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East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Senior Clinical Fellow in Plastic Surgery

The closing date is 29 September 2025

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Job summary

Applications are invited for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Plastic Surgery. This is a fixed term appointment from 1st October and is based at Lister Hospital in Stevenage. The post is full time and the post holder will be expected to participate on the middle grade rota.

This is an excellent opportunity within the Plastic Surgery department at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. The appointee will join the Plastic Surgery team, working between 11 Plastic Surgery consultants. The on-call rota is non-resident on-call. Opportunities will be available for the appointee to develop skills in a number of subspecialist areas in Plastic Surgery.

Although near London, Welwyn Garden City and Stevenage are in rural settings and well served by rail and road. There is a wide choice of housing, good schools and excellent leisure facilities

Main duties of the job

Initiation of the necessary investigation of patients and the referral to the relevant on-call specialist team when indicated.

Initiation of the necessary investigation of patients and the referral to the relevant on-call specialist team when indicated

Seeing Patients in our Plastic Dressing Clinic

Operating with consultants on both elective and Trauma patients

Seeing patients both on the ward and in outpatient settings

Independently carrying out Minor operation list

Part of a 1-8 on call

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

  • The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
  • New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
  • Hertford County, Hertford
  • Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Details

Date posted

24 September 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£65,048 to £73,992 a year pa

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-R2R-2527

Job locations

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Job description

Job responsibilities

In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential

  • Hold a current licence to practice from the General Medical Council
  • MBBS or equivalent

Previous Experience

Essential

  • At least 2 years plastic surgical experience

Desirable

  • NHS experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • Experience of audit

Knowledge

Essential

  • Experience of audit

Fitness to Practice

Essential

  • Evidence of engagement with appraisal and revalidation
Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential

  • Hold a current licence to practice from the General Medical Council
  • MBBS or equivalent

Previous Experience

Essential

  • At least 2 years plastic surgical experience

Desirable

  • NHS experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • Experience of audit

Knowledge

Essential

  • Experience of audit

Fitness to Practice

Essential

  • Evidence of engagement with appraisal and revalidation

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Service Manager

Jodie Williams

jodie.williams4@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

24 September 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£65,048 to £73,992 a year pa

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-R2R-2527

Job locations

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


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