Main area Plastic Surgery Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant Contract Locum: 12 months (on - call requirement) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (on - call rota shared across two specialties) Job ref 164-7294218
Employer Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site NUH Town Nottingham Salary £105,504 - £139,882 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 13/08/2025 23:59
Locum Consultant Plastic and Breast Surgeon
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Job overview
Full-time Locum Consultant Plastic Surgeon with joint responsibilities in Plastic Surgery and Breast Services Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
This is a new locum post is for 12 months with a scope of getting converted and re-advertised as a substantive post in the future. The post holder will be able to support provision of clinical services in Breast reconstruction, Breast microsurgery, Oncoplastic Breast Surgery and Orthoplastic Surgery. Breast related Plastics and Breast services are based at City Hospital Campus and the Orthoplastic Service is based at Queens Medical Centre (QMC) Campus of Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust, with some oncoplastic programmed activities for an affiliated trust, Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust (SFH) as part of Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
Main duties of the job
A full range of Plastics & Breast emergency and elective patients are admitted to Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and the appointee will be responsible for the management of those patients admitted under his/her care, shared with other colleagues as clinically indicated.
Provision of reciprocal cover for periods of leave.
Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge and the proper functioning of the department.
These duties are subject to review from time to time in the light of the changing requirements of the service. If alterations to the described duties are required these will be mutually agreed between the appointee, his/her consultant colleagues, and the Trust.
The person appointed will be required to devote substantially the whole of his/her time to the duties of the post and give them priority at all times.
Working for our organisation
Every day, our teams at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) make a difference. We save lives, we improve lives, and we usher in new life. We are proud to play a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of people in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and our surrounding communities.
With more than 20,000 colleagues, we are the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving more than 2.5m residents of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and its surrounding communities and a further four million people across the East Midlands and beyond. Our Trust spans over three sites including Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC), Nottingham City Hospital and Ropewalk House.
We provide a range of national and internationally renowned specialist services, and we are at the forefront of new surgical procedures and research programmes.
We are home to the East Midlands Major Trauma Centre, the Nottingham Children's Hospital and in partnership with the University of Nottingham we host a Biomedical Research Centre carrying out vital research into hearing, digestive diseases, respiratory, musculoskeletal disease, mental health and imaging.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more details please refer to the job description document, where you can find proposed job plan of expected activity.
Applications are welcome from candidates who meet the following criteria:
- Microsurgery Fellowship or equivalent experience and
- Oncoplastic Breast Fellowship or equivalent experience in the longlisting criteria, in addition to
- GMC registration and
- On Specialist Register in Plastics Surgery or expected to be in 6 months.
Person specification
Professional Registration
* -Full GMC registration -Eligible to be included on the Specialist Register -CCT / CESR expected within 6 months of interview date
Professional Qualifications/Development
* FRCS (Plast) or equivalent
* Higher professional degree
Clinical Skills/Experience
* Evidenced technical skills as described in the job description
* Fellowship level experience or equivalent in Breast Microsurgery
* Fellowship level experience or equivalent in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
* Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals.
* Fellowship level experience or equivalent in Orthoplastic reconstruction. Specific training in communication skills Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors
Management Skills
* Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
* Able to work in a team.
* Higher management degree or qualification or training Experience of change management
Personal Skills/Qualities
* Able to work flexibly in a changing health service Able to use the Trust’s IT support systems
other
* Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit. Able to teach and support junior staff effectively.
* Ability to travel between campuses and trusts
* Higher Research Degree Original Research Publications Lecturer / Demonstrator level or Higher Teaching Experience Higher teaching degree or qualification or training
Please note that this post does not attract relocation expenses.
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If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:
* Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
* Start an Apprenticeship
* Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training
Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
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Consent:
* Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Departmentconfidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
* Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name Ms Nadia Gilani Job title Consultant Breast Surgeon Email address syeda.gilani6@nhs.net Additional information
Ms Gilani to be contacted via secretary on 0115 9691169 ext. 79061
Mr Stephen McCulley - Consultant Plastic Surgeon - stephen.mcculley@nhs.net
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