Job Description
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career. We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year. We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.Job overviewImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has an exciting opportunity for a Fellowship SpR Equivalent in Microsurgical Reconstruction to join the Trust Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery for a 12 month fixed term period from 05/08/26 to 03/08/27.The principle workload of the Plastic Surgery Service is cancer reconstruction; breast, head & neck, skin cancer; extremity trauma and elective hand surgery.
The Department specialises in microsurgical reconstruction; head and neck reconstruction and breast reconstruction on the Charing Cross site; extremity reconstruction, providing Plastic Surgery services to the Trust’s Level 1 Major Trauma Centre at St Mary’s Hospital. The Department is responsible for the care of general Plastic Surgery patients with an emphasis on tertiary referrals and undertakes between 200-250 free flaps per year, manages approximately 150 open lower limb fractures and 30 complex upper limb injuries each year and provides a hand trauma service for injuries attending the St Mary’s site. Candidates must be eligible for registration or hold full registration with the GMC.
We are not currently accepting any visitors to the Department. For informal discussions or further information, interested candidates can contact:Ms Liz Dex, Associate Specialist Plastic Surgeon - [email protected]Mr Francis Henry, Consultant Plastic Surgeon – [email protected]Main duties of the jobThe duties of the post are performed mainly at Charing Cross Hospital but on call cover is provided across the 3 hospitals in Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; St Mary’s; Charing Cross and Hammersmith Hospitals. The post holder will join the Specialist Registrars’ daily and on call rota.
The post holder will be one of two Microsurgical Fellows in the Department. The 2 Fellows will be expected to work together to ensure organisation of the day to day work and to share out the microsurgical work equitably. The Fellow will work closely with all Consultants in the care of both routine and emergency clinical problems.
It is expected that the post holder will have the opportunity to attend the majority of the microsurgical procedures; however, it is not to the exclusion of the experience and requirements of the Specialist Registrars training.The Fellow with their colleagues will ensure adequate teaching and supervision is provided for the Plastic Surgery junior doctors. It is the responsibility of the Fellow to ensure that communication within the Plastic Surgery service is as effective as possible.Educational objectivesTo develop the post-holder's clinical and surgical expertise in Extremity Reconstruction; however, this post does not currently have Post Graduate Dean approval. The post has been recognised by the SAC so that the successful applicant can prospectively apply for the time to be recognised for training.Working for our organisationAt Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share.
Please talk to us at interview.Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesThe post holder will join the Specialist Registrars’ daily and on call rota. The post holder will be one of two Microsurgical Fellows in the Department. The 2 Fellows will be expected to work together to ensure organisation of the day to day work and to share out the microsurgical work equitably.
The Fellow will work closely with all Consultants in the care of both routine and emergency clinical problems. It is expected that the post holder will have the opportunity to attend the majority of the microsurgical procedures; however, it is not to the exclusion of the experience and requirements of the Specialist Registrars training. The Microsurgical Fellow should reach a level that they learn to supervise less experienced trainees in microsurgery.
The post‑holder will see all patients admitted to the Plastic Surgery Unit and perform a daily ward round with the other Specialist Registrars and junior doctors. The post‑holder is required to see plastic surgical emergency patients in the Emergency Departments of the Trust Hospitals and patients referred to the service from other specialties in the Trust. The Fellow will be expected to provide support to the Major Trauma Centre at St Mary’s Hospital.
The Fellow will be expected to assist Consultants in the operating theatre and will undertake elective and emergency surgery personally, with supervision when appropriate. The Fellow will attend weekly outpatient clinics.The Fellow with their colleagues will ensure adequate teaching and supervision is provided for the Plastic Surgery junior doctors. It is the responsibility of the Fellow to ensure that communication within the Plastic Surgery service is as effective as possible, keeping both the Consultants and Senior Nursing staff informed of the clinical management of all patients admitted to the Plastic Surgery wards.Detailed protocols for clinical management are available in the department which the post‑holder is expected to adhere to at all times.Person specificationQualificationsEssential criteria- GMC registration or eligibilty- Appropriate Royal College MembershipDesirable criteria- MD or equivalent- FRCS(Plast) or equivalentLanguageEssential criteria- Ability to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfill the job requirementsAcademic achievements including research/publicationsEssential criteria- Evidence of achievement appropriate to level of appointmentDesirable criteria- Evidence of regular published clinical research and presentations at national levelAuditEssential criteria- Understanding of principles of clinical auditDesirable criteria- Complete audits in previous yearRelevant experience in specialty/Sub specialtyEssential criteria- Experience or aptitude for clinical activity appropriate to job descriptionDesirable criteria- Year 7/8 on Specialist training or CCT- Previous microsurgical experienceClinical skillsEssential criteria- Appropriate to job descriptionDesirable criteria- Previous microsurgical experience in raising flaps and anastomosesTeaching & trainingDesirable criteria- Evidence of experience and skills in junior doctor trainingRight to workIf you need sponsorship to work in the UK, please visit the Home Office website for information on sponsorship and visa status before you fill in your application form.
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