Job Overview
Plastic Surgery is a busy department with 8 Consultants with plans to expand further to deliver a truly 7‑day consultant‑led service.
The department manages trauma from a large catchment, including patients from regional hospitals such as Hillingdon Hospital in Uxbridge and the Royal Berkshire Hospital, in Reading.
The elective workload includes skin cancer surgery, hand & wrist surgery, breast reconstruction (including breast microsurgery), abdomino‑perineal reconstruction and some aspects of congenital plastic surgery (e.g. polydactyly, syndactyly, pinnaplasty, skin lesions & hypospadias).
Members of the Plastic Surgery team are involved in the following weekly/monthly MDTs:
* Skin cancer, Hand Surgery, Breast reconstruction, Diabetic foot reconstruction and Abdominal wall reconstruction.
* A multidisciplinary team for hand surgery meets monthly, with input from Radiologists and hand therapists.
* A multidisciplinary team meets weekly for local and specialist skin cancers on both sites, Frimley North and Frimley South with input from dermatology, oncology, head and neck, radiology, pathology, and ENT. Some of these MDTs are based at Wexham and others are cross‑site across the Frimley Trust and many are now conducted via TEAMS.
Plastic Surgery also supports the General Surgery team at Reading in their abdominal wall reconstruction work.
Main Duties of the Job
The post holder is expected to deliver elective skin cancer surgery, including clinics, operating lists and attending the MDTs along with the three other skin cancer surgeons, dermatologists, oncologists and clinical nurse specialists.
There is also the opportunity to get involved in the development of the one‑stop service in skin cancer, seeing and operating on 2‑week wait patients at the same visit. The elective work will include a general plastic surgery caseload.
The post holder will also help deliver a Plastic Urgent Care (PUC) clinic which sees open injuries and a trauma list.
The post holder will join the on‑call rota (1:8) and provide emergency cover and ward rounds.
The ability to work flexibly, cohesively and in collaboration with the existing Consultants is a necessary requirement to the post.
Contract & On‑call Details
The successful candidate would slot into the proposed job plan and the appointed candidate would join the on‑call rota of 1:8 with a fixed day on call every other week. The appointment will be subject to the terms and conditions of the new Consultant contract. The job plan will be made up of 10 programmed activities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* MBBS FRCS(Plast)
* Applicants must be on GMC specialist register (or within 6 months of achievement) and hold a current licence to practise.
Desirable Qualifications
* Additional postgraduate qualifications e.g. MD, PhD, MSc
Advanced Clinical Training and Experience
Essential criteria
* Experience in skin cancer surgery and management (excision and reconstruction) and MDTs
* Confident in skin cancer diagnosis using dermoscopy
* Experience assessing and treating hand injuries and general trauma
Desirable criteria
* Fellowship in skin cancer surgery
* Consultant experience in skin cancer delivery
Teaching Experience
Essential criteria
* Evidence of training in teaching & training of staff and students
Desirable criteria
* Additional qualifications or awards in teaching and training
* Evidence of both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching at formal & informal levels
Academic Achievements and Audit
Essential criteria
* Evidence of interest in skin cancer surgery such as presentations, publications, relevant courses or positions of responsibility
* Participation in audits (including national audits)
Desirable criteria
* Participation in research
Service Development
Essential criteria
* Evidence of developing a service
Desirable criteria
* Success in bid or grant writing in obtaining funding at local or national level
* Evidence of developing a new service
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
* Commitment to work in a team and actively support colleagues in own and other disciplines
* Good interpersonal skills
* Able to organise time efficiently and effectively
* Able to motivate colleagues
* Commitment to continuing professional development and the requirements of clinical governance
* Demonstrates attributes consistent with the values of the department and the organisation
Desirable criteria
* Evidence of managerial training
* Experience of management/leadership
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