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Job requirements
Essential
11 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Able to work flexibly in a changing health service
- Other
Able to participate in on-call rota
- Other
Able to teach and support junior staff effectively.
- Other
IT skills
- Clinical skills and expereince
Fellowship-level experience or equivalent in adult and/or paediatric burns surgery and burns reconstruction.
- Clinical skills and expereince
Evidence of technical skills appropriate to the job description
- Clinical skills and expereince
Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, families and other health professionals.
- Professional Qualification / registration
Full GMC
- Professional Qualification / registration
Eligible for specialist register
- Professional Qualification / registration
CCT / Portfolio Pathway registration expected within 6 months of interview date
- Professional Qualification / registration
FRCS (Plast) or equivalent
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Other
research
- Other
teaching degree
- Other
publications
- Clinical skills and expereince
Fellowship-level experience or equivalent in orthoplastic reconstruction, hand surgery, skin cancer, breast reconstruction or another complementary specialist interest.
- Professional Qualification / registration
Higher specialist degree
Job overview
Applications are invited for a full-time Locum Consultant Plastic Surgeon with principal responsibilities in adult and paediatric burns and reconstructive plastic surgery at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The role is offered on a 12 months fixed term basis.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will join the established burns team and contribute to acute burns care, burns reconstruction, outpatient and multidisciplinary care, and the emergency Plastic Surgery service across Nottingham City Hospital and Queen's Medical Centre (QMC).
The indicative programme includes flexible specialist-interest capacity. Depending on the appointed candidate's expertise and service requirements, this may be used for orthoplastics, hand surgery, skin cancer, breast reconstruction or another agreed area of specialist interest.
The post holder will join the current Plastic Surgery consultant team, participate in the Plastic Surgery on-call and hot-week arrangements, and provide reciprocal consultant cross-cover. The Trust supports CPD, annual appraisal, revalidation and consultant mentorship.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For detailed job description, including proposed job plan please refer to the attached Job Description document.
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.
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This advert is for Locum Consultant Plastic and Burn Surgeon with Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust in Nottingham, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Plastic Surgery role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 + on call supplement 3%. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed term basis only). The application deadline is 27 Oct 2026.
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