon who is adept at balancing competing demands, is comfortable with being flexible and responsive to help meet the service needs of the department. The post holder will be expected to take a role in ensuring delivery of a quality service and contribute to the ongoing improvement of the clinical service.
If you share this vision and can work collaboratively, this is the perfect opportunity for you to be at the forefront of change.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Plastic Surgery Consultant to work at the West Suffolk Hospital Foundation Trust. This is an exciting challenge for a Plastic Surgery specialist who is keen to get involved in delivering an excellent care and close connections with the Major Trauma Centre. There is also a fantastic opportunity to share and contribute your expertise into the future design and service of a new Plastic Surgery Department within the Newbuild West Suffolk Hospital.
- To share with colleagues responsibility for the day-to-day management of Plastic Surgery service.
- Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of Plastic Surgery
- Teaching and training of junior staff, medical students, para-medical practitioners.
- To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audits.
- Responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME)
At present the Plastic Surgery department provides management of mostly skin cancer surgery. Full time secretarial support and office space within the Plastics admin team is provided.
The Clinical Director for Surgery at West Suffolk is Mr Andrew Dunn, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon.
The Trust has strong links with Addenbrookes and it is envisaged that this will continue.
The department works closely with other surgical specialities and there are also close links with dermatology, oncology, tissue viability and the department of radiology.
Please see attached Job Description for further details
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to improve Plastic Surgery within West Suffolk and help enable the Trust to improve and maintain performance within national waiting time and national cancer targets. There will be particular emphasis within this post on supporting the service to achieve National Cancer Waiting time targets and ensure that services are delivered within agreed parameters and covering clinical guidelines.
This role will be suitable for a surgeon who is adept at balancing competing demands, is comfortable with being flexible and responsive to help meet the service needs of the department. The post holder will be expected to take a role in ensuring delivery of a quality service and contribute to the ongoing improvement of the clinical service.
If you share this vision and can work collaboratively, this is the perfect opportunity for you to be at the forefront of change.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Plastic Surgery Consultant to work at the West Suffolk Hospital Foundation Trust. This is an exciting challenge for a Plastic Surgery specialist who is keen to get involved in delivering an excellent care and close connections with the Major Trauma Centre. There is also a fantastic opportunity to share and contribute your expertise into the future design and service of a new Plastic Surgery Department within the Newbuild West Suffolk Hospital.
- To share with colleagues responsibility for the day-to-day management of Plastic Surgery service.
- Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of Plastic Surgery
- Teaching and training of junior staff, medical students, para-medical practitioners.
- To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audits.
- Responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME)
At present the Plastic Surgery department provides management of mostly skin cancer surgery. Full time secretarial support and office space within the Plastics admin team is provided.
The Clinical Director for Surgery at West Suffolk is Mr Andrew Dunn, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon.
The Trust has strong links with Addenbrookes and it is envisaged that this will continue.
The department works closely with other surgical specialities and there are also close links with dermatology, oncology, tissue viability and the department of radiology.
Please see attached Job Description for further details
Person Specification
Management Ability
Essential
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
- Ability to organise and manage out patient priorities, waiting lists and operating lists
- Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets
Desirable
- Experience of audit management
- Ability to manage and lead specialist unit, surgical directorate and working parties as appropriate.
Knowledge
Essential
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following:-
- -that applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; or
- -Have the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS)-Overall 7.5 Speaking 7, Listening 7, Reading 7, and Writing 7.
- If applicants believe that they have adequate communication skills, but do not fit into one of the examples they need to provide evidence.
Qualifications
Essential
- Entry on GMC Specialist Register and hold a licence to practise or be eligible for entry on the Register (within six months of completion of Certificate of Completion of Training) at time of interview.
- Success in Intercollegiate Specialty
- Examination or overseas equivalent
- FRCS
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT.
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Desirable
- Six years supervised training in an appropriate SpR equivalent training programme
- Fellowship level experience in reconstruction and/or sub specialty training
- Special interest in pressure sore care and skin cancer as directed by the Plastics Surgery department.
Other Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work in a team
- Good inter-personal skills
- Enquiring, critical approach to work
- Caring attitude to patients
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other agencies
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels
Desirable
- Have access to a car/current UK driving licence
Teaching and Education
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior doctors (FY1, FY2, ST1/2 and SpRs).
- Ability to teach clinical skills
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Desirable
- Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
Research
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
Desirable
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals
Person Specification
Management Ability
Essential
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
- Ability to organise and manage out patient priorities, waiting lists and operating lists
- Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets
Desirable
- Experience of audit management
- Ability to manage and lead specialist unit, surgical directorate and working parties as appropriate.
Knowledge
Essential
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following:-
- -that applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; or
- -Have the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS)-Overall 7.5 Speaking 7, Listening 7, Reading 7, and Writing 7.
- If applicants believe that they have adequate communication skills, but do not fit into one of the examples they need to provide evidence.
Qualifications
Essential
- Entry on GMC Specialist Register and hold a licence to practise or be eligible for entry on the Register (within six months of completion of Certificate of Completion of Training) at time of interview.
- Success in Intercollegiate Specialty
- Examination or overseas equivalent
- FRCS
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT.
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Desirable
- Six years supervised training in an appropriate SpR equivalent training programme
- Fellowship level experience in reconstruction and/or sub specialty training
- Special interest in pressure sore care and skin cancer as directed by the Plastics Surgery department.
Other Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work in a team
- Good inter-personal skills
- Enquiring, critical approach to work
- Caring attitude to patients
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other agencies
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels
Desirable
- Have access to a car/current UK driving licence
Teaching and Education
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior doctors (FY1, FY2, ST1/2 and SpRs).
- Ability to teach clinical skills
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Desirable
- Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
Research
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
Desirable
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals
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).
