Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
21 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Probity
Professional integrity and respect for others: capacity to take responsibility for own actions and demonstrate a non-judgmental approach towards others
- Eligibility
Eligible for full registration with the GMC at the time of appointment
- Eligibility
Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice
- Eligibility
Minimum of 2 years clinical experience in this specialty
- Qualifications
MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Clinical skills
Relevant specialty clinical knowledge: capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job, specialty knowledge exam.
- Clinical skills
Clinical judgement: experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk.
- Clinical skills
Practical skills: shows aptitude for practical skills, required for the job
- Personal skills
Team working: demonstrated experience working in a team, values the input of other professional in the team
- Personal skills
Managing others and team involvement: capacity to work co-operatively with others and demonstrate leadership
- Personal skills
Coping with pressureProblem solving & decision making: capacity to use logical /lateral thinking to solve problems & make decisions.: capacity to operate under pressure.
- Personal skills
Organisation and planning: capacity to organise oneself and prioritise own work
- Personal skills
Flexible approach to work: able to adapt and work with employers to deliver improved patient care
- Communication skills
Effective communication skills: demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication and capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation.
- Communication skills
Empathy and sensitivity: capacity to listen and take in others’ perspectives
- Communication skills
Works in partnership with patients: always considers patients preferences when discussing treatment options
- professional development
Learning and personal development: demonstrates interest in the specialty required for the job.
- Specialty specific skills related to the post
Full MRCP
- clinical governance / improving quality of patient care
Clinical governance: Capacity to be alert to dangers or problems. Demonstrates awareness of good decision making. Aware of own limitations
- clinical governance / improving quality of patient care
Audit: evidence of active participation in audit.
- clinical governance / improving quality of patient care
Teaching: evidence of interest and experience in teaching
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Personal skills
experience in leadership
- Communication skills
Patient survey feedback and reflections
- professional development
Extracurricular activities / achievements relevant to the job
- professional development
Specialty exams.
- clinical governance / improving quality of patient care
Research Skills: Demonstrates understanding of the principles of research
- clinical governance / improving quality of patient care
Teaching: evidence of experience in teaching
Job overview
Applications are invited to apply for the position of Specialty Doctor in Plastic Surgery.
The department consists of four consultant staff specialising in skin, hand and breast surgery. The department also includes a well-established, purpose-built Laser Treatment Centre providing services to the whole of east Anglia including the Cambridge and Norwich teaching hospitals, and provides unrivalled experience in this sub-speciality. The department enjoys close relationships with the department of dermatology.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for providing clinical services in plastic and hand surgery, with a special focus on day case and minor surgery.
Applicants must hold MRCS or an equivalent qualification, and possess a minimum of at least 4 years’ full time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part time basis) at least two of which will be in the Plastic Surgery specialty at time of interview.
Applicants must be fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practice.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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 Specialty Doctor in Plastic Surgery with Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Bedford, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Plastic Surgery role. The advertised salary is £61,542 - £99,216 (per annum). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 17 Sep 2026.
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