Consultant Plastic Surgeon with a Special Interest in Skin Oncology

St George's University Hospitals; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a competent professional for skin cancer surgery and teaching roles. The successful candidate will perform sentinel lymph node biopsy surgery, manage trauma, and develop research while participating in a multidisciplinary team. This role includes teaching medical staff and contributing to clinical governance. The position demands versatility in plastic surgery trauma and offers involvement in significant clinical duties and educational contributions.

Qualifications

• Competent in sentinel lymph node biopsy surgery and nodal block dissections.
• Versatile in plastic surgery trauma requiring on-call input.
• Experience in teaching medical staff and allied health professionals.

Responsibilities

• Offer sentinel lymph node biopsy surgery and manage plastic surgery trauma.
• Conduct research in skin cancer surgery and participate in audits.
• Teach undergraduate and postgraduate staff.

Job description

Responsibilities

Appointee is expected to be competent to offer our patients sentinel lymph node biopsy surgery, and nodal block dissections of the axilla, and groin. Successful candidate is expected to be versatile in all aspects of plastic surgery trauma requiring input during on call. New appointee will work closely with colleagues from Dermatology, Oncology and Radiotherapy departments and be part of a truly multidisciplinary skin cancer service. The post attracts a 1:12 on-call commitment alongside a 1:12 Trauma Consultant of the week rota. Part of this job will incorporate clinical duties at the Royal Surrey County Hospital (one day a week) aiming to facilitate network pathway for skin cancer patients and offer general plastic surgery support.

Research & Teaching

The appointee is expected to develop and undertake research in the field of skin cancer surgery, undertake teaching duties of undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff as well as allied health professionals. Participation in audit and research and Trust clinical governance programme will be essential.

About the Trust

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

Group Information

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.