Job summary
Applications are invited to apply for the above post for the Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at the Oxford University Hospitals.
The post-holders will have responsibility for general plastic surgery services and will have a specialist interest in skin cancer, holding clinics at both Oxford University hospitals and Great Western Hospital.
This is an opportunity to join the dynamic and enthusiastic team of surgeons to gain experience in a high performing department for Skin Cancer. There is an excellent collaborative working relationship between the hospitals and good support and mentoring is provided for new consultants when they join the department.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will have responsibility for general plastic surgery services at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. It will have a specialist interest in skin cancer surgery. Two and a half days a week will be spent at Great Western Hospital There will be an on-call commitment (presently 1 in 14).
The Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery provides a comprehensive reconstructive surgery service to Oxford and its surrounding areas. We have a consultant-based service. Services provided by existing consultants in the department include plastics trauma surgery, craniofacial surgery, cleft lip and palate, upper limb, bone infection, sarcoma, breast reconstruction, skin cancer, autologous transplantation, head and neck cancer in addition to hypospadias. We have Burn Facility status as part of the London and South East Burn Network. We are fortunate to have our offices, outpatient clinics, theatres, adult and children's wards and day case units co-located in a new block on the John Radcliffe site. The Head & Neck Unit is located in the Cancer Centre at the nearby Churchill Hospital. The Department has a substantial presence at the nearby Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital, where the plastic surgery service has a hand surgery workload, and provides reconstructive support to the Bone Infection Unit and Sarcoma services.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will have responsibility for general plastic surgery services at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. It will have a specialist interest in skin cancer surgery. Two and a half days a week will be spent at Great Western Hospital There will be an on-call commitment (presently 1 in 14).
The Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery provides a comprehensive reconstructive surgery service to Oxford and its surrounding areas. We have a consultant-based service. Services provided by existing consultants in the department include plastics trauma surgery, craniofacial surgery, cleft lip and palate, upper limb, bone infection, sarcoma, breast reconstruction, skin cancer, autologous transplantation, head and neck cancer in addition to hypospadias. We have Burn Facility status as part of the London and South East Burn Network. We are fortunate to have our offices, outpatient clinics, theatres, adult and childrens wards and day case units co-located in a new block on the John Radcliffe site. The Head & Neck Unit is located in the Cancer Centre at the nearby Churchill Hospital. The Department has a substantial presence at the nearby Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital, where the plastic surgery service has a hand surgery workload, and provides reconstructive support to the Bone Infection Unit and Sarcoma services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will have responsibility for general plastic surgery services at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. It will have a specialist interest in skin cancer surgery. Two and a half days a week will be spent at Great Western Hospital There will be an on-call commitment (presently 1 in 14).
The Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery provides a comprehensive reconstructive surgery service to Oxford and its surrounding areas. We have a consultant-based service. Services provided by existing consultants in the department include plastics trauma surgery, craniofacial surgery, cleft lip and palate, upper limb, bone infection, sarcoma, breast reconstruction, skin cancer, autologous transplantation, head and neck cancer in addition to hypospadias. We have Burn Facility status as part of the London and South East Burn Network. We are fortunate to have our offices, outpatient clinics, theatres, adult and childrens wards and day case units co-located in a new block on the John Radcliffe site. The Head & Neck Unit is located in the Cancer Centre at the nearby Churchill Hospital. The Department has a substantial presence at the nearby Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital, where the plastic surgery service has a hand surgery workload, and provides reconstructive support to the Bone Infection Unit and Sarcoma services.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Full GMC registration and licence to practise
- Basic medical qualifications
- FRCS Plast or its equivalent
- To have completed a minimum of 6 years training in Plastic Surgery
- To have a Certificate of Completion of Training
Desirable
- Higher medical degree
- Further training at Fellowship level in microsurgical breast reconstruction
- Further training at Fellowship level in Head and Neck surgery
Experience
Essential
- Broad experience in general plastic surgery
- Competence in all aspects of microsurgical reconstruction.
- Competence in all aspects of Plastic Surgery lower and upper limb trauma, including hands
- Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems.
Desirable
- Experience of working at consultant level in a major trauma centre
- Leadership at consultant level of the management of complex trauma in a major trauma center
- Experience of working as a consultant with a role in breast reconstruction
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent leadership skills. Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a consultant in a teaching hospital.
- Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork
- Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training.
- Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
- Peer reviewed publications
- Effective administrative and time management skills. Training in clinical management.
Desirable
- Leadership training
- Management qualification.
- Education qualification
- Research grants
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Full GMC registration and licence to practise
- Basic medical qualifications
- FRCS Plast or its equivalent
- To have completed a minimum of 6 years training in Plastic Surgery
- To have a Certificate of Completion of Training
Desirable
- Higher medical degree
- Further training at Fellowship level in microsurgical breast reconstruction
- Further training at Fellowship level in Head and Neck surgery
Experience
Essential
- Broad experience in general plastic surgery
- Competence in all aspects of microsurgical reconstruction.
- Competence in all aspects of Plastic Surgery lower and upper limb trauma, including hands
- Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level and to manage complex clinical problems.
Desirable
- Experience of working at consultant level in a major trauma centre
- Leadership at consultant level of the management of complex trauma in a major trauma center
- Experience of working as a consultant with a role in breast reconstruction
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent leadership skills. Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a consultant in a teaching hospital.
- Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork
- Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training.
- Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
- Peer reviewed publications
- Effective administrative and time management skills. Training in clinical management.
Desirable
- Leadership training
- Management qualification.
- Education qualification
- Research grants
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).
