Job summary
Applications are invited for a Locum Consultant Plastic Surgeon with suitable training and subspecialty interest in Paediatric plastics surgery for a fixed term of 12 months at Sheffield Children's Hospital and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.
This is a 8 PA consultant vacancy, covering general paediatric plastic surgery that includes 1:18 on-call service.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will provide clinic and theatre activity to facilitate both the elective and acute paediatric plastic surgery services. Currently approximately 1.5 theatre list and two out-patient clinics per week serve the elective referral base. The successful candidate will work according to the terms and conditions of the national consultant contract.
The allocation of time between the various duties of the post will be open to some adjustment in consultation with consultant colleagues and the employing Trust. An annual review of duties will take place with the Clinical Lead as part of the Job Plan process.
The appointee will be expected to take an active part in Undergraduate and Postgraduate teaching and training and in this respect, as long as you remain a Consultant within the Trust, you will be regarded as an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in the University of Sheffield, subject to the regulations of the University.
About us
Plastic Surgery Services are split across 3 sites - the Royal Hallamshire Hospital (a largely non-acute hospital incorporating most of the elective Plastic Surgery Services including Skin, Breast, Head and Neck and Sarcoma), the Northern General Hospital (the acute hospital including Adult Accident and Emergency Services, Adult Burns Services, Acute Plastic Surgery Trauma and elective Hand Surgery Services) and the Sheffield Children's Hospital. Plastic Surgery Services at the Children's Hospital are provided on a daily basis by 2 full time consultants supported by a small group of the Plastic Surgery Consultant Body individually undertaking a number of fixed sessions at the Children's Hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for full details of the main responsibilities of this role both essential and desirable in line with our Trust Values.
Interviews are scheduled to take place week commencing 26th February.
Inclusive Recruitment & Selection
We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
We are currently reviewing our recruitment & selection process and are looking to make our job adverts more inclusive. This will support the long-term aim of Sheffield Childrens being a champion of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. If you have any ideas in how we can make our recruitment & selection process more inclusive, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
Trust Values
The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:
- Compassion leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
- Accountability striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
- Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
- Excellence delivering a high-quality standard of care
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for full details of the main responsibilities of this role both essential and desirable in line with our Trust Values.
Interviews are scheduled to take place week commencing 26th February.
Inclusive Recruitment & Selection
We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
We are currently reviewing our recruitment & selection process and are looking to make our job adverts more inclusive. This will support the long-term aim of Sheffield Childrens being a champion of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. If you have any ideas in how we can make our recruitment & selection process more inclusive, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
Trust Values
The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:
- Compassion leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
- Accountability striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
- Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
- Excellence delivering a high-quality standard of care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered (or eligible to be registered) with the GMC with a licence to practise.
- Name on the specialist register for Plastic Surgery or eligible within 6 months of the date of the interview.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Broad experience in the generality of Plastic Surgery, both adult and paediatric, with a particular emphasis on the surgical management of hand conditions including congenital upper limb anomalies.
- Needs to have current Safeguarding Child/Adult, Paediatric Burns experience/competencies
- Good knowledge of modern surgical techniques and competence in microsurgical techniques
- Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors
- Ability to critically assess published research and incorporate it into clinical practice where appropriate
Desirable
- Publications in Peer reviewed journals.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of clinical governance
- Evidence of collaborative working
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues from medical and other disciplines.
- Good communication skills
- Resilience under pressure
- Compassion
- Trustworthy and reliable
- Behave in a manner which establishes professional relationships with patients and colleagues in the region
Demonstrates Trust Values
Essential
- Excellence, Accountability, Compassion, Teamwork, and Integrity- Together we care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered (or eligible to be registered) with the GMC with a licence to practise.
- Name on the specialist register for Plastic Surgery or eligible within 6 months of the date of the interview.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Broad experience in the generality of Plastic Surgery, both adult and paediatric, with a particular emphasis on the surgical management of hand conditions including congenital upper limb anomalies.
- Needs to have current Safeguarding Child/Adult, Paediatric Burns experience/competencies
- Good knowledge of modern surgical techniques and competence in microsurgical techniques
- Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors
- Ability to critically assess published research and incorporate it into clinical practice where appropriate
Desirable
- Publications in Peer reviewed journals.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of clinical governance
- Evidence of collaborative working
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues from medical and other disciplines.
- Good communication skills
- Resilience under pressure
- Compassion
- Trustworthy and reliable
- Behave in a manner which establishes professional relationships with patients and colleagues in the region
Demonstrates Trust Values
Essential
- Excellence, Accountability, Compassion, Teamwork, and Integrity- Together we care.
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).
