Plastic Surgery Consultant - spec int. in Microsurgical Reconstruction

Go back Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Plastic Surgery Consultant - spec int. in Microsurgical Reconstruction

The closing date is 20 June 2025

The South East Regional Plastics Unit is seeking a substantive Consultant Position within the Regional Unit.

The post within the microsurgery service based at both King's College Hospital and Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital.

Guys & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) is the home of the Regional Plastics Unit. It is commissioned to provide Plastic Surgery Services to all the NHS hospitals throughout the South East of London - this includes King's College Hospital and the Major Trauma Centre, Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) , Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich, Lewisham Hospital, Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup. With services delivered outside the region at St Marks', Northwick Park and University College Hospital.

The Trauma and Lower Limb unit are looking for a surgeon to enhance their existing rota and work with our experienced microsurgical colleagues, on the Microsurgical Orthoplastic Trauma Service delivered at King's College Hospital and at St Thomas' Hospital. This role will also involve being part of the breast microsurgery MDT at St Thomas' for the right candidate.

Main duties of the job

Duties include trauma clinics, daily trauma meetings, multidisciplinary ward rounds and daily trauma operating.

There will be the opportunity at St Thomas' to develop a sub speciality interest that complements the needs of the Regional Unit. There are currently 25 surgeons offering services in Head and Neck reconstruction, Skin Cancer, Paediatrics, Cleft, Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Gynaecology and general Surgery, Epidermolysis Bullosa, Lymphoedema and Hidadrenitis Suppurativa.

The successful applicant will need to have experience of complex microsurgical reconstruction preferably with a focus on trauma reconstruction. A Fellowship and previous Consultant experience will be advantageous.

About us

This is an excellent opportunity to join a first class team in an active and progressive central London teaching hospital environment, which will be appointing to permanent positions in the near future as well.

As an organisation, we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This includes asking certain groups of staff to work more flexibly so that we can offer services to patients in the evenings and at weekends. We regard this flexibility as essential if we are to continue to provide first class patient care in the future. As a result, any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern of working in the future if required and in accordance with the provisions of the new Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust consultant contract.

Job responsibilities

Please note that the job description is currently being approved by the Royal College of Surgeons

You must be fully registered with the GMC/GDC and hold Licence to Practice and be on the Specialist Register, or within six months of attaining your CCT or equivalent at interview stage

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable adults and/or children (0-18 years) and therefore this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Please note that successful completion of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is our accepted minimum language requirement.

Person Specification Professional Qualifications

• Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a License to Practise
• On GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of attaining CCT
• FRCS (Plast) or equivalent
• Completion of a micro fellowship

Clinical experience

• Comprehensive clinical experience in microsurgery

Clinical Skills

• Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
• Team based approach to cate and service management, including appreciation of nursing and therapy roles
• Specialist interest in micro-surgical reconstruction

Audit Management and IT

• Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk managment within the field of plastic surgery

Research, Teaching Skills and Experience

• Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training
• Publications in at least one specialist field
• Teaching qualification
• Demonstrable Research output

Leadership and management skills

• Communication - ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/negotiate
• Accountability - ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority
• Interpersonal skills: empathy, understanding and listening skills, patients and ability to work co-operatively with others
• Ability to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure
• Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff
• Knowledge of finance and budgets
• Ability to work as part of a team

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

£105,504 to £139,882 a yearper annum excl. London Zone