Consultant in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Chester; In loco; GBP 110.000 - 150.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Consultant in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery to join our expanding team in Chester. The role focuses on skin cancer and general plastic services, with some orthoplastic support for lower limb cases.

You will manage clinics, ward rounds, and theatre lists and participate in a 1 in 4 on-call service, with the post potentially permanent or locum. An NHS setting in Chester offers a busy but rewarding environment.

Competenze

• FRCS (Plast) and GMC Specialist Register enrolment or near CCT/CCST.
• Fellowship/experience in orthoplastic/lower limb trauma.
• Experience in breast/hand or skin cancer is desirable.

Mansioni

• Care for patients referred by GPs and other departments; run clinics, ward rounds and theatre lists.
• Execute the 10PA job plan with the Lead Clinician and Planned Care management input.
• Participate in a 1 in 4 on-call service, with home-based on-call duties for senior advice.

Conoscenze

Clinical specialist in Plastic Surgery

Skin cancer management

Orthoplastic / lower limb trauma

Teaching & training

Formazione

FRCS (Plast)

GMC Specialist Register for Plastic Surgery or within 6 months of CCT/CCST

Fellowship in orthoplastic / lower limb trauma

Other specialist fellowship

Descrizione del lavoro

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

The closing date is 04 November 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time consultant in Plastic & Reconstructive surgery to join our expanding department in the beautiful city of Chester. This role is predominantly to aid with a surge in demand of skin cancer referrals as well as supporting general plastic services. The successful candidate will be expected to have an interest in general plastic surgery with a large proportion of skin cancer cases making up the bulk of elective work. The post also involves some orthoplastic support for lower limb cases in Oswestry as well as locally.

Permanent and locum applications will be considered.

Main duties of the job

Duties and Responsibilities

The appointee will be responsible for the care of patients referred by general practitioners, other hospital departments and will undertake clinics, ward rounds and theatre lists. 'Programmed Activities' as appropriate. The job plan will be a 10PA job plan which will be agreed in discussion between the successful candidate, the Lead Clinician in Plastic Surgery, and with Planned Care operational management team. This will be subject to Annual Review.

On-Call Commitment

The appointee will be expected to participate in a 1 in 4 on call service. This is currently under review and subject to change. Consultant on call from home, generally for telephone advice for junior doctors.

About us

The Trust's services are provided from three locations:

• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 473 general and acute beds.
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 60 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust employs 5,964 staff (headcount) to provide care and treatment to a population of over 400,000 people living in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care System. Due to its location on the border with North Wales, the Trust also works closely with the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust treats patients from England and some parts of Wales. During 2024/2025, there were approximately 643,000 patient attendances (inpatient, A&E, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery

Job responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

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Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

If a DBS is required for your role, you are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee applies which is payable to the DBS Service. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet immigration rules

Person Specification

Qualifications & Skills

• FRCS (Plast)
• On GMC Specialist Register for Plastic Surgery or within 6 months of CCT/CCST at the time of application
• Fellowship or equivalent experience in orthoplastic /lower limb trauma
• Other specialist fellowship

Clinical Experience and Effectiveness

• Wide clinical experience in general Plastic Surgery
• Independent management of skin cancer and experience in orthoplastic / lower limb trauma
• Independent management of all plastic and hand trauma
• Other sub interests such as breast, hand or skin are also desirable

Teaching & Training Experience

• Experience /Interest teaching
• Training the Trainers Course
• Other Teaching skill Courses or qualifications

Management & Administrative Experience

• Demonstrate the use of Clinical Audit within the Service
• Demonstrate the use of research and evidence base to practice
• Relevant experience in undertaking and organisation of Audit
• Research and publications relevant to post

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.

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust