Locum Consultant

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Chelmsford is seeking a passionate clinician to join their Plastic Surgery and Burns team. This role offers the chance to lead essential clinical care, engage in research to improve patient outcomes, and benefit from extensive resources and professional development opportunities. Ideal candidates will exhibit strong collaboration skills and a commitment to multidisciplinary teamwork while enhancing their clinical expertise in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Support for study leave

Access to a well-stocked medical library

Engaging educational programme

Qualifications

• Passionate and skilled clinician in General Plastic Surgery and Burns.
• Interest in Burns and Skin Cancer is preferred.
• Ability to collaborate with academic institutions.

Responsibilities

• Total clinical care of patients, including administrative duties.
• Collaborate effectively with colleagues in leadership roles.
• Participate in clinical audit and continuing professional education.

Job description

Overview

Are you ready to take the next step in your career within one of the UK's leading centres for plastic surgery and burns care? We're looking for a passionate and skilled clinician to provide a specialist service in General Plastic Surgery and Burns, with a particular interest in Burns and Skin Cancer. Based at the St Andrew's Centre, Broomfield Hospital, and its satellite sites, this is a unique opportunity to be part of a high-performing and supportive team.

In this role, you'll also have the opportunity to lead and contribute to cutting‑edge, clinically relevant research aimed at improving patient outcomes. You'll collaborate with leading academic institutions both locally and nationally, as well as engage with the dynamic clinical forum at St Andrew's.

We offer outstanding resources to support your development, including a well‑stocked medical library with Medline access, audio‑visual teaching aids, and a full‑time librarian. Our thriving Postgraduate Medical Centre hosts regular clinical meetings and offers a broad and engaging educational programme.

As a valued consultant, you'll be encouraged to take full advantage of study leave to enhance your clinical expertise and meet Continuing Medical Education (CME) requirements.

If you're ready to make a real difference in patient care while advancing your own career, we'd love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• The total clinical care of the patients, including all administrative duties associated with patient care, proper record keeping and good communications maintained with patients and their general practitioners.
• Positive collaboration with colleagues to provide effective clinical leadership for all the staff in the Plastic Surgery Service.
• Multidisciplinary teamwork is envisaged as a key component of this. Participate in out of hours consultant cover and cover arrangements during colleagues' annual/study leave.
• Undertake regular ward rounds.
• Participate in clinical audit and in continuing professional education.
• Supervision, teaching, training and professional development of the junior medical staff working in the service. Consultants are fully involved in developing a high standard of teaching of junior medical staff, nurses, and medical students and in designing and contributing to the process for establishment and approval of training posts for junior medical staff.
• Maintain standards of care for the service to the Medical Director, the Chief Executive, Chairman and the Board of the Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust.

Working for Our Organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well‑being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation, we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

About the Trust

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top‑tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Selection Process

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values. The use of AI in applications is monitored; you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.