Plastic Surgery Specialist Grade Doctor

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Specialist Doctor (on a full-time basis) based at North Tyneside General Hospital and supporting the delivery of our trust wide service.

Plastic Surgery is a high throughput department having 5 full time and one part time consultants. We are looking to appoint another consultant. It provides services for skin cancer management, immediate and delayed breast reconstruction, hand surgery services, limb reconstruction, plastic surgery support to general surgeons for perineal wound reconstruction as well as complex abdominal wall reconstruction. We have plans to expand further by adding a MOHs service, sentinel lymph node biopsy as well as to establish lymphedema services. We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic person to provide support in all such activities especially skin cancer management and reconstruction.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable number of applications are received.

Main duties of the job

This job entails providing support to skin cancer services which includes participating in outpatient clinics, and theatre sessions either working with the Consultant, or working independently.

Providing support to breast reconstruction services and participate in microvascular reconstruction to breast or limbs. Participation in MDT meetings, ward rounds and post-operative flap monitoring. Provide support and education to other members of the team, including the specialist nursing team, for smooth running of the service. Also, to participate in academic activities of the department such as audits, research projects maintaining morbidity and mortality record.

Job responsibilities

1. Skin Cancer and its management including pre op clinics, operative commitments and post operative care under supervision of a consultant.
2. Attending skin cancer MDT.
3. Participating in microvascular reconstruction and post operative flap monitoring.
4. Assisting consultants in complex tissue reconstructions.
5. Participating in monthly departmental teaching activities.
6. Participating and conducting different audit and research projects.
7. Participating in CPD events.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• MRCS or FRCS
• Full registration and a License to Practice with the General Medical Council (GMC)
• FRCS (Plast) or Equivalent

Experience

• Evidence of a minimum of 12 years post qualification clinical experience, with a minimum of 6 years in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades
• Have 12 months working experience of working with skin cancer, breast reconstruction as well as microvascular reconstruction

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.