Consultant Plastic Surgeon

Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Responsibility for policy and service development: He or she will also be
expected to actively engage with clinical commissioning group colleagues and 7 colleagues around our clinical network with a view to strengthening the provision of the plastic surgery service and our network.

The postholder will be expected to take an active and engaged role in
departmental management and academic responsibilities as allocated by agreement across the department.

Be a member of the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Specialty Care Group.
He/she will work in an integrated way with other members of the department. Clinical and administrative work and junior staff will be shared with other consultants.

Participate in a strong undergraduate teaching programme in Plastic Surgery.
The postholder will be involved in undergraduate University College London (UCL) medical student teaching at the Royal Free, including allocation of students to clinics, small group lecturing and organisation of staffing for observed structured clinical examinations (OSCEs). The postholder would be expected to interact regularly with the Medical School.

Contribution to postgraduate teaching and training of junior staff is also
expected.

The successful applicant will engage fully and proactively in clinical governance
activities, including clinical audit, and the Trusts clinical governance systems.

Support infection prevention & control and antimicrobial stewardship activities.
Participate in laboratory and clinical audit.
Participate in service development and policy review.
Participate in CPD and quality assurance activity including annual appraisal and revalidation. The trust fully supports staff in CPD and revalidation and has a highly successful postgraduate medical education department. Mentoring by senior colleagues is available to all members of the team.
Share in the assessment and introduction of new methods and in planning staff and equipment requirements.

Person specification

Values

Essential criteria

Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Professional Registration

Essential criteria

Full registration with the GMC
Eligible to be included on the Specialist Register
Within 6 months of achieving CCT at the time of interview

Professional Qualifications/Development

Essential criteria

FRCS (Plast) or equivalent

Desirable criteria

Higher Degree

Clinical Skills/Experience

Essential criteria

Previous experience at Fellowship level or equivalent in breast surgery, hand surgery, skin cancer, and microsurgery

Desirable criteria

Demonstrate ability to work in an MDT environment

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria

Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s Core Values.

Management Skills

Essential criteria

Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals
Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
Able to delegate appropriately.
Able to work within a team.

Covid-19 Vaccination

Getting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID-19. We encourage and support staff to get COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible.

AT* – Apprenticeship Training. Where AT* is entered next to the job title indicates that this vacancy is for an apprenticeship role.
By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers. Therefore we require you to complete your stat and Man e-learning modules prior to joining our organisation.
If you are an EU/EEA citizen who does not have EU Settlement or Pre-Settled status, you will require a visa to work in the UK.
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
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Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
Please note:

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

Please be advised that due to exceptionally high demand, all Royal Free accommodation is at full capacity and waiting lists are being held. Average waiting times are 12 months. Please do not rely on Trust accommodation when you commence your role and ensure you investigate alternative accommodation for your arrival.