Locum Consultant Plastic Surgeon with special interest in Trauma
2 days ago
Tadworth
This locum consultant post, for 12 months, sits in the Plastic Surgery department at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, with some input at the Major Trauma Centre at University Hospital Southampton. The work covers trauma services across both sites, general plastic surgery patients, theatre lists, consultant on-call duty and teaching. It suits a plastic surgeon with a trauma focus and microsurgical limb reconstruction experience. Candidates need a CCT in Plastic Surgery, or within six months of one, and a full GMC licence to practise. • Support the development and improvement of trauma services across Salisbury and University Hospital Southampton, to speed up patient management and increase service resilience, • Provide clinical support and leadership for junior doctors, nursing and other staff caring for inpatients and outpatients, • Take part in the consultant on-call rota, taking responsibility for patients under your care and ensuring timely senior assessment and decision-making, • Support the management of general plastic surgery patients in the department, • Provide teaching and training to junior doctors, medical students, nurses and paramedical staff, • Work with the bookings team to make best use of theatre lists, • Respond to advice and guidance requests through the Cinapsis system, • Take part in department clinical governance and morbidity and mortality review meetings, • Work collaboratively with consultants and the wider multidisciplinary team in Plastic Surgery, • CCT in Plastic Surgery, or within 6 months of possession, leading to entry on the GMC Specialist Register, • Full GMC registration with a licence to practise, • Significant experience in plastic surgery trauma, including general plastic surgery trauma, and a specific interest in working in a Major Trauma Centre, • Evidence of microsurgical trauma limb reconstruction, • Wide experience and high competence in lower limb surgery, including microsurgical techniques, • Competent, independent hand and microsurgeon, shown in logbook, • Proven track record of excellent outcomes across plastic surgery, • Up-to-date evidence-based practice and sound clinical judgement with clear, logical, analytical thinking, • Managing risk, prioritising clinical need and knowing when to seek help, • Clear written and spoken communication, always considering patient preferences when discussing treatment, • Interest and commitment to teaching, with the ability to teach clinical skills and inspire others, • Managing and prioritising time, information and own workload, • Evidence of an academic portfolio, • Experience in and commitment to clinical audit and research, and forging clinical, research and academic links with other organisations, • Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams and to motivate and develop staff, • Ability and willingness to work to Trust and NHS performance targets, • NHS Pension Scheme, • Generous annual leave, • Staff discounts, • Onsite facilities, • Support for flexible working #J-18808-Ljbffr