Locum Consultant Burns and Plastic Surgeon (Breast/Burns)
This is a replacement fulltime locum (with a view to substantive) consultant post specialising in Burns and Breast microsurgical breast reconstruction, joining an existing breat team of 4 Consultants and 1 Associate specialist based at Morriston Hopsital and Singleton Hospital. The successful candidate will join a team of 28 Consultants based in the Welsh Centre for Burns & Plastic Surgery (WCBPS) at Morriston Hospital, Swansea responsible for the provision of burns and Plastic surgical services for the population of South Wales. The post holder will be joining the burns on call rota and therefore experience of managing centre level burns is required.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will join the breast microsurgery team, and will join a team of 3 breast reconstruction surgeons, providing care to patients within the Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic surgery (WCBPS) at Morriston Hospital. It is anticipated that the post holder will join the burns on call rota. It is possible that the post holder will also join parts of the general Plastic surgery on call rota and there will also be general plastic surgery work within the job plan.
The post holder will join a cohesive team of 29 consultants working within the department. The post holder will work closely with the extended MDT to deliver high quality holistic patient care.
Whilst undertaking sessions off the Morriston site, there is provision for clinical cover of inpatients under the post holder's care.
Job responsibilities
For more details in relation to this post please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered with the GMC
* Licensed to practice
* On Specialist Register with GMC as a specialist in Burns and Plastic surgery or eligible for CCT within 6 months of date of interview and have passed exit exam or a statement of eligibility for registration issued by PMETB or a primary medical qualification and recognized specialist qualification from a European Member State which will allow direct entry to the GMC Specialist Register
* Teaching qualification/Higher qualification in medical education
Experience
* Evidence of an ability to develop effective working relationships, on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis with all levels of staff ("Working Together")
* Evidence of working with management and clinical colleagues to improve a service ("Always Improving")
* Values partnership with other agencies ("Working Together")
* Development and commissioning of services
* Evidence of teaching and training of post/undergraduate clinical staff
* Evidence of initiating, progressing and completing audit
* Experience of Breast reconstruction
* Experience of Major Burn care
Skills & Abilities
* Effective leadership; ability to take responsibility and demonstrate leadership when appropriate
* Understands the importance of effective Team Working with all levels of staff, take time to listen, understand and involve people; receptive to appropriate change ("Working Together")
* Understands and can apply the principles of Prudent Healthcare ("Caring for each other")
* Excellent interpersonal skills - ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with patients, colleagues, relatives and staff; communicate openly and honestly and explain things clearly ("Caring for each other")
* Understands information systems and technology
* Clinical Skills in microsurgical breast reconstruction
* Demonstrates learning in Improvement science and methodology, ability and drive to use information and experience to improve the service ("Always Improving")
Personal Attributes
* Flexible and adaptable to competing demands with the ability to work effectively under pressure and cope with setbacks
* Ability to undertake on-call
* A commitment to continuous improvement, with a positive attitude, seeks out learning, and continually develops skills and the service ("Always Improving")
* Enthusiasm to take a lead role in clinical development
* Empathy and sensitivity: ability to listen, understand and involve people; see people as individuals
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.
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