Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Closing Date due to be 01/01/2025, Shortlisting due week commencing 06/01/2025, and Interviews due to take place week commencing 13/01/2025.
Are you a forward-thinking Plastic Surgeon ready to make a difference? Join our experienced team of seven Consultant Plastic Surgeons, supported by Specialty Registrars, Resident Doctors, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, and a dedicated nursing team. This locum consultant position (10 PA) offers the chance to contribute to a sub-regional unit renowned for clinical excellence and innovation.
Why Choose Bradford?
* Expert Collaboration: Work alongside skilled consultants and closely cooperate with Breast, Dermatology, and Orthopaedic teams, including Hand specialists.
* Shape the Future: Contribute to exciting service reconfiguration and departmental growth.
* Research & Education: Lead audits, pursue cutting-edge research, and train junior doctors and medical students.
The Role:
* Deliver emergency plastic surgery services, including a one-week-in-eight trauma service rotation.
* Participate in midweek and weekend on-call rotas and engage in clinical governance, management, and administrative activities.
Ready to Apply?Contact:
* Mr. Zakir Shariff (Specialty Lead - Consultant Plastic Surgeon): 01274 383116
* Mr. Richard Grogan (Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon & Clinical Director): 01274 364460
We look forward to welcoming a skilled surgeon ready to shape the future of Plastic Surgery in Bradford.
Main duties of the job
The Plastic Surgery unit at Bradford is a sub-regional unit providing a trauma service for the patients of Bradford, Airedale, Calderdale and Huddersfield. It accepts a large number of emergency hand and plastic trauma injuries serving a population of around 1 million.
In addition for the duration of this post will provide support to the middle grade doctors for the provision of trauma surgery and minor local anaesthetic surgery. It is expected that the appointee would provide flexible cover for annual leave.
A commitment to audit and clinical governance and risk management is mandatory.
It is expected that the post holder will actively participate in leading the training and assessment of Junior Doctors. The duties are subject to review and may be varied according to changing requirements of the service.
Job responsibilities
* The post-holder will be expected to provide a range of core plastic surgery acute & elective services.
* The post-holder will provide appropriate elective Hand and Paed Plastic Surgery services.
* The post-holder will attend the appropriate multidisciplinary team meetings.
* The post-holder will undertake emergency plastic surgery services over 7 days per week as per rota.
* A commitment to the Trust's clinical governance and risk strategy is mandatory.
Person Specification
Experience
* Evidence of completing an approved period of training in Plastic Surgery.
Skills
* Ability to perform the requirements of the post.
* Excellent organisational skills.
* Commitment to working cooperatively and collaboratively with other health professionals and organisations.
* Ability to work effectively in multi-professional teams.
Knowledge
* Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality.
* Understanding of equality and diversity issues and how this affects patients, visitors and staff.
* Understanding of what the NHS Constitution means to you, and your responsibilities to the public, patients and colleagues.
Qualifications
* MBChB or equivalent.
* FRCS of specialty (UK) or equivalent.
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.
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Specialty Lead - Consultant Plastic Surgeon
£105,504 to £139,882 a year Per Annum Pro Rota
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