Locum Consultant in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
We are looking to recruit 2 keen and enthusiastic new colleagues to join a friendly, forward thinking plastic surgery team. This is a locum consultant post based at Morriston Hospital but working across the Swansea Bay University Health board sites. The successful candidate will join a team of 28 substantive plastic and reconstructive surgeons responsible for the provision of Burns and Plastic Surgical services for the population of South Wales. The post has been created to help us to address waiting time targets. It is a fixed term appointment in the first instance.
The plastic surgery service provides outreach services to nearly all the acute hospitals in South Wales, serving a population of 2.3M people. We are the only providers of plastic surgery located in Wales; the population of North Wales receiving their services from units in North West England.
Main duties of the job
Working with consultant colleagues and the multi-professional team you will have continuing responsibility for the well-being of all patients under your care; allowing for proper delegation to, and training of staff. In partnership with clinical and managerial colleagues, you will also have responsibility for the safe, efficient and effective functioning of the services in which you work in line with the values, operational policies and integrated medium term plan (IMTP) of the Health Board. You are encouraged to consider how services can be improved and to report any concerns about safety.
You will be required to participate in the Health Board's risk management process, clinical governance and any other healthcare governance activities within the department, theBurns and Plastic Surgery Unit and the Health Board. Adherence to the Caldicott Principles of information governance is mandatory.
You will be required to maintain a license to practice through revalidation, to undergo satisfactory annual appraisal using the all Wales online Medical Appraisal Scheme ("MARS") and to formulate a Personal Development Plan, in conjunction with the Clinical lead, to identify training and development needs. You will be expected to participate in sufficient personal and professional development to fulfill Royal College and GMC requirements. You will also be required to undergo a job plan review at least annually and to agree and then meet service outcomes.
About us
Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people.We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.
Mental Health and learning Disabilities services are provided both in hospital settings (Cefn Coed Hospital, Swansea Caswell clinic and Taith Newydd at Glanrhyd Bridgend) and other community settings.
We also have community hospital and primary care resource centres providing clinical services outside the main hospitals.
Job responsibilities
This is a fixed term post joining a team of 28 Consultants responsible for the provision of Burns and Plastic Surgical services for the population of South Wales.
We are looking to recruit 2 keen and enthusiastic new colleagues to join a friendly, forward thinking plastic surgery team. This is a locum consultant post based at Morriston Hospital but working across the Swansea Bay University Health board sites. The successful candidate will join a team of 28 substantive plastic and reconstructive surgeons responsible for the provision of Burns and Plastic Surgical services for the population of South Wales. The post has been created to help us to address waiting time targets. It is a fixed term appointment in the first instance.
The plastic surgery service provides outreach services to nearly all the acute hospitals in South Wales, serving a population of 2.3M people. We are the only providers of plastic surgery located in Wales; the population of North Wales receiving their services from units in North West England
The facilities available in the Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery are some of the best in the UK, with large operating theatres, dedicated plastic surgery trauma theatre, plastic surgery treatment centre, plastic surgery trauma ward with specialised flap monitoring unit (PSMU), a shared elective surgery ward, childrens beds and a paediatric HDU for tertiary surgical services. There is a plastic surgical outpatient and dressings suite and dedicated occupational, physio and speech & language therapy departments. The burns centre is exceptional, with a dedicated operating theatre; newly developed ITU beds, a 7 bed adult low dependency/rehabilitation ward for adults, shared childrens ward and also rehabilitation and outreach services.
The Clinical Plastic Surgery Unit has recently collaborated with Swansea University to form The Reconstructive Surgery & Regenerative Medicine Research Unit (ReconRegen). Located across two main sites, The Institute of Life Science at Swansea University & The European Centre for Nanohealth (Wales premier purpose-built £50million medical research facility) and a research suite at The Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery (ABM University health Board). Hot desk facilities and Mac access are available for clinical researcher at both sites.
Person Specification
* Registered with GMC
* Have experience in multidisciplinary skin cancer management
* Flexible and adaptable to competing demands with the ability to work effectively under pressure and coope with setbacks
* Empathy and sensitivity: Ability to listen, understand and involve people: see people as individuals
* Demonstrates learning in Improvement science and methodology, ability and drive to use information and experience to improve the service
* Excellent interpersonal skills - ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with patients, colleagues, relatives and staff; communicate openly and honestly and explain things clearly
* 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 initiating, progressing and completing audit
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.
Clinical Director/Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon
Depending on experiencePer Annum, pro rata
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