Job summary
This
is a 10PA locum appointment for a Consultant Surgeon with special interests in
Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery. This post will be available from March 2026 for a
period of 6 months.
This
post will deliver PA10s supporting the Cleft Lip and Palate team (Mr William
Breakey) The post-holder will provide a tertiary Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery
clinics across the region
The
post will be based at Leeds General Infirmary.
The
successful applicant should posses CCST in a recognised cleft surgical
specialty or equivalent, and should be on the Specialist Register or within six
months of being admitted to the Register for trainees if currently in a
training programme within the UK, or have references which have been authorised
by the Deputy Medical Director and Clinical Director.
Applicants
should have established skills in primary and secondary cleft lip and palate
surgery in children and adults.
Excellent communication and team working skills, a strong commitment to
teaching and service development are essential.
Consideration
will be given to applicants who wish to work full or part time and those
wishing to job share. Prospective applicants are encouraged to visit the
hospital, which can be arranged by contacting:
Mr
William Breakey,Consultant Surgeon, Consultant in Cleft, Lip, Palate - Tel:
0113 3925115
Dr
Samantha Calladine Acting Lead Clinician
& Lead Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Tel 0113 3923786
Main duties of the job
The
Cleft Lip and Palate Service based at Leeds General Infirmary provides all
aspects of multidisciplinary cleft care and management across the Yorkshire
regional network. Whilst all cleft surgery is undertaken in Leeds at the
General Infirmary other aspects of cleft care are provided on a hub and spoke
basis with regular network multidisciplinary clinics in Bradford, York,
Wakefield and Hull, as well as in Leeds. The appointee to this new substantive
post will work in conjunction with the incumbent cleft surgeon who has reduced
clinical activities to a part-time basis. The post is available immediately
however it is expected that the successful applicant will take up this post
within 2-3 months of appointment.
The
service is fully staffed by all members of a cleft multidisciplinary team and
is supported by a cleft administrative team including Cleft Co-ordinator and
Audit Administrator. The team enjoys good relations and mutual support with
colleagues in Newcastle
About us
Leeds
childrens Hospital Childrens Services in Leeds has 280 inpatient beds. The
Clinical Service Unit employs a total of 80 consultants, 56 of whom are
Paediatricians providing general, specialist and community childrens medical
and surgical services.
Following
a review of Trust-wide acute hospital services, the centralisation of
Childrens inpatient services was be completed in 2010 on the Leeds General
Infirmary site.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process
of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As
such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right
to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do
experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please
bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if
you have any questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
2. OBJECTIVES OF THE POST
2.1 To deliver care to patients with cleft
lip and/or palate and non-cleft velopharyngeal incompetence within the Regional
Cleft Lip and Palate Service based at Leeds General Infirmary.
Out-patient clinics
Supervision of patients
Care of Plastic Surgery in-patients
on a 1:13 rota
Contribute to Specialist
Multi-disciplinary team meetings
Provision of primary surgical repair
for children born with cleft lip and/or palate including cleft lip repair,
cleft palate repair and alveolar bone grafting
Provision of secondary cleft surgery
in children; including surgical
management of cleft and non-cleft velopharyngeal incompetence, revisional lip
and palate surgery
Provision of cleft lip and palate
surgery in adult patients (all aspects of revisional cleft lip and palate
surgery, speech-related surgery and complex septorhinoplasty). Ability to
provide orthognathic surgery in cleft adult patients would be advantageous.
Delivery of cleft surgeon input to
multidisciplinary cleft clinics throughout the network
Full participation in speech
therapist/cleft surgeon speech investigation meetings
Cleft surgical out-patient clinic at
Leeds General Infirmary
Full participation in Clinical Team
meetings and Clinical Audit
The post will include
on-call/out-of-hours responsibilities for cleft lip and palate. It is also
anticipated that the successful applicant would participate in the on-call
provision for their parent specialty.
Other more generic objectives
include:
Supervision of patients, telephone
advice and daily ward rounds
Contribute to Specialist
Multi-disciplinary team meetings
To link with Consultant colleagues in
other relevant site specialist teams within the Childrens Hospital and across
the Trust.
To contribute to research, teaching
and new developments within service. The post holder will be encouraged to
facilitate and contribute to the current clinical research programs on going in
the department.
To further develop and maintain a
high quality regional tertiary service to Leeds and Yorkshire.
To lead on developing a particular
aspect of the service, depending on interests, and in conjunction with other
consultants
Help implement current national
guidelines, as referenced by commissioners
Develop department / network
guidelines
Job description
Job responsibilities
2. OBJECTIVES OF THE POST
2.1 To deliver care to patients with cleft
lip and/or palate and non-cleft velopharyngeal incompetence within the Regional
Cleft Lip and Palate Service based at Leeds General Infirmary.
Out-patient clinics
Supervision of patients
Care of Plastic Surgery in-patients
on a 1:13 rota
Contribute to Specialist
Multi-disciplinary team meetings
Provision of primary surgical repair
for children born with cleft lip and/or palate including cleft lip repair,
cleft palate repair and alveolar bone grafting
Provision of secondary cleft surgery
in children; including surgical
management of cleft and non-cleft velopharyngeal incompetence, revisional lip
and palate surgery
Provision of cleft lip and palate
surgery in adult patients (all aspects of revisional cleft lip and palate
surgery, speech-related surgery and complex septorhinoplasty). Ability to
provide orthognathic surgery in cleft adult patients would be advantageous.
Delivery of cleft surgeon input to
multidisciplinary cleft clinics throughout the network
Full participation in speech
therapist/cleft surgeon speech investigation meetings
Cleft surgical out-patient clinic at
Leeds General Infirmary
Full participation in Clinical Team
meetings and Clinical Audit
The post will include
on-call/out-of-hours responsibilities for cleft lip and palate. It is also
anticipated that the successful applicant would participate in the on-call
provision for their parent specialty.
Other more generic objectives
include:
Supervision of patients, telephone
advice and daily ward rounds
Contribute to Specialist
Multi-disciplinary team meetings
To link with Consultant colleagues in
other relevant site specialist teams within the Childrens Hospital and across
the Trust.
To contribute to research, teaching
and new developments within service. The post holder will be encouraged to
facilitate and contribute to the current clinical research programs on going in
the department.
To further develop and maintain a
high quality regional tertiary service to Leeds and Yorkshire.
To lead on developing a particular
aspect of the service, depending on interests, and in conjunction with other
consultants
Help implement current national
guidelines, as referenced by commissioners
Develop department / network
guidelines
Person Specification
Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills
Essential
- Well organised and skilled in good time management
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate ability to relate to work and work within a team
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Registrar
- Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or CESR (CP) - proposed CCT/CESR date myst be within 6 months of interview
- CESR/Portfolio pathway, or alternative routes to specialist registrations
- An appropriate higher surgical qualification
Desirable
- Higher degree e.g. MD/PhD relevant to the subspecialty
Experience
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in primary repair of cleft lip and/or palate and provision of secondary cleft surgery
- Experience and competence in cleft surgery for adults including revision cleft lip and palate surgery, speech surgery and septo-rhinoplasty
- Wide experience and proven ability to work well within a multi-disciplinary team
- Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Applicants must be on the Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the Register for trainees if currently in a training programme within the UK or have references
Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills
Essential
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- Is up to date and fit to practice safely
Person Specification
Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills
Essential
- Well organised and skilled in good time management
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate ability to relate to work and work within a team
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Registrar
- Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or CESR (CP) - proposed CCT/CESR date myst be within 6 months of interview
- CESR/Portfolio pathway, or alternative routes to specialist registrations
- An appropriate higher surgical qualification
Desirable
- Higher degree e.g. MD/PhD relevant to the subspecialty
Experience
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in primary repair of cleft lip and/or palate and provision of secondary cleft surgery
- Experience and competence in cleft surgery for adults including revision cleft lip and palate surgery, speech surgery and septo-rhinoplasty
- Wide experience and proven ability to work well within a multi-disciplinary team
- Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Applicants must be on the Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the Register for trainees if currently in a training programme within the UK or have references
Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills
Essential
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- Is up to date and fit to practice safely
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).
