Job summary
The Trauma and Reconstructive Fellow post is for doctors specialising in Plastic Surgery who have experience of trauma. These posts offer an exciting opportunity to develop and enhance the post holder's skills for managing major Plastic Surgery trauma, and as such the postholder's time will be divided between the Major Trauma Centre (MTC) at University Hospitals Sussex (UHS) NHS Trust at Brighton and Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (QVH), East Grinstead, where the Plastic Surgery Department is based.
This is a 12 month fixed term post from April 2025 until April 2026.
The post holder will be encouraged to develop their clinical skills and progress in the post, taking on increasingly complex lists and caseload. You will take responsibility for your own training and development; the Trust will offer you opportunities to further your knowledge and skills and you will be assigned an Educational Supervisor. You will work in accordance with the GMC Good Medical Guide and Trust policies and engage in revalidation.
Main duties of the job
The Trauma and Reconstructive Fellow is a non-training post for practitioners specialising in Plastic Surgery and who have experience of trauma.
At Brighton, the main remit of the Fellow is to provide support to the Major Trauma Centre at the Royal Sussex County Hospital. They will work closely with the five Plastic Surgery Consultants, who currently provide a service to the Major Trauma Centre in the care of emergency clinical problems, which include all orthoplastic trauma and plastic surgical reconstruction required by other specialties.
The Fellow will review all emergency patients admitted requiring plastic surgery input and patients referred to the service from other specialties in the Trust. They will also conduct a daily ward round at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, and attend the Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath if required.
The Fellow will work alongside consultants in the operating theatre and will undertake emergency surgery personally, with supervision when appropriate. They will be trained in all aspects of complex trauma management, with the aim of achieving a high standard of care for limb injuries, including proficiency in free flap surgery. The Fellow will attend weekly outpatient clinics.
There is a thriving teaching and research climate and the Fellow will be encouraged to participate. Whilst at QVH, there is opportunity to be involved in other aspects of plastic surgical emergencies.
About us
Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.
We specialise in conditions of the eyes (corneoplastics), hands, head and neck cancer and skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery and prosthetics, providing regional and national services in these areas of clinical expertise.Our world-leading clinical teams also treat more common conditions of the eyes, hands, skin, and teeth for the people of East Grinstead and the surrounding areas. In addition, QVH provides a minor injuries unit, expert therapies, a sleep service, and a growing portfolio of community-based services.Patients consistently rate QVH amongst the top hospitals in the country for quality of care.
Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See job description attached for details.
The Trauma and Reconstructive Fellow post is for doctors specialising in Plastic Surgery who have experience of trauma.
Important:
This is not a post for orthopaedic trainees. These posts offer an exciting opportunity to develop and enhance the post holders skills for managing major plastic surgery trauma, and as such the postholders time will be divided between the Major Trauma Centre (MTC) at University Hospitals Sussex (UHS) NHS Trust at Brighton and Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (QVH), East Grinstead. 3 days are spent in Brighton and 1 day at QVH. It is expected that applicants will be close to completing, or have completed, their plastic surgery training and are seeking a plastic surgery lower limb reconstruction fellowship as a stepping stone into consultant practice.
The post holder will be encouraged to develop their clinical skills and progress in the post, taking on increasingly complex lists and caseload. You will take responsibility for your own training and development; the Trust will offer you opportunities to further your knowledge and skills and you will be assigned an Educational Supervisor. You will work in accordance with the GMC Good Medical Guide and Trust policies and engage in revalidation
Job description
Job responsibilities
See job description attached for details.
The Trauma and Reconstructive Fellow post is for doctors specialising in Plastic Surgery who have experience of trauma.
Important:
This is not a post for orthopaedic trainees. These posts offer an exciting opportunity to develop and enhance the post holders skills for managing major plastic surgery trauma, and as such the postholders time will be divided between the Major Trauma Centre (MTC) at University Hospitals Sussex (UHS) NHS Trust at Brighton and Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (QVH), East Grinstead. 3 days are spent in Brighton and 1 day at QVH. It is expected that applicants will be close to completing, or have completed, their plastic surgery training and are seeking a plastic surgery lower limb reconstruction fellowship as a stepping stone into consultant practice.
The post holder will be encouraged to develop their clinical skills and progress in the post, taking on increasingly complex lists and caseload. You will take responsibility for your own training and development; the Trust will offer you opportunities to further your knowledge and skills and you will be assigned an Educational Supervisor. You will work in accordance with the GMC Good Medical Guide and Trust policies and engage in revalidation
Person Specification
Application
Essential
- All sections of the application form to be fully completed, including a complete employment history
- Logbook summary with details of surgical exposure to date must be submitted with the application
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical degree
- Expected to be within 1 year of successful completion of FRCS, FRCS(Plast) or equivalent (eg EBOPRAS)
- Holds appropriate Royal College Membership
Eligibility
Essential
- Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice and supported by worked-based assessments of clinical performance and multisource feedback, or equivalent
- Holding full registration with the General Medical Council at the time of appointment and with a current licence to practice.
- Evidence of working at ST7/8 on Specialist training programme or CCT at time of application
- Previous experience working in a Level 1 Trauma Centre
Fitness to Practice and Continuing Professional Development
Essential
- Up to date and fit to practice safely; awareness of own training needs; engagement with appraisal and revalidation process
- Commitment to personal and professional development
Language and Communication Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English, of a standard to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues evidenced by undergraduate medical training in English, or ILETS score above 7.5 overall or alternative supporting evidence
- Ability to build rapport, work with others, negotiate, IT skills and computer literacy
- Empathic and sensitive to others' perspectives; capacity to listen to the views of others
- Working in partnership with patients: considering patients preferences when discussing treatment options, Considering full impact of clinical decisions on the patient, shared decision making,
Clinical Expertise
Essential
- Up-to-date ALS/ATLS certification
- Out of hours experience relevant to the post
- Experience in a surgical specialty at time of appointment
- Able to critically assess own clinical practice/skills and accept constructive criticism and act on it accordingly
- Experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk, able to prioritise clinical need and know when to seek help
- Previous microsurgical experience in raising flaps and anastomoses for extremity reconstruction
- Aptitude for practical skills required for the post e.g. hand-eye co-ordination, dexterity, visuo-spatial awareness
Clinical Governance, Audit, Research and Training
Essential
- Demonstrate awareness of good decision making; awareness of own limitations with a track record of engaging in clinical governance and learning from errors.
- Evidence of active participation in audit currently or in previous year
- Evidence of participation in research with published papers and original work in peer reviewed journals in current or previous year; with the ability to critically appraise published evidence. Evidence of presentations at national and international level in recent past.
Desirable
- Evidence of interest, experience and skills in training junior doctors
Person Specification
Application
Essential
- All sections of the application form to be fully completed, including a complete employment history
- Logbook summary with details of surgical exposure to date must be submitted with the application
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical degree
- Expected to be within 1 year of successful completion of FRCS, FRCS(Plast) or equivalent (eg EBOPRAS)
- Holds appropriate Royal College Membership
Eligibility
Essential
- Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice and supported by worked-based assessments of clinical performance and multisource feedback, or equivalent
- Holding full registration with the General Medical Council at the time of appointment and with a current licence to practice.
- Evidence of working at ST7/8 on Specialist training programme or CCT at time of application
- Previous experience working in a Level 1 Trauma Centre
Fitness to Practice and Continuing Professional Development
Essential
- Up to date and fit to practice safely; awareness of own training needs; engagement with appraisal and revalidation process
- Commitment to personal and professional development
Language and Communication Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English, of a standard to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues evidenced by undergraduate medical training in English, or ILETS score above 7.5 overall or alternative supporting evidence
- Ability to build rapport, work with others, negotiate, IT skills and computer literacy
- Empathic and sensitive to others' perspectives; capacity to listen to the views of others
- Working in partnership with patients: considering patients preferences when discussing treatment options, Considering full impact of clinical decisions on the patient, shared decision making,
Clinical Expertise
Essential
- Up-to-date ALS/ATLS certification
- Out of hours experience relevant to the post
- Experience in a surgical specialty at time of appointment
- Able to critically assess own clinical practice/skills and accept constructive criticism and act on it accordingly
- Experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk, able to prioritise clinical need and know when to seek help
- Previous microsurgical experience in raising flaps and anastomoses for extremity reconstruction
- Aptitude for practical skills required for the post e.g. hand-eye co-ordination, dexterity, visuo-spatial awareness
Clinical Governance, Audit, Research and Training
Essential
- Demonstrate awareness of good decision making; awareness of own limitations with a track record of engaging in clinical governance and learning from errors.
- Evidence of active participation in audit currently or in previous year
- Evidence of participation in research with published papers and original work in peer reviewed journals in current or previous year; with the ability to critically appraise published evidence. Evidence of presentations at national and international level in recent past.
Desirable
- Evidence of interest, experience and skills in training junior doctors
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).
