Locum Consultant in Paediatric Hand and Upper Limb Surgery

Transformation Unit; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 114.000 - 151.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Birmingham Children's Hospital, part of Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, invites applications for a Locum Consultant in Paediatric Hand and Upper Limb Surgery. FRCS Plast or equivalent required, with strong interest in children’s hand surgery. Training for European/UK diplomas encouraged and supported.

Role includes on-call duties (1:6), teaching, training junior staff, and participation in research and governance within a leading UK paediatric centre.

Qualifikationen

• Education and Training: Full GMC Registration; Higher specialist training in Plastic Surgery or equivalent; 6 months hand fellowship; European Hand Diploma or British Hand Diploma finished or enrolled; Higher degree (MPhil/MD/PhD) or equivalent; Advanced Trauma Life Support.

Aufgaben

• Provide specialist Paediatric Hand and Upper Limb Surgery at Birmingham Children's Hospital.
• Assess and manage children with hand and upper limb and forefoot conditions, including elective and emergency presentations.
• Work with multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality, patient-centred care.
• Consultant on-call responsibilities for General Paediatric Plastic Surgery rota (1:6).
• Provide consultant-level clinical decision-making and support for urgent and emergency patients.
• Contribute to consultant cross-cover arrangements during leave and sickness in the hand service and general plastics on-call.
• Participate in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education and supervise junior doctors.
• Engage in clinical governance, quality improvement, and audit; take an active interest in research.

Kenntnisse

Teaching skills

Research interest

Supervise clinical work

Workload organisation

Interpersonal with patients

Delivery of new activity

Delivery of standards of care

Business awareness

Ausbildung

Full GMC Registration

Higher specialist training in Plastic Surgery or equivalent

Hand fellowship (6 months minimum)

European Hand Diploma or British Hand Diploma

Higher degree (MPhil/MD/PhD)

Advanced Trauma Life Support

Jobbeschreibung

Main area Plastic surgery - Hand and Upper Limb Grade Locum Consultant Contract Locum: 12 months (On call 1:6) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week (With On call supplement 1:6) Job ref 284-8302497-BC-KF-26

Employer Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Birmingham Children's Hospital Town Birmingham Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 23/11/2026 23:59

Locum Consultant in Paediatric Hand and Upper Limb Surgery

Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Hand and Upper Limb Team at Birmingham Children's Hospital, part of Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust — one of the UK's leading specialist paediatric centres, rated Good by the Care Quality Commission.

We are seeking an FRCS Plast trained candidate or equivalent well versed in the generality of hand and upper limb surgery and with a strong interest in pursuing a career within children's hand and upper limb surgery. The European Hand Diploma or UK Hand Diploma are The European Hand Exam, UK Hand Diploma or international equivalent must have been commenced or completed by the time of appointment. Applicants must demonstrate a clear commitment and intention to complete the qualification if not already achieved. Support for completion will be provided. The successful applicant will be expected to commence in post as soon as possible following appointment.

Main duties of the job

Provide specialist Paediatric Hand and Upper Limb Surgery at Birmingham Children's Hospital.

Assess and manage children with hand and upper limb as well as forefoot conditions, including elective and emergency presentations.

Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality, patient-centred care.

2. Consultant on-call responsibilities

Participate in the General Paediatric Plastic Surgery consultant on-call rota, currently 1:6.

Provide consultant-level clinical decision-making and support for urgent and emergency patients.

Contribute to consultant cross-cover arrangements, including during colleague leave and short-term sickness within the hand service and general plastic surgery consultant on call.

3. Teaching and training

Participate in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education.

Support the training and supervision of junior doctors, fellows and other healthcare professionals..

4. Clinical governance and quality improvement

Maintain safe, ethical and effective clinical practice.

Contribute to service development and quality improvement.

Participate and supervise clinical audit.

5. Research and academic activity

Take an active interest in clinical research.

Support research and academic development within the department.

6. Teamwork and service development

Work closely with Plastic Surgery, Orthopaedics, therapists and other specialist teams.

Working for our organisation

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive many applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Person specification

1. Education and Training

• Full GMC Registration
• Higher specialist training in Plastic Surgery or equivalent, MB BS, FRCS (PLast) or equivalent
• A 6-month minimum of hand fellowship
• European Hand Exam or British hand Diploma (or equivalent) finished or enrolled
• Higher degree equivalent to MPhil, MD or PhD level
• Advanced Trauma Life Support

2. Experience

• Demonstrable interest in Paediatric Hand and Upper Limb Surgery

3. Skills

• Teaching skills and experience
• Research interest
• Ability to supervise the clinical work of doctors in training and other staff
• Ability to organise and prioritise personal workload and that of others
• Ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively with staff at all levels of the organization
• Ability to relate to patients and carers from a wide range of backgrounds and to empathise with their needs and concerns
• Track record of delivery of new activity
• Track record of delivery of standards of care along with service development
• Evidence of business awareness

4. Personal Attributes

• Self-motivation to set and achieve targets
• Ability to work in a team
• Effective member of multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrable evidence of ongoing commitment to personal and professional development
• Demonstrable evidence of ongoing commitment to the development of a high quality service
• Demonstrable evidence of ongoing commitment to clinical governance

Sponsorship:

Please note, visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles in line with current UKVI regulations. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for sponsorship before submitting your application. If you would like more information, please visit: UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK

Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application materials. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role. Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process. We value honesty and appreciate applications that are genuine and representative of the individual behind them.

Applications that rely too heavily on AI tools can appear generic and lack the detail we need to assess your skills and experience. Such applications will unlikely be progressed to interview.

Reasonable Adjustments:

BWC is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive environment for those with a disability, long term health or mental health condition. The Disability Confident scheme means we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities, long term health or mental health conditions, and we want to ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and accessible to all. Our aim is to get the best out of every individual and if successful for interview, you will be asked if you require any reasonable adjustments (special requirements). We will strive to support and accommodate these requests where possible.

Safeguarding

As a Trust employee you are required to comply with all legislation and guidance relating to safeguarding children and adults with care and support needs, and promoting their health and welfare. You are required to inform the Head of Safeguarding of any safeguarding concerns about your own children or children you live with. This information will be treated in a confidential manner.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Mrs Andrea Jester Job title Clinical Lead Hand and Upper Limb Service Email address [e-mail]