Locum Consultant Plastic & Craniofacial Surgery

Job overview

­­The appointment is for an 8 PA Plastic Surgeon with a specialist interest in Craniofacial surgery. The surgeon, in conjunction with the current team of Plastic and Craniofacial surgeons, will be responsible for delivering a Craniofacial surgical service at Great Ormond Street Hospital. A key role for this 3rd Plastic Surgeon within the craniofacial team will be to increase capacity for multi-surgeon operating in line with national recommendations.

The appointee must have extensive experience in paediatric and adult Plastic surgery. The ideal candidate will have previous experience at consultant level and an interest in clinical management and service development.

Main duties of the job

The appointment is for an 8 PA Plastic Surgeon with a specialist interest in Craniofacial surgery. The surgeon, in conjunction with the current team of Plastics and Craniofacial surgeons will be responsible for delivering a Craniofacial surgical service at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

The appointee will be expected:

• To provide a plastic surgical service at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust.
• To provide a craniofacial service commensurate with the experience of the candidate within a multidisciplinary surgical team.
• To undertake clinics and operating sessions for patients currently on waiting lists for paediatric plastic surgery.
• To take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training of health care professionals
• To work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary teams involved in providing excellent patient care.
• To co-lead on supporting the management and clinical development of the physician’s associate
• To work flexibly covering operating lists when other consultants are on leave.

The appointee must have extensive experience in paediatric Plastic surgery. The ideal candidate will have previous experience at consultant level and an interest in clinical management and service development.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachments.

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.