Applicants are invited to apply for the whole time position of Specialty Doctor with an interest in Skin Cancer and General Plastic Surgery.
10 PAs plus 1 additional PA (Total 11 PAs)
Permanent post
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated surgeon to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary care both from the Mersey Regional Burns and Plastic Surgery unit based at Whiston Hospital.
Main duties of the job
Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the leading acute Trusts in the North West of England. We provide a full range of acute adult and paediatric in-patient, out-patient, day case and emergency services to the local communities of St Helens, Knowsley, Cheshire and Merseyside and provide tertiary services across a much wider area in the North West, North Wales and the Isle of Man.
The Trust has excellent management, robust systems and innovative processes all of which have underpinned a period of sustained and improved performance with a recent CQC rating of outstanding.
The Trust is developing and expanding its services and driving the quality of patient care ever higher, ensuring that it has a healthy long term future and continues to thrive in the changing healthcare economy.
Our vision is to provide world class services for all our patients by getting it right for every patient, every time. To support us in this ambition, we enjoy close links with our leading universities, including the University of Liverpool, John Moore's University and Edge Hill University, and we have specific strengths in education and training. To complement this, we also have strong research portfolios and host a number of professional units in medicine and surgery. We believe that staff engagement is an absolute priority and our strong leadership and development programmes, demonstrate how much we value our staff.
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.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Advertising date: 4th March 2025
Closing date: 18th March 2025
Shortlisting date: 19th March 2025
Proposed Interview date: 2nd April 2025
Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.
For an informal discussion, or to arrange a visit, please contact Mr David Bell Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Clinical Director and Trauma Lead who can be contacted on 0151 430 1262.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification
* FRCS (Plastics) or equivalent medical qualification
* Hold a current registration with the GMC at the time of application
Clinical Experience
Essential
* Minimum 4 years post graduate experience with at least 2 years in Burns & Plastic Surgery
* Experience in the management of skin cancer
* Experience of supervising Junior Medical Staff
* Experience or ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems within the specialty
* Experience and ability to contribute to the efficient and smooth running of a specialist service within an NHS setting
* Experience or ability to organise and manage clinical priorities and deliverance of prioritised activity
Teaching Experience
Desirable
* Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
* Contributes to teaching and learning of others in a clinical setting
Researching Experience
Essential
* Understanding of the basic principles of audit and research
Desirable
* Evidence of active participation in audit
* Participation in clinical/laboratory research
* Publications, abstracts, peer reviewed articles
Other
Essential
* Is up to date and fit to practice safely
* 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
* Capacity to take in others' perspectives and treat others with understanding
* Capacity to take responsibility for own actions
* Demonstrates respect for all
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