Locum Consultant in Paediatric Hand and Upper Limb Surgery

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Hand and Upper Limb Team at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, part of Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust — one of the UK’s leading specialist paediatric centres, rated Good by the Care Quality Commission.

We are seeking an FRCS Plast trained candidate or equivalent well versed in the generality of hand and upper limb surgery and with a strong interest in pursuing a career within children's hand and upper limb surgery. The European Hand Diploma or UK Hand Diploma are The European Hand Exam, UK Hand Diploma or international equivalent must have been commenced or completed by the time of appointment. Applicants must demonstrate a clear commitment and intention to complete the qualification if not already achieved. Support for completion will be provided. The successful applicant will be expected to commence in post as soon as possible following appointment.

Main duties of the job

• Clinical service delivery

Provide specialist Paediatric Hand and Upper Limb Surgery at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

Assess and manage children with hand and upper limb as well as forefoot conditions, including elective and emergency presentations.

Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality, patient-centred care.

• Consultant on-call responsibilities

Participate in the General Paediatric Plastic Surgery consultant on-call rota, currently 1:6.

Provide consultant-level clinical decision-making and support for urgent and emergency patients.

Contribute to consultant cross-cover arrangements, including during colleague leave and short-term sickness within the hand service and general plastic surgery consultant on call.

• Teaching and training

Participate in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education.

Support the training and supervision of junior doctors, fellows and other healthcare professionals..

• Clinical governance and quality improvement

Maintain safe, ethical and effective clinical practice.

Contribute to service development and quality improvement.

Participate and supervise clinical audit.

• Research and academic activity

Take an active interest in clinical research.

Support research and academic development within the department.

• Teamwork and service development

Work closely with Plastic Surgery, Orthopaedics, therapists and other specialist teams.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive many applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.