Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the existing
Plastic Surgery team within County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.
We are a high performing organisation with a track record of success and have
recently been rated Good by the CQC
The post advertised is for a Consultant Plastic
Surgeon to provide general plastic surgery and reconstructive services to an
estimated population of 1.4 million. The post holder will be based at the
University Hospital of North Durham where most inpatient surgery and all trauma
is currently accommodated and will also include clinics and theatre sessions in
Sunderland Royal Hospital and other Trust sites as required.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be based at University Hospital North
Durham but will predominantly provide a comprehensive Plastic Surgery Service
as well as reconstructive services to the people of South Durham, Bishop
Auckland and Darlington and will be available for clinical advice. The Consultant will
be involved, in conjunction with colleagues in Plastic Surgery, for planning
future development in the service.
The Consultant has a continuing responsibility for the
care of patients in their charge and for the proper functioning of the
department in which they work.
The post holder will be responsible for the professional
and educational supervision of junior staff.
The post holder will be expected to participate in the
postgraduate teaching of medical staff as well as teaching of undergraduates
attached to the Trust and in the training of all grades of staff.
Research activities, which are considered to be an
inherent part of normal clinical duties, will be encouraged and limited
research funding may be available following successful applications to the
local Research and Development Committee.
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
the post holder is responsible for.
About us
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We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.
At County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust our aim is to always deliver excellent care with compassion to deliver the highest quality of care our patients deserve. We value the personal skills, experiences and qualities that individuals bring to the Trust; creating an inclusive working environment to attract talented people who feel motivated, involved and able to influence the future direction of our services. The wellbeing of staff is important to us; we have a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team who provide support on a range of topics.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented
Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Plastic Surgery department is a surgical specialty
within the larger Surgical Care Group. The unit currently provides Plastic
Surgery services to the population of Durham, Darlington, North Yorkshire,
Bishop Auckland, Sunderland, South Tyneside and Gateshead. The department works
on a hub and spoke basis with in-patient elective and Trauma work based on the
University Hospital of Durham (UHND) site, day case and outpatient clinics on
the Bishop Auckland and Shotley Bridge sites and outpatient clinics only in
Sunderland, South Tyneside, Gateshead and Sedgefield hospitals.
The Plastic Surgical team at UHND currently comprises eight
substantive consultants providing a trauma commitment on a 1:8 basis as surgeon
of the week. The on-call is organised from Fri 7:45am to Fri 7:45am at UHND.
All elective clinics and theatre lists are reduced or cancelled during the
trauma week allowing the on-call consultant to concentrate on emergency work.
This allows improved management of emergencies and gives time for teaching,
administration,etc. There are morning Trauma clinics seven days a week and
dedicated emergency operating theatre is available every weekday afternoon and
all day Wednesday.
On the UHND site adult inpatient services are admitted on to
two wards depending on screened elective or non-screened emergency
categorisation. There is a separate short-stay surgical ward area and day case
unit reserved for elective cases.
Childrens inpatient and day case services are provided on a
dedicated paediatric ward and there is also a designated day surgery unit.
On the DMH site adult in patient services are provided on a
mixed surgical unit. There is also a separate short stay facility and day case
area.
At BAGH there is a shared inpatient area and dedicated day
surgery unit.
There is intensive care and HDU provision on the two base
sites both at UHND and DMH.
A dedicated plastic surgery secretarial team is
provided from UHND and a named secretary will be identified.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Plastic Surgery department is a surgical specialty
within the larger Surgical Care Group. The unit currently provides Plastic
Surgery services to the population of Durham, Darlington, North Yorkshire,
Bishop Auckland, Sunderland, South Tyneside and Gateshead. The department works
on a hub and spoke basis with in-patient elective and Trauma work based on the
University Hospital of Durham (UHND) site, day case and outpatient clinics on
the Bishop Auckland and Shotley Bridge sites and outpatient clinics only in
Sunderland, South Tyneside, Gateshead and Sedgefield hospitals.
The Plastic Surgical team at UHND currently comprises eight
substantive consultants providing a trauma commitment on a 1:8 basis as surgeon
of the week. The on-call is organised from Fri 7:45am to Fri 7:45am at UHND.
All elective clinics and theatre lists are reduced or cancelled during the
trauma week allowing the on-call consultant to concentrate on emergency work.
This allows improved management of emergencies and gives time for teaching,
administration,etc. There are morning Trauma clinics seven days a week and
dedicated emergency operating theatre is available every weekday afternoon and
all day Wednesday.
On the UHND site adult inpatient services are admitted on to
two wards depending on screened elective or non-screened emergency
categorisation. There is a separate short-stay surgical ward area and day case
unit reserved for elective cases.
Childrens inpatient and day case services are provided on a
dedicated paediatric ward and there is also a designated day surgery unit.
On the DMH site adult in patient services are provided on a
mixed surgical unit. There is also a separate short stay facility and day case
area.
At BAGH there is a shared inpatient area and dedicated day
surgery unit.
There is intensive care and HDU provision on the two base
sites both at UHND and DMH.
A dedicated plastic surgery secretarial team is
provided from UHND and a named secretary will be identified.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registerable Medical Degree.
- Licence to Practice.
- Higher Training in Plastic Surgery (CCT)
- MRCS, FRCS or equivalent.
- FRCS (Plastics) or equivalent.
- Senior fellowship experience with exposure to hand surgery and microvascular reconstruction.
Desirable
- Research degree - MD/PhD.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing plastic surgical acute trauma to the upper and lower limbs including microvascular reconstruction.
- Experience of management of skin and soft tissue oncological defects and reconstruction.
Desirable
- Comprehensive in skin cancer, hand surgery and paediatric plastic surgery.
- Experience in clinical guideline development.
Special Requirements
Essential
- Able to travel across Trust sites to meet the requirements of the post.
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Good overall experience of elective plastic surgery and all aspects of plastics trauma and hand surgery.
- Previous management experience.
- Ability to supervise trainees.
- Evidence of regular contribution to effective clinical audit and risk management within the field of plastic surgery.
- Evidence of active teaching of junior doctors and nurses.
- A strong commitment to undergraduate education.
- Evidence of research experience and evidence of publications in at least one specialist field.
Desirable
- Formal management training.
- Certificate of Medical Education or other formal training programme.
- Provider status for Advances Trauma Life Support Courses.
- Willingness to become involved in departmental research projects and to lead some research or academic development.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registerable Medical Degree.
- Licence to Practice.
- Higher Training in Plastic Surgery (CCT)
- MRCS, FRCS or equivalent.
- FRCS (Plastics) or equivalent.
- Senior fellowship experience with exposure to hand surgery and microvascular reconstruction.
Desirable
- Research degree - MD/PhD.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing plastic surgical acute trauma to the upper and lower limbs including microvascular reconstruction.
- Experience of management of skin and soft tissue oncological defects and reconstruction.
Desirable
- Comprehensive in skin cancer, hand surgery and paediatric plastic surgery.
- Experience in clinical guideline development.
Special Requirements
Essential
- Able to travel across Trust sites to meet the requirements of the post.
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Good overall experience of elective plastic surgery and all aspects of plastics trauma and hand surgery.
- Previous management experience.
- Ability to supervise trainees.
- Evidence of regular contribution to effective clinical audit and risk management within the field of plastic surgery.
- Evidence of active teaching of junior doctors and nurses.
- A strong commitment to undergraduate education.
- Evidence of research experience and evidence of publications in at least one specialist field.
Desirable
- Formal management training.
- Certificate of Medical Education or other formal training programme.
- Provider status for Advances Trauma Life Support Courses.
- Willingness to become involved in departmental research projects and to lead some research or academic development.
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).
