Job summary
Working Full time: 40 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen for highly motivated team players to join our Plastics Department at the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. We are currently welcoming applications for Trust Doctor ST3+ level to join the team.
This post will be based at the Countess of Chester Hospital where operative work will be undertaken. Clinics will be held at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will be under the instruction of the Consultants in this Consultant-led Unit, acting at middle grade level. They will be required to assist in and will participate in in-patient, day case and out-patient plastic surgical procedures and attend weekly out-patient clinics. Occasionally, they will be required to attend out-patient clinics held in peripheral sites.
This is a Trust post and not recognised for training purposes, however the successful candidate will be expected to fully participate in regular teaching sessions & other relevant educational opportunities.
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
o The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.o Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.o Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Skills
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- Full Registration and a licence to practice with the GMC
- MRCS or equivalent qualification
Desirable
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Validated logbook of relevant operative experience/good clinical care
- Computer skills
- Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge & judgement & prioritise clinical need.
- Demonstrates appropriate technical competence & evidence of development of excellent diagnostic skills & judgement
Desirable
- Shows aptitude for practical skills, e.g. hand-eye co-ordination, dexterity, visuo-spatial awareness
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience working at middle grade/registrar level within Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Maintaining Good Medical Practice
- Good relationships and communication with patients
- Professional behavior and probity
- Delivery of good acute clinical care
Desirable
- Experience equivalent to a competence level at ST4/5 within Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Experience working within the NHS
- Attendance at relevant courses, e.g. ATLS, Basic Surgical Skills or equivalent.
Teaching & Training Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management & evidence-based practice
- Evidence of contributing to teaching & learning of others
Desirable
- Evidence of relevant academic & research achievements, e.g. degrees, prizes, awards, distinctions, publications, presentations, other achievements
- Evidence of active participation in audit
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Applicants must have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English, adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as assessed by the General Medical Council
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Capacity to operate effectively under pressure & remain objective in highly emotive/pressurised situations
- Awareness of own limitations and when to ask for help
- Capacity to communicate effectively & sensitively with others, able to discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand
- Demonstrate effective judgement and decision making skills
- Capacity to work effectively in a multi- disciplinary team & demonstrate leadership when appropriate.
- Capacity to establish good working relations with others
Desirable
- An understanding of the Trust values and Educational ethos (see appendices)
Person Specification
Qualifications & Skills
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- Full Registration and a licence to practice with the GMC
- MRCS or equivalent qualification
Desirable
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Validated logbook of relevant operative experience/good clinical care
- Computer skills
- Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge & judgement & prioritise clinical need.
- Demonstrates appropriate technical competence & evidence of development of excellent diagnostic skills & judgement
Desirable
- Shows aptitude for practical skills, e.g. hand-eye co-ordination, dexterity, visuo-spatial awareness
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience working at middle grade/registrar level within Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Maintaining Good Medical Practice
- Good relationships and communication with patients
- Professional behavior and probity
- Delivery of good acute clinical care
Desirable
- Experience equivalent to a competence level at ST4/5 within Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Experience working within the NHS
- Attendance at relevant courses, e.g. ATLS, Basic Surgical Skills or equivalent.
Teaching & Training Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management & evidence-based practice
- Evidence of contributing to teaching & learning of others
Desirable
- Evidence of relevant academic & research achievements, e.g. degrees, prizes, awards, distinctions, publications, presentations, other achievements
- Evidence of active participation in audit
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Applicants must have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English, adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as assessed by the General Medical Council
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Capacity to operate effectively under pressure & remain objective in highly emotive/pressurised situations
- Awareness of own limitations and when to ask for help
- Capacity to communicate effectively & sensitively with others, able to discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand
- Demonstrate effective judgement and decision making skills
- Capacity to work effectively in a multi- disciplinary team & demonstrate leadership when appropriate.
- Capacity to establish good working relations with others
Desirable
- An understanding of the Trust values and Educational ethos (see appendices)
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).
