Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
| Posting date: | 02 April 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £105,504 - £139,882 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 May 2025 |
| Location: | North Shields, NE29 8NH |
| Company: | Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7082041/319-7082041HD |
Summary
A Vacancy at Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon to work within Northumbria Healthcare. This is a permanent contract based at North Tyneside to work across all sites across Northumberland and North Tyneside.
The successful candidate will be working in a team alongside other Plastic Surgeons. A particular interest or skillset in skin cancer services is advantageous although there will be opportunity to work alongside colleagues in providing microvascular surgery. The post holder will need to be able to work flexibly to address the priorities of the service and provide a balance to meet RTT and cancer performance targets with the benefit of having a predictable schedule.
The successful candidate is expected to further enhance skin cancer provision as well as support with the expansion of microsurgical reconstructive service for the Orthopaedic and General Surgery Departments. The Trust provides services to a population of 500,000. A multi-disciplinary team approach to plastic surgery provision is being actively developed throughout the Trust. This is an opportunity to join an organisation in which Clinicians are at the forefront of management.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
The post-holder will join a team of 5 other Consultants and 2 Specialist Doctors to provide a Plastic and Reconstructive service for the Trust.
The dynamic and innovative General Surgical Services Directorate manages principally General Surgery acoss all of our sites including The Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, North Tyneside General Hospital, Wansbeck General Hospital and Hexham General Hospital. The range of operations performed reflects a diverse and interesting case mix from urban, industrial and rural communities.
The principal General surgical departments have benefited from the Trust’s substantial capital investment and enjoy modern accommodation and state-of-the-art equipment, including Robotic Surgery at both The Northumbria and North Tyneside Hospitals. Staff are enthusiastic, friendly and motivated and work effectively as a team. Relationships with surgeons and other clinicians are excellent. The Directorate is on the Newcastle Specialist Registrar rotation and contributes to both undergraduate and post-graduate education.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
As part of its pursuit of excellence, the Trust has introduced a clinically-based management structure to ensure patient care and medical interests always drive decision-making. The consultant body is both cohesive and innovative and a number of senior clinicians are prominent nationally.
The Job Plan will typically include an average of 8 Programmed Activities for Direct Clinical Care duties and 2 Programmed Activities for Supporting Professional Activities. Please see the attached job description for more information on the role and key responsibilities.
This advert closes on Wednesday 16 Apr 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon to work within Northumbria Healthcare. This is a permanent contract based at North Tyneside to work across all sites across Northumberland and North Tyneside.
The successful candidate will be working in a team alongside other Plastic Surgeons. A particular interest or skillset in skin cancer services is advantageous although there will be opportunity to work alongside colleagues in providing microvascular surgery. The post holder will need to be able to work flexibly to address the priorities of the service and provide a balance to meet RTT and cancer performance targets with the benefit of having a predictable schedule.
The successful candidate is expected to further enhance skin cancer provision as well as support with the expansion of microsurgical reconstructive service for the Orthopaedic and General Surgery Departments. The Trust provides services to a population of 500,000. A multi-disciplinary team approach to plastic surgery provision is being actively developed throughout the Trust. This is an opportunity to join an organisation in which Clinicians are at the forefront of management.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
The post-holder will join a team of 5 other Consultants and 2 Specialist Doctors to provide a Plastic and Reconstructive service for the Trust.
The dynamic and innovative General Surgical Services Directorate manages principally General Surgery acoss all of our sites including The Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, North Tyneside General Hospital, Wansbeck General Hospital and Hexham General Hospital. The range of operations performed reflects a diverse and interesting case mix from urban, industrial and rural communities.
The principal General surgical departments have benefited from the Trust’s substantial capital investment and enjoy modern accommodation and state-of-the-art equipment, including Robotic Surgery at both The Northumbria and North Tyneside Hospitals. Staff are enthusiastic, friendly and motivated and work effectively as a team. Relationships with surgeons and other clinicians are excellent. The Directorate is on the Newcastle Specialist Registrar rotation and contributes to both undergraduate and post-graduate education.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
As part of its pursuit of excellence, the Trust has introduced a clinically-based management structure to ensure patient care and medical interests always drive decision-making. The consultant body is both cohesive and innovative and a number of senior clinicians are prominent nationally.
The Job Plan will typically include an average of 8 Programmed Activities for Direct Clinical Care duties and 2 Programmed Activities for Supporting Professional Activities. Please see the attached job description for more information on the role and key responsibilities.
This advert closes on Wednesday 16 Apr 2025
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