For more information regarding the main responsibilities and requirements essential for this role please refer to the supporting documents heading and review the job description and person specification which will outline the duties of the role including a proposed job plan. The service delivered by the burns and plastic surgery team is of high volume and high complexity; they manage a varied mix of cases referred to them both from within the region and nationally and have excellent outcomes as identified during the last GIRFT report. Mersey and 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, West Lancashire, 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 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. At the heart of its current success and forward planning is the delivery of the 5 Star Patient Care strategy, defining how the Trust provides an excellent experience for every patient, every time. 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 Moores 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.