Consultant In Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Countess Of Chester Hospital; Chester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Chester is inviting applications for a full-time consultant in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. This post focuses on skin cancer referrals and general plastic surgery, with orthoplastic support for lower limb cases in Oswestry and locally.

The appointee will run clinics, ward rounds and theatre lists, participate in a 10 programmed activities (10PA) plan, and contribute to annual review discussions.

Responsibilities

• Care of patients referred by general practitioners and other hospital departments.
• Undertake clinics, ward rounds and theatre lists.
• Programmed Activities (10PA) as agreed.
• 1 in 4 on-call commitment with on-call from home for juniors.

Job description

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.

Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation

Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.

As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.

Job overview

Working Full time: 10 sessions per week

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.

Total ‘Programmed activities’ = 10

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.

Working for our organisation

The Trust’s services are provided from three locations: