Consultant Plastic Surgeon with interest in hand surgery

NHS; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A public health organization in Newcastle upon Tyne is looking for a Consultant Plastic Surgeon specializing in hand surgery. The role demands provision of complex hand surgical care and participation in a multi-disciplinary team aimed at elevating patient experiences. Applicants must possess a Primary Medical Qualification and relevant training in hand surgery. This position encourages a flexible working model.

Qualifications

• Trained in hand surgery and general plastic surgery.
• Experience in managing and leading projects.
• Evidence of teaching junior medical staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide acute care for patients with hand trauma.
• Develop the surgical journey for acute hand trauma.
• Provide an elective adult hand surgery service.

Skills

Hand surgery

General plastic surgery

Management experience

Teaching skills

Research methodology

Education

Primary Medical Qualification

Full GMC Registration

Higher Degree

Microsurgical fellowship

Job description

Overview

Consultant Plastic Surgeon with interest in hand surgery

The closing date is 09 October 2025

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team. We are seeking an individual trained in the provision of hand surgery and general plastic surgery. We anticipate the individual will have skills in working in multi-disciplinary teams to deliver complex hand surgery, with a commitment to service development and improving the patient experience.

Main duties

• Clinical: Integrate into the multi-disciplinary hand team within the trust
• Develop areas of practice and streamline the surgical journey in acute hand trauma
• Provide an elective hand surgery service for adult patients
• Join general plastic surgery on-call rota

About us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job responsibilities

Provide acute care for patients with hand trauma and general plastic surgery emergencies and an elective adult hand surgery service.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills

• Primary Medical Qualification.
• Full GMC Registration.
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC).
• Hand training interface group fellowship
• Logbook evidence of acute and elective hand surgery
• Higher Degree.
• Microsurgical fellowship

Clinical Experience

• Evidence of experience in the specialty.
• Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty.
• Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality.
• Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre.

Management and Administration Experience

• Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty.
• Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines.
• An understanding of Clinical Governance.
• Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
• Evidence of leadership / project management.
• Evidence of having implemented change.
• Experience in developing and implementing new technologies.

Teaching

• Experience of supervising junior medical staff.
• Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
• Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills.
• Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills.
• Postgraduate qualification in medical education.

Research

• Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings.
• Research/critical review of literature.
• Publications in the last five years.

Audit

• Evidence of participation in audit.
• Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit.
• Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement.

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.

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust