Locum Consultant Plastic Surgeon

The successful applicant will join a busy Plastic Surgery department in Salisbury Foundation Trust and will also be involved in the Plastic Surgery input at the Major Trauma Centre at University Hospital Southampton.

Candidates are expected to have good general Plastic Surgical experience, the ability to perform Microsurgical Breast Reconstructive work and have evidence to show their ability to perform DIEP flaps.

Candidates are expected to have significant experience in Plastic Surgery Trauma and a specific interest in working in a Major Trauma Centre. Evidence of microsurgical trauma limb reconstruction is expected.

Main duties of the job

Working collaboratively with the other consultants and wider multi-disciplinary team within Plastic Surgery, the post-holder will:

• Support the further development and improvement of the Trauma and breast reconstruction services within the Trust, to improve the timely management of patients and increase the resilience of the service.
• Support the management of general plastic surgery patients within the department.
• Communicate effectively with the bookings team to ensure optimal utilisation of theatre lists.
• Be engaged with the Cinapsis system for responding to advice and guidance requests.
• Engage in the department clinical governance activity and Morbidity & Mortality review meetings.
• Provide clinical support and leadership for junior doctors, nursing and other staff involved in the management of patients admitted to the department, as well as those attending the out-patient department.
• Provide teaching and training to junior doctors, medical students, nurses and paramedical staff within the team.
• Participate in the consultant on-call rota, taking responsibility for all patients admitted under their care and ensuring timely senior assessment and decision making to facilitate appropriate investigation, prompt management and early discharge.
• Work collaboratively with the breast reconstruction nurses and continue development of the enhanced recovery program.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated 'Good' by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

• Demonstrates clarity in written communication.
• Always considers patients preferences when discussing treatment options.

Qualifications and Specialist Training

• Possession, or within 6 months of possession, of a CCT in Plastic Surgery leading to entry onto GMC Specialist Register.
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice.

Experience

• Evidence of wide experience and a high level of competence in breast reconstruction surgery including micro-surgical techniques.
• Experience in General Plastic Surgery Trauma.
• Experience in microsurgical trauma limb reconstruction.
• Experience in managing risk and knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need.
• Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems, demonstrating clear, logical thinking and analytical approach.
• Knowledge and application of up-to-date evidence-based practice.

Management Experience

• Ability to perform effectively as a member of a team, including a multidisciplinary team and to motivate and develop staff.
• Willing to forge clinical, research and academic links with other organisations.
• Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively: capacity to organise own workload.
• Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance targets.
• Ability to balance individual requirements against those of the department / Directorate.
• Commitment to active clinical governance and learning from errors.

Teaching

• Demonstration of an interest and commitment to teaching.
• Ability to teach clinical skills to trainees and others. Enthusiastic, with the ability to inspire others.

Audit and Research

• Experience in, and commitment to clinical audit and research.

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.