Specialty Doctor in Burns & Plastic Surgery

Specialty Doctor in Burns & Plastic Surgery Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Applicants are invited to apply for the whole time position of Specialty Doctor with an interest in Skin Cancer and General Plastic Surgery. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated surgeon to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary care both from the Mersey Regional Burns and Plastic Surgery unit based at Whiston Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The Trust has excellent management, robust systems and innovative processes all of which have underpinned a period of sustained and improved performance with a recent CQC rating of outstanding. The Trust is developing and expanding its services and driving the quality of patient care ever higher, ensuring that it has a healthy long term future and continues to thrive in the changing healthcare economy. Our vision is to provide world class services for all our patients by getting it right for every patient, every time.

Job responsibilities

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Proposed Interview date: 2nd April 2025

Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.

For an informal discussion, or to arrange a visit, please contact Mr David Bell Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Clinical Director and Trauma Lead who can be contacted on .

Person Specification Qualifications

• MB ChB or equivalent medical qualification
• FRCS (Plastics) or equivalent medical qualification
• Hold a current registration with the GMC at the time of application

Clinical Experience

• Minimum 4 years post graduate experience with at least 2 years in Burns & Plastic Surgery
• Experience in the management of skin cancer
• Experience of supervising Junior Medical Staff
• Experience or ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems within the specialty
• Experience and ability to contribute to the efficient and smooth running of a specialist service within an NHS setting
• Experience or ability to organise and manage clinical priorities and deliverance of prioritised activity

Teaching Experience

• Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
• Contributes to teaching and learning of others in a clinical setting

Researching Experience

• Understanding of the basic principles of audit and research
• Evidence of active participation in audit
• Participation in clinical/laboratory research
• Publications, abstracts, peer reviewed articles

Other

• Is up to date and fit to practice safely
• Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication & capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation
• Able to build rapport, listen, persuade & negotiate
• Capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems/make decisions
• Capacity to work effectively with others
• Able to work in multi-professional teams
• Capacity to take in others' perspectives and treat others with understanding
• Capacity to take responsibility for own actions
• Demonstrates respect for all

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.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

£59,175 to £95,400 a year per annum pro rata (Grade MC75)