Full-time Substantive Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive and Burns surgeon with main responsibilities for Burns plastics surgery for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. The main focus of this post is adult and paediatric burns surgery, with additional areas of responsibility in support of lower limb trauma services and general plastic surgery. The post requires microvascular capabilities and a wide and varied reconstructive skills set to cater for the demands of other surgical specialties. The candidate will need to have an interest in colorectal, spinal and neurosurgical reconstruction as well as managing complex wounds.
The post holder will join an established burns team, including three other Consultants, within the Burns Units (Adult at NUH City Campus and paediatrics at NUH Queens Medical Centre) with responsibility for delivery of the acute and reconstructive burns service. Additional commitment to Consultant-level support of the day-to-day emergency surgery cover will be expected. Other Consultant cross-cover will be required on a flexible basis. The 10 PA post will be based at Nottingham City Hospital and Queen’s Medical Centre and join a one in 13 on-call rota covering all general plastic surgery emergencies, including burns. The department presently has 20 Consultants and one Associate Specialist. The Trust supports the requirements for continuing professional education (CPD) as laid down by the surgical colleges and is committed to providing time and financial commitment for these activities. The Trust has the required arrangements in place to ensure all surgeons have annual appraisals with a trained appraiser and supports surgeons going through the revalidation process. A consultant mentor will be nominated to provide support for the first 12 months of the appointment and will be available for support in and out of hours as required.
Every day, our teams at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) make a difference. We save lives, we improve lives and we usher in new life. We are proud to play a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of people in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and our surrounding communities.
With more than 18,000 colleagues, we are the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving more than 2.5m residents of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and a further four million people across the East Midlands and beyond.
For detailed description of roles and responsibilities including proposed job plan, refer to the attached Job Description document.
This advert closes on Tuesday 18 Feb 2025