Consultant in Plastic Surgery | North Bristol NHS Trust

North Bristol NHS; Bristol; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Bristol is seeking two full-time consultants in the Plastic Surgery Department, specializing in Limb Reconstruction. The successful candidates will join a dedicated team to provide high standards of care for adult and paediatric patients. Applicants must have extensive experience in plastic surgery and be ready for on-call duties. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to both trauma and elective workloads in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in general plastic surgery.
• Ability to contribute to trauma and elective workload.
• Join a team focused on Orthoplastic and Hand surgery.

Responsibilities

• Provide plastic surgery services to adult and paediatric patients.
• Work collaboratively within the Orthoplastics and Hand team of consultants.
• Participate in emergency and elective surgical interventions.

Skills

High level of clinical experience in plastic surgery

Competence in general surgery

Experience in trauma and elective workload

Education

Qualified Consultant in Plastic Surgery

Job description

Overview

Two full-time consultant posts in the Plastic Surgery Department with a major interest in Limb Reconstruction surgery. The successful applicants will join a team of plastic surgeons with an interest in Orthoplastic, Lower Limb and Hand surgery that treat adult and paediatric patients. The ideal candidate would be able to contribute to the trauma and elective workload for these sub-specialties.

Team and scope

The established Ortho-plastics team provides high standards of care to acute and chronic extremity cases, treating over 200 acute adult and 15-20 severe injuries in children each year.

The successful candidate will join the existing Orthoplastics and Hand team of consultants; Mr Thomas Wright (Service Lead), Mr Umraz Khan, Mr Thomas Chapman, Wing Commander George Wheble, Miss Emily West and Mr James Henderson.

Clinical areas

The work of the Plastic Surgery Department covers a wide range of congenital and acquired conditions including skin cancer, hand surgery, lower limb trauma, breast reconstruction, head and neck malignancy, sarcoma, burns service and laser therapy. Combined clinics are held in association with other specialists including head and neck surgery, Ortho-Plastics, oncologists and dermatology. Specialist clinics include; hands, pigmented lesions, sarcoma and breast reconstruction.

Facilities

There are dedicated plastics and burns general anaesthetic operating theatres and three local anaesthetic operating theatres, with 24-hour access to general emergency theatres where out of hours trauma cases are undertaken. The postholders will be provided with secretarial support and office accommodation, which will be shared with other members of the consultant team.

On-call and requirements

There will be an on-call commitment to delivering an emergency adult and paediatric plastic surgery service and applicants must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in general plastic surgery. The successful candidates will join a further 24 consultants who offer Plastic Surgery and Burns services to patients from the northern part of the South West region. The department has dedicated emergency plastic surgery beds on Gate 33A, including seven burns unit beds, and shares elective capacity with other specialties on Gate 7A. There is access to ITU and HDU beds.

Trust and location

North Bristol NHS Trust is one of two designated Major Trauma Centres in South West England, supporting the Severn region. The service provides adult and paediatric specialist Orthoplastic surgical expertise at North Bristol NHS Trust and Bristol Children\'s Hospital. The post-holder will join the existing sub-specialty team to work closely with colleagues in Trauma and Orthopaedics as part of the Major Trauma centre.

Appointment and plan

A formal job plan will be reviewed between the Post Holder and Specialty Lead within three months after commencement in post. The exact timetable will be flexible, arranged in discussion with the Specialty Lead. The job plan will be reviewed prospectively. This will be a positive agreement that sets out a Consultants duties, responsibilities and objectives for the coming year.

This advert closes on Friday 26 Sep 2025