Job overview
This role is to provide Locum Consultant fixed term contract to support the Breast Reconstructive service based at the Queen Victoria Hospital. The successful candidate will have experience of, and an interest in Breast Reconstruction. Candidates are expected to actively contribute to the management, teaching, audit and research activities of the department. Clinics and Theatre sessions are provided at QVH.
Main duties of the job
As a Locum Consultant at the Trust, you will share responsibility for the development and delivery of your clinical service. You will work with colleagues to ensure that your service meets all relevant professional, national, and local service standards and targets. You will contribute to the delivery of an annual service plan that includes patient activity and revenue during the year as part of the hospital's overall business plan. You will be expected to take part in audit and publish measures of your outcomes appropriate to specialty.
As a senior figure and role model in the organisation, you will demonstrate the behaviours and values that are expected of all staff: in particular, taking pride in the services we offer, showing humanity and consideration for patients and colleagues, and seeking continuous improvement through research, development, and innovation. You will actively engage with the General Medical Council revalidation process.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a Locum Consultant at the Trust, you will share responsibility for the development and delivery of your clinical service. You will work with colleagues to ensure that your service meets all relevant professional, national, and local service standards and targets. You will contribute to the delivery of an annual service plan that includes patient activity and revenue during the year as part of the hospital's overall business plan. You will be expected to take part in audit and publish measures of your outcomes appropriate to specialty.
As a senior figure and role model in the organisation, you will demonstrate the behaviours and values that are expected of all staff: in particular, taking pride in the services we offer, showing humanity and consideration for patients and colleagues, and seeking continuous improvement through research, development, and innovation. You will actively engage with the General Medical Council revalidation process.
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This advert is for Locum Consultant with a SI in Breast with Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in East Grinstead, South East, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Plastic Surgery role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 9 months (potential on call). The application deadline is 15 Jun 2026.
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