# Locum Consultant Plastic Surgeon with special interest in Trauma > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-plastic-surgeon-with-special-interest-in-trauma/262e7026-946b-4d8f-9c81-34b0d0b2cda0 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-plastic-surgeon-with-special-interest-in-trauma/262e7026-946b-4d8f-9c81-34b0d0b2cda0.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Salisbury District Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Plastic Surgery - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum pro rata if part time - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week (10PAs per week) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-05T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-22T12:11:01.401Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Wiltshire/Salisbury/Salisbury_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Plastic_Surgery/Plastic_Surgery-v8324390 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8324390?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The successful applicant will join a busy Plastic Surgery department in Salisbury Foundation Trust and will also be involved in the Plastic Surgery input at the Major Trauma Centre at University Hospital Southampton. Candidates are expected to have completed specialist training in Plastic Surgery, with a proven track record of excellent outcomes in all aspects of Plastic Surgery. Candidates must be competent, independent hand and microsurgeons, and able to demonstrate this via their logbook. Candidates are expected to have significant experience in Plastic Surgery Trauma and a specific interest in working in a Major Trauma Centre. Evidence of microsurgical trauma limb reconstruction is expected. ### Main duties of the job Working collaboratively with other consultants and wider multi-disciplinary team within Plastic Surgery, the post-holder will; - Support the further development and improvement of the Trauma services within Salisbury Foundation Trust and University Hospital Southampton, to improve the timely management of patients and increase the resilience of the service. - Supporting the management of general plastic surgery patients within the department. - Communicate effectively with bookings team to ensure optimal utilisation of theatre lists. - Be engaged with the Cinapsis system for responding to advice and guidance requests. - Engage in the department clinical governance activity and Morbidity & Mortality review meetings. - Provide clinical support and leadership for junior doctors, nursing and other staff involved in the management of patients admitted to the department, as well as those attending the out-patient department. - Provide teaching and training to junior doctors, medical students, nurses and paramedical staff within the team. - Participate in the consultant on-call rota, taking responsibility for all patients admitted under their care and ensuring timely senior assessment and decision making to facilitate appropriate investigation, prompt management and early discharge. Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities. and more information about living Salisbury ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities ### 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 ### Teaching **Essential** - Demonstration of an interest and commitment to teaching. - Ability to teach clinical skills to trainees and others. - Enthusiastic and able to inspire others. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Possession / within 6 months of possession of CCT in Plastic Surgery, leading to entry onto GMC Specialist Register - Full GMC registration with a licence to practise. ### Audit & Research **Essential** - Experience in, and commitment to clinical audit and research. ### Communication skills **Essential** - Demonstrates clarity in written and spoken communication. - Always considers patients preferences when discussing treatment options. ### Management experience **Essential** - Ability to perform effectively as a member of a team, including multidisciplinary teams, and to motivate and develop staff. - Willing to forge clinical, research and academic links with other organisations. - Capacity to manage / prioritise time and information effectively and to organise own workload. - Ability and willingness to work to achieve the Trust and NHS performance targets. - Ability to balance individual requirements against those of the department / Directorate. - Commitment to active clinical governance and learning from errors. ### Experience / Clinical Skills **Essential** - Evidence of wide experience and a high level of competence in lower limb surgery including micro-surgical techniques. - Experience in General Plastic Surgery Trauma. - Evidence of an academic portfolio. - Experience in managing risk and able to prioritise clinical need. - Experience in managing risk and knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need. - Knowledge and application of up-to-date evidence-based practice. - Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems, demonstrating clear, logical thinking and analytical approach. ## Documents - [person specification (pdf, 116.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10646378) - [facts about salisbury (pdf, 214.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1618) ## 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.