Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon to work within Northumbria Healthcare. This is a fixed-term contract based at North Tyneside to work across all sites across Northumberland and North Tyneside.

The department would benefit from the appointment of a Plastic Surgeon and the successful candidate will be encouraged to develop a special interest to complement the other members of the department but will be predominately involved in the skin cancer, orthoplastic's and breast reconstruction service at the Trust.

The appointment will join a group of 4 Consultant Plastic Surgeons alongside 2 Specialist Garde Doctors. The post will be based at North Tyneside General Hospital however the successful candidate will be expected to work Trust wide.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is committed to assisting all employees to achieve a work-life balance, regardless of their personal circumstances. Any applicant who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full-time, will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis in consultation with consultant colleagues.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable number of applications are received.

The post-holder will join a team of 4 other Consultants and 2 Specialist Doctors to provide a Plastic and Reconstructive service for the Trust.

The post will be flexibly time-tabled to meet the demands of the service and the timing of sessions may change as the service develops.

The Job Plan will typically include an average of 8.5 Programmed Activities for Direct Clinical Care duties and 1.5 Programmed Activities for Supporting Professional Activities. A proposed job plan will be agreed on commencement of appointment.

This post is designed to augment the current Plastic Surgery Service and to this end they will be actively involved in the development of the skin cancer, ortho plastics and breast reconstruction service.

The successful candidate will also liaise with the Orthopaedic and General Surgery team in the Trust and perform combined cases as appropriate on the designated trauma or emergency lists.

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick upon Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

As part of its pursuit of excellence, the Trust has introduced a clinically-based management structure to ensure patient care and medical interests always drive decision-making. The consultant body is both cohesive and innovative and a number of senior clinicians are prominent nationally.

The Job Plan will typically include an average of 8.5 Programmed Activities for Direct Clinical Care duties and 1.5 Programmed Activities for Supporting Professional Activities. Please see the attached job description for more information on the role and key responsibilities.