Consultant in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (Head & Neck)
Applications are invited for a substantive Consultant appointment with a view to augment the head and neck excisional and reconstructive service based at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. This is a full-time post of 10 PA post to join a department of 17 consultants and an existing team of 4 plastic surgery colleagues with sub-specialty interests in head and neck reconstructive surgery.
The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust are now working in partnership as the Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group.
All future senior medical and dental appointments will be expected to work in collaboration across the Group and, irrespective of initial job description and job plan, be willing to work on more than one hospital site, dependent on service needs. Service location may change as our future models of care are developed by our clinically led networks through our acute clinical strategy. Some of the clinical procedures or services the appointee will be expected to deliver may be based at sites other than their primary site of employment.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will provide Head and Neck Specialist and General Plastic Surgical support for the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. The majority of the work is dealing with head and neck cancers via the MDT and providing an excision and reconstruction service in partnership with other consultant colleagues.
Participation in the general plastic surgery on call rota is expected.
The consultant plastic surgery on call service is based on a hot week system with tier one and tier two cover. This provides 24-hour weekend cover for general plastic surgery including hand trauma followed by daytime cover from 07:00 to 18:00 when routine clinical commitments are suspended. Weekday nights (Monday to Thursday) are covered by a non- hot week consultant colleague on a rotational basis. The majority of adult hand trauma is managed via the ambulatory care centre staffed separately from the on-call team Monday to Friday. The NNUH functions as a burns facility with all resuscitation and complex burns being referred to the regional burns centre in Chelmsford.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
* Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
* Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
* Discounted gym memberships
* Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
* Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
* Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
* Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
* On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
* On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
* Flexible staff bank
* Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for the full details of the post and the person specification.
Full GMC with licence to practise required on application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Full GMC Registration
* Entry on the GMC Specialist Register Via; o CCT (Proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) o CESR or o European Community Rights
* Higher research degree relevant to sub-specialty interest.
* Capable of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
* Enthusiasm for service development and teaching.
* Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
* Previous responsibility for service improvement.
Experience
* Applicants who are Nationals from another European country or elsewhere overseas would have to show equivalence to the 5 years training period in the National Health Service required for the specialty.
* Training and expertise in children's safeguarding
* Experience in research or published papers in area of special interest
* Evidence of a fellowship or sub-specialty training in head and neck surgery
* Evidence of experience in complex microvascular reconstruction
Interests
* Commitment to develop an appropriate special interest
Circumstances
* Flexible outlook on working hours.
* Must live within a 15-mile radius of the base Trust or 30 minutes travelling time.
* Ability to travel across multi-sites whilst public transport may not be available.
Communications and Language Skills
* Ability to communicate effectively with clinical colleagues, colleagues in pathology and support staff
* Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and queries
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.
£109,725 to £145,478 a yearper annum pro rata
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