Job summary
Applications are invited for a Consultant in Plastic Surgery (10PA) with an interest in Lower Limb Trauma with Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The Plastic Surgery department at Cambridge has an international reputation for excellence. The department provides a Plastic, Reconstructive Service for both adults and children. The department also provides a world class service for the management of skin cancer, breast reconstruction, head and neck cancer, facial palsy, cleft lip and palate and bone infection.
We offer a complex, upper and lower limb reconstructive service as part of our Major Trauma Centre status. The department also collaborates closely and supports a wide range of other services within Cambridge including pelvi-oncology, sarcoma, perineal reconstruction and chest wall reconstruction.
Main duties of the job
This is a new substantive post in the existing team of 20 dedicated plastic reconstructive surgeons. The successful candidate will undertake managing lower limb trauma reconstruction and contribute to the bone infection multidisciplinary team. The post is also established to support the chest wall reconstructive service to Royal Papworth Hospital. A specialist knowledge and training in microsurgery and the techniques of sentinel lymph node biopsy are also required.
You will be fully registered with the GMC and ideally have a CCT in Plastic Surgery or be within six months of award of CCT at the time of interview. Applications are welcomed from those unable to work full time for personal reasons or those wishing to job-share.
As part of our commitment to supporting the medical workforce in the part they play in delivering an excellent caring service to patients, all newly appointed Consultants attend our five-day Consultant Development programme within a year of joining the Trust. Leadership is a key requirement of doctors' professional work and this innovative programme is designed to support Consultants to hone the leadership and management skills they need to succeed at CUH.
The successful candidate will contribute to the on-call rota and possess the skills necessary for the service.
About us
The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2013). Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.
Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
It is a requirement for skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement.
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Score 1-5
Standards
Essential
2. Score 1-5
Profesionalism
Essential
3. Score 1-5
Clinical Skills
Essential
4. Score 1-5
Specialty Specific Skills
Essential
5. Score 1-5
Clinical Governance
Essential
6. Score 1-5
Communication Skills
Essential
7. Score 1-5
Personal Skills
Essential
8. Score 1-10
Understanding of the NHS
Essential
9. Score 1-5
Professional Development
Essential
10. Score 1-5