Locum Consultant in Paediatric Plastic Surgery

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A large NHS healthcare provider is looking for a Locum Consultant in Paediatric Plastic Surgery. The role involves supporting major trauma services and engaging in clinical leadership, education, and research. Candidates should have relevant qualifications including FRCS(Plast) and experience in managing paediatric trauma. This position offers a unique opportunity to work within a major teaching hospital in Manchester.

Qualifications

• Fellowship training in paediatric plastic surgery.
• Experience managing paediatric patients with major trauma.
• Clinical training equivalent to UK CCT in Plastic Surgery.

Responsibilities

• Support the Paediatric Major Trauma service.
• Manage outpatient priorities and surgical lists.
• Teach clinical and operative skills to trainees.

Skills

Expert clinical opinion in paediatric plastic surgery

Management of vascular malformations

Experience in teaching clinical skills

Education

Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in Plastic Surgery (FRCS(Plast))

ATLS certification

Entry onto GMC Specialist Register for Plastic Surgery

Job description

Locum Consultant in Paediatric Plastic Surgery

The closing date is 14 October 2025

We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for a Locum Consultant Paediatric Plastic Surgeon with an interest in paediatric major trauma at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (Royal Manchester Children's Hospital). This role is ideal for someone with a keen interest in paediatric plastic surgery, trauma, and microsurgery. You will be joining a dynamic team within a major teaching hospital and Foundation Trust, strengthening our Paediatric Plastic Surgery service.

For further information or to discuss the role in greater detail, please contact Clinical Director Mr J Bedford via email [e-mail] or [e-mail].

Main duties of the job

This is a full-time position (10 programmed activities / PAs per week) including regular theatre and clinic sessions, time for administration and supporting programmed activities (SPA), on-call duties, and time for education, training, and research. Your clinical activities will be based at Royal Manchester Children\'s Hospital, with some scope for adult/transitional practice at Wythenshawe Hospital if desirable. You will support the development of services within Paediatric Major Trauma, which may include hand microsurgery, replantation, nerve surgery and burns. This job includes general elective paediatric plastic surgery, trauma, and emergency lists, with opportunities for service development and clinical leadership.

About us

MFT is England\'s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £3bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We\'re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you\'ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We\'ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we\'ve launched in September 2022.

We\'re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What\'s more, we\'re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you\'ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you\'re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you\'ll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you\'ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons examination in Plastic Surgery - FRCS(Plast) - or recognised international equivalent
• ATLS
• Fellowship training (or undergoing fellowship training) in paediatric plastic surgery
• Experience in managing (preferably paediatric) patients with Major Trauma
• Entry on to the GMC Specialist Register for Plastic Surgery or progression towards Specialist Registration or CESR

Experience:

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Plastic Surgery.
• Experience in all aspects of plastic surgery
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems, both emergency and elective, within Paediatric Plastic surgery.
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Experience of multidisciplinary teamwork
• Experience in management of vascular malformations, neuro-plastics cases, sarcoma or burns

Management/ Administration

• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of service.
• Experience of audit and management
• Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities, waiting lists and operating lists.
• Ability to manage and lead surgical team.
• Management or leadership training course

Teaching and Research

• Ability to teach clinical and operative skills.
• Experience of delivering teaching to doctors and allied health professionals.
• Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates.
• Publications in the field of plastic surgery
• Postgraduate teaching qualification
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research

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.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust