Job summary
10.25 PAs
Fixed Term 12 months
The post is for a Locum Consultant in Burns and Plastic Surgery with a Breast Reconstruction and Microsurgery interest.
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated surgeon to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary care within the Mersey Regional Burns and Plastic Surgery unit based at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will have a responsibility for the running of their clinical service, integrating this with the department as a whole and ensuring appropriate communication with general practitioners, managers, and hospital committees. The appointee will be responsible for contributing to the achievement of relevant aspects if the Trusts contractual obligations and business plans.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.
You will be expected to undertake the Trusts' commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Advertising date: 15th December 2025
Closing date: 4th January 2026
Shortlisting date: 5th January 2026
Proposed Interview date: TBC
Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Advertising date: 15th December 2025
Closing date: 4th January 2026
Shortlisting date: 5th January 2026
Proposed Interview date: TBC
Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration at the time of appointment
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- MRCP or equivalent medical qualification
- MD/PHD or equivalent medical qualification
- FRCS (Plast) or equivalent
- Valid Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Provider Status
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of appropriate teaching experience within the last 3 years
- Demonstrates ability to undertake robust audit / research within team structure within the last 3 years.
- Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
- Experience of breast reconstruction
- Fellowship in breast and microsurgery reconstruction surgery
- Demonstrates the necessary range, depth and breadth of competencies suitable for a breast reconstruction and microsurgery post
Desirable
- Evidence of relevant research e.g. presentations, publications in peer reviewed journals within the last 3 years relevant to plastic surgery and breast surgery
- Evidence of relevant academic achievements, e.g. degrees, awards, in the last 3 years.
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
- Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication & capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation.
- Able to build rapport, listen, persuade & negotiate
- Capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems/make decisions
- Capacity to work effectively with others
- Able to work in multi-professional teams
- Able to supervise junior medical staff
- Capacity to take in others' perspectives and treat others with understanding
- Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively.
- Capacity to prioritise own workload.
- Basic IT skills
- Capacity to monitor developing situations and anticipate issues
- Capacity to operate under pressure. Demonstrates initiative & resilience to cope with changing circumstances
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration at the time of appointment
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- MRCP or equivalent medical qualification
- MD/PHD or equivalent medical qualification
- FRCS (Plast) or equivalent
- Valid Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Provider Status
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of appropriate teaching experience within the last 3 years
- Demonstrates ability to undertake robust audit / research within team structure within the last 3 years.
- Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
- Experience of breast reconstruction
- Fellowship in breast and microsurgery reconstruction surgery
- Demonstrates the necessary range, depth and breadth of competencies suitable for a breast reconstruction and microsurgery post
Desirable
- Evidence of relevant research e.g. presentations, publications in peer reviewed journals within the last 3 years relevant to plastic surgery and breast surgery
- Evidence of relevant academic achievements, e.g. degrees, awards, in the last 3 years.
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
- Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication & capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation.
- Able to build rapport, listen, persuade & negotiate
- Capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems/make decisions
- Capacity to work effectively with others
- Able to work in multi-professional teams
- Able to supervise junior medical staff
- Capacity to take in others' perspectives and treat others with understanding
- Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively.
- Capacity to prioritise own workload.
- Basic IT skills
- Capacity to monitor developing situations and anticipate issues
- Capacity to operate under pressure. Demonstrates initiative & resilience to cope with changing circumstances
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).
