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Consultant in Plastic Surgery with an interest in Burns

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
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Location
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 Dependent on Experience
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Consultant
Deadline
27 Jun 2025
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
13 Jun 2025

Job overview

This is a 10 PA post in the Department of Paediatric Burns and Plastic Surgery, with a special interest in Burns Surgery. The appointee will join the existing burn team and will also have scheduled sessions in the adult burn service at Wythenshawe Hospital in Manchester. In addition, the appointee will be supported to develop up a second specialist interest, which will complement the existing skills of the department. The appointee will also provide a general paediatric plastic surgery service, including participating in the on-call rota, which includes paediatric plastic surgery trauma as well as burns. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in service development activity for the department and will be supported to undertake research and audit.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will provide a paediatric plastic surgery service with an interest in burns. The post-holder will join the wider MDT for the management of burns. The duties of the post include delivering new patient and follow up clinics, including scar clinics, providing acute and reconstructive burn care and carrying out elective plastic surgery.  The post holder can work within the department to develop up a second specialist skill. There will also be regular scheduled sessions for burn care at the adult burn centre in Wythenshawe Hospital in Manchester. The appointee will join the Alder hey 1 in 6 on call rota, category A, based at Alder Hey. The post holder will be expected to participate in the Northern Burn Care Network activities, take part in Peer Reviews, and attend the national paediatric burn MDT and national mortality audit meetings.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This post attracts 10 programmed activities per week. There may be the opportunity to discuss and review this with the Clinical Director.

The job plan for the first three months will be based on a provisional/indicative timetable. A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee and the Clinical Director within three months of the commencement date of the appointee.

The supporting professional activities (SPAs) allocation within the provisional job plan is an illustrative guide only and will be finalised following individual agreement with successful candidate.