Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.
Job overview
Join Our Renowned Team at the St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns
Are you ready to take the next step in your career within one of the UK's leading centres for plastic surgery and burns care? We're looking for a passionate and skilled clinician to provide a specialist service in General Plastic Surgery and Burns, with a particular interest in Burns and Skin Cancer. Based at the St Andrew's Centre, Broomfield Hospital, and its satellite sites, this is a unique opportunity to be part of a high-performing and supportive team.
In this role, you'll also have the opportunity to lead and contribute to cutting-edge, clinically relevant research aimed at improving patient outcomes. You'll collaborate with leading academic institutions both locally and nationally, as well as engage with the dynamic clinical forum at St Andrew's.
We offer outstanding resources to support your development, including a well-stocked medical library with Medline access, audio-visual teaching aids, and a full-time librarian. Our thriving Postgraduate Medical Centre hosts regular clinical meetings and offers a broad and engaging educational programme.
As a valued consultant, you'll be encouraged to take full advantage of study leave to enhance your clinical expertise and meet Continuing Medical Education (CME) requirements.
If you're ready to make a real difference in patient care while advancing your own career, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The total clinical care of the patients, including all administrative duties associated with patient care, proper record keeping and good communications maintained with patients and their general practitioners.
Positive collaboration with colleagues to provide the effective clinical leadership for all the staff in the Plastic Surgery Service.
Multidisciplinary teamwork is envisaged as a key component of this. They will participate in out of hours consultant cover and in the cover arrangements during colleagues' annual/study leave.
Undertaking regular ward rounds.
Participate in clinical audit and in continuing professional education.
Supervision, teaching, training and professional development of the junior medical staff working in the service. Consultants are fully involved in developing a high standard of teaching of junior medical staff, nurses, and medical students and in designing and contributing to the process for establishment and approval of training posts for junior medical staff.
Maintaining standards of care for their service to the Medical Director, the Chief Executive and Chairman and the Board of the Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust.
Please note the time table included in the job description is an example indicative time table and is subject to change upon discussion with the successful candidate.
Working for our organisation
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We look forward to your application. Please refer to attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities.
Please note the time table included in the job description is an example indicative time table and is subject to change upon discussion with the successful candidate.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* MBBS or Equivalent
* Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of training (CCT) at time of Interview
* Evidence of completion of specialist training or equivalent
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in the specialty
* Comprehensive knowledge in the specialty and ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems
* Demonstrates good knowledge of the structures and culture of the NHS, roles, responsibilities and relationships across the MDT and the multi-professional team.
* Able to take full and independent responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision.
Teaching Experience
Essential criteria
* Knowledge and experience of supervising undergraduates, junior doctors and other staff.
Desirable criteria
* Evidence of teaching activities undertaken as one to one, small group, anatomical and cadaveric dissections, and lectures to larger groups at regional or national level
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
* Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis with all levels of staff.
* Able to organise and prioritise workload.
* Ability to take responsibility and show evidence of leadership.
* Ability to adapt and respond to changing circumstances.
* Ability to work under pressure
* Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level.
Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.
Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
* JDPS (PDF, 448.6KB)
* Privacy Policy (PDF, 441.0KB)
* Behaviours Framework (JPG, 298.0KB)
* Medical Payscales 2/2025 (PDF, 187.5KB)
* Trust marketing brochure (PDF, 2.1MB)