Locally Employed Doctor (Higher) in Burns and Plastics
| Posting date: | 17 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £65,048.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £65048.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 February 2026 |
| Location: | Birmingham, B15 2TH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C0020-26-0236 |
Summary
The department consists of a 20 bedded Burns Ward, a dedicated Burns theatre suite, a 22 bedded Plastics ward, an outpatient department and the Hand and Peripheral Nerve Unit. The service is largely delivered across three trust sites: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB), Solihull Hospital and the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Birmingham (ROH). In addition, a hub-and-spoke model serves smaller hospitals in the region. Emergency and Military surgery is performed at the QEHB where a dedicated Orthoplastic Extremity Trauma (OPET) service is present. Training/educational opportunities of this role: -The post holder will be allocated an Assigned Educational supervisor (AES) and Clinical Supervisors (CS) in the same manner as NTN holders. The post holder will be expected to engage in ISCP activity and will have regular AES meetings. -The post holder will be attached to consultant firms similar to NTN registrars -The post holder will be expected to engage with workplace-based assessments (WBAs) in the same manner as NTN registrars -The post holder will be supported to attend in-house teaching sessions -The post holder will be eligible for study leave and study budget according to the terms of the contract -The post holder will have one-on-one opportunities for interview/exam practice with consultants in different sub-specialties -The post holder will have exposure to burns surgery, skin oncology surgery and hands surgery. This will support their indicative log books for ST3 applications -We have a list of available audit and research projects. The post holder is expected to engage in this process culminating in presentations and publications -This post gives experience in acute plastic surgical trauma including hand surgery, a wide variety of elective plastic surgery and experience in the care of patients with burns. Experience can also be gained in the managing military casualties, lower limb trauma, elective breast reconstruction, head and neck surgery. There is also an opportunity to gain experience in Microsurgery