Job summary
Working Full time: 10 sessions per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time substantive consultant in Plastic & Reconstruction surgery to join our expanding department in the beautiful city of Chester. This role is predominantly to aid with a surge in demand of skin cancer referrals as well as supporting general plastic services. The successful candidate will be expected to have an interest in general plastic surgery with a large proportion of skin cancer cases making up the bulk of elective work. The post also involves some orthoplastic support for lower limb cases in Oswestry as well as locally.
Main duties of the job
Duties and Responsibilities
The appointee will be responsible for the care of patients referred by general practitioners, other hospital departments and will undertake clinics, ward rounds and theatre lists 'Programmed Activities' as appropriate. The job plan will be a 10PA job plan which will be agreed in discussion between the successful candidate and the Lead Clinician in Plastic Surgery, with Planned Care operational management team this will be subject to Annual Review.
Total 'Programmed activities'= 10
On-Call Commitment
The appointee will be expected to participate in a 1 in 5 on call service. This is currently under review and subject to change. Consultant on call from home, generally for telephone advice for junior doctors.
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
- FRCS (Plast)
- On GMC Specialist Register for Plastic Surgery or within 6 months of CCT/CCST at the time of application.
- Fellowship or equivalent experience in orthoplastic /lower limb trauma
Desirable
- Other specialist fellowship
Clinical Experience and Effectiveness
Essential
- Wide clinical experience in general Plastic surgery
- Independent management of skin cancer and experience in orthoplastic / lower limb trauma
- Independent management of all plastic and hand trauma.
Desirable
- Other sub interests such as breast, hand or skin are also desirable.
Teaching & Training Experience
Essential
- Experience /Interest teaching
- Training the Trainers Course
Desirable
- Other Teaching skill Courses or qualifications
Management & Administrative Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate the use of Clinical Audit within the Service
- Demonstrate the use of research and evidence base to practice
Desirable
- Relevant experience in undertaking and organisation of Audit
- Research and publications relevant to post
Person Specification
Qualifications & Skills
Essential
- FRCS (Plast)
- On GMC Specialist Register for Plastic Surgery or within 6 months of CCT/CCST at the time of application.
- Fellowship or equivalent experience in orthoplastic /lower limb trauma
Desirable
- Other specialist fellowship
Clinical Experience and Effectiveness
Essential
- Wide clinical experience in general Plastic surgery
- Independent management of skin cancer and experience in orthoplastic / lower limb trauma
- Independent management of all plastic and hand trauma.
Desirable
- Other sub interests such as breast, hand or skin are also desirable.
Teaching & Training Experience
Essential
- Experience /Interest teaching
- Training the Trainers Course
Desirable
- Other Teaching skill Courses or qualifications
Management & Administrative Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate the use of Clinical Audit within the Service
- Demonstrate the use of research and evidence base to practice
Desirable
- Relevant experience in undertaking and organisation of Audit
- Research and publications relevant to post
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).
