This is an advertisement for 2 full-time consultant posts in the Plastic Surgery Department with a major interest in Limb Reconstruction surgery. The posts are advertised for a six month duration, commencing as soon as possible. The successful applicants will join a team of plastic surgeons with an interest in Orthoplastic, lower limb and hand surgery that treat adult and paediatric patients. The ideal candidate would be able to contribute to the trauma and elective workload for these sub-specialties.
The established Ortho-plastics team provides high standards of care to acute and chronic extremity cases, treating over 200 acute adult and 15-20 severe injuries in children each year.
The successful candidate will join the existing Orthoplastics and Hand team of consultants; Mr Thomas Wright (Service Lead), Mr Umraz Khan,, Mr Thomas Chapman, Wing Commander George Wheble, Miss Emily West and Mr James Henderson.
The work of the Plastic Surgery Department covers a wide range of congenital and acquired conditions including skin cancer, hand surgery, lower limb trauma, breast reconstruction, head and neck malignancy, sarcoma, burns service and laser therapy. Combined clinics are held in association with other specialists including head and neck surgery, Ortho-Plastics, oncologists and dermatology. Specialist clinics include; hands, pigmented lesions, sarcoma and breast reconstruction.
There are dedicated plastics and burns general anaesthetic operating theatres and three local anaesthetic operating theatres, with 24-hour access to general emergency theatres where out of hours trauma cases are undertaken. The postholders will be provided with secretarial support and office accommodation, which will be shared with other members of the consultant team.
There will be an on-call commitment to delivering an emergency adult and paediatric plastic surgery service and applicants must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in general plastic surgery. The successful candidates will join a further 24 consultants who offer plastic surgery and burns service to patients from the northern part of the South West region. The department has dedicated emergency plastic surgery beds on Gate 33A, including seven burns unit beds, and shares elective capacity with other specialties on Gate 7A. There is access to ITU and HDU beds.
North Bristol NHS Trust is one of two designated Major Trauma Centres in South West England, supporting the Severn region. The service provides adult and paediatric specialist Orthoplastic surgical expertise at North Bristol NHS Trust and Bristol Children's Hospital. The post-holder will join the existing sub-specialty team to work closely with colleagues in Trauma and Orthopaedics as part of the Major Trauma centre.
A formal job plan will be reviewed between the Post Holder and Specialty Lead within three months after commencement in post. The exact timetable will be flexible, arranged in discussion with the Specialty Lead.
The job plan will be reviewed prospectively. This will be a positive agreement that sets out a Consultants duties, responsibilities and objectives for the coming year.
This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Mar 2025