Trust Doctor in Plastic Surgery ST3+

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a motivated individual to join their Plastic Surgery team from February to August 2026. The role involves attending ward rounds, clinics, and participating in teaching and audit meetings. Ideal candidates must have full GMC registration, primary medical qualification, and MRCS or equivalent. Experience in Plastic Surgery and teaching is highly valued. This position offers a chance to engage in clinical governance and research while enhancing your skills in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Must hold full GMC registration at time of application.
• Experience of teaching in clinical setting.
• Experience of audit projects.

Responsibilities

• Attend ward rounds and clinics with Supervising Consultant.
• Participate in departmental audit meetings and research projects.
• Teach foundation trainees and medical students.

Skills

Experience of Plastic Surgery

Good history & examination skills

Able to formulate a working diagnosis

Able to order appropriate investigations

Image interpretation relevant to practice

Knows when to appropriately seek assistance

NHS paid work experience

Education

Primary medical qualification

MRCS or equivalent

Completion of Foundation and Core Surgery programme

Job description

We are delighted to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well‑integrated Plastic Surgery team at the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The post is available from February 2026 until August 2026 and will involve working within a busy department attending ward rounds, theatre and clinics together with ward work and administrative work related to your clinical commitments.

Attendance at departmental audit meetings is compulsory, completion of an audit project is expected, and involvement in research is encouraged. Attendance at departmental teaching is expected and the post also involves teaching foundation trainees and medical students within the department.

Main duties of the job

For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact Mr Timothy Patrick Crowley, Consultant Plastic Surgeon via email [e-mail].

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.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

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

We provide staff benefits and supporting documents available under 'Documents to download'.

Job responsibilities

Clinical:

The post will involve working within a busy Plastic Surgery department attending ward rounds, ward work, theatre and clinics together with the supervising Consultant or Registrar. There is no out of hours on‑call commitment.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• Must hold full GMC registration at time of application.
• Primary medical qualification.
• MRCS or equivalent.
• Completion of Foundation and Core Surgery programme or equivalent.

Clinical Skills and Knowledge

• Experience of Plastic Surgery.
• Good history & examination skills.
• Able to formulate a working diagnosis.
• Able to order appropriate investigations.
• Image interpretation relevant to practice.
• Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague.
• NHS paid work experience (clinical attachments are not applicable).

Maintaining Clinical Competence

• Evidence of competencies in surgery.
• Written evidence of satisfactory training to date e.g. workplace assessments.
• Experience of teaching in clinical setting.
• Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students & Foundation Doctors.
• BSS, ATLS, EMSB.

Teaching

• Experience of teaching in clinical setting.
• Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students & Foundation Doctors.

Clinical Governance, Audit and Research

• Experience of audit projects.
• Evidence of participation in 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.

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.