# Locum Consultant Plastic & Craniofacial Surgery > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-plastic-and-craniofacial-surgery/7d01be9c-92b9-458a-8ea9-899dbe41a32c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-plastic-and-craniofacial-surgery/7d01be9c-92b9-458a-8ea9-899dbe41a32c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Great Ormond Street Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Plastic Surgery - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 pro rata per annum - **Contract type:** Locum: 1 year (1 year fixed term contract) - **Employment type:** Part time - 8 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-01T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-16T11:10:55.617Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Great_Ormond_Street_Hospital_Children_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Plastic_Surgery/Plastic_Surgery-v8297529 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8297529?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gosh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills/Abilities **Essential** - High level written and oral communication skills - Ability to organise and prioritise own workload - Ability to work under pressure in a multi-disciplinary environment - Presentation skills - Understanding and proven ability to apply research findings in a clinical/organisational context - Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills - Ability to work on own initiative within an ever changing environment. **Desirable** - Holder of NIHR/MRC or equivalent charitable grants - Leadership skills ### Experience/Knowledge **Essential** - Extensive experience in Craniofacial & Plastic Surgery - Experience of teaching students and multi-disciplinary team - Experience of leading in Clinical Audit processes - Published research in peer reviewed journals in relevant area - Awareness of the importance of Clinical Governance through experience of participating in quality or safety improvement projects **Desirable** - Experience of recruiting patients to clinical research trials - Experience of working in shared care clinics and clinical networks - Experience of clinical leadership or management ### GOSH Culture and Values **Essential** - Collaboration - We work together to deliver safe, consistent, patient-centred care. Respect - We treat everyone with respect, kindness and equity. Curiosity - We stay curious to drive innovation that delivers exceptional patient outcomes. ### Academic/Professional qualification/Training **Essential** - GMC registration with a Licence to Practice (obtained by designated start date) - FRCS (PLAS) or equivalent - CCT/CCST in Plastic Surgery (or within 6 months at time of interview) or equivalent training and experience (eligible for CESR) **Desirable** - Higher degree – PhD, MD or equivalent - Formal teaching qualification - Leadership qualification ## Documents - [terms and conditions (pdf, 176.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10701262) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 1.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10701261) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.