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Locum Consultant in Plastic Surgery Specialising in Skin Cancer
Posted 6 hours 43 minutes ago by OUH
Main area Plastic Surgery Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Locum 12 months) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 321-TP S5
Site John Radcliffe Hospital Town Oxfordshire Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 07/10/:59
The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
Many of our recruitment programmes use values-based interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significance difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families.
We are seeking a Locum Consultant in Plastic Surgery specialising in Skin Cancer to join our supportive and innovative Plastic Surgery team. The successful candidate will provide general plastic surgery services with a particular focus on skin cancer management, working closely with multidisciplinary colleagues across Oxford and Reading.
This post will support the expansion of consultant capacity and elective surgical services within the new Surgical Elective Centre (SEC) at the John Radcliffe Hospital, opening in Summer 2026. The SEC will provide state-of-the-art facilities, increasing surgical capacity and enhancing patient care across Oxfordshire, Berkshire, and Buckinghamshire.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative department committed to clinical excellence, service development, and supporting consultants in their professional growth.
Main duties of the jobThe successful candidate will provide consultant-led general plastic surgery services, with a particular focus on skin cancer, across both the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford and the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading. The post-holder will join an established team of ten Plastic Surgeons and contribute to the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care.
Key responsibilities will include participation in the Plastic Surgery on-call rota (currently 1:14), supporting elective and emergency services, and working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams. The post-holder must be willing to work flexibly across the Trust's sites and partner hospitals to meet service needs.
Working for our organisationOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel .
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Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesPRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES:
The post-holders' duties will be primarily at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, but it is a condition of the appointment that the post-holder will be willing to work in any of the Trust's locations and its partner hospitals. Flexible working is essential.
Clinical Duties
The post-holder will have responsibility for general plastic surgery services at the John Radcliffe Hospital, alongside participation in the on-call rota (currently 1 in 14) and will complement an established team of ten Plastic Surgeons with responsibility for skin oncology.
The Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery provides a comprehensive reconstructive service to Oxford and the surrounding region. The service is consultant-led. Current consultantdelivered services include trauma and reconstructive surgery, craniofacial surgery, cleft lip and palate, upper limb surgery, bone infection, sarcoma, breast reconstruction, skin cancer, autologous tissue transplantation, head and neck cancer reconstruction, and hypospadias. The department currently holds Burn Facility status within the London and South-East Burn Network. We are fortunate to have co-located facilities within a modern building on the John Radcliffe Hospital site, including offices, outpatient clinics, theatres, adult and paediatric wards, and day case units. The Head and Neck Unit is based within the Cancer Centre at the nearby Churchill Hospital. The department also has a significant presence at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (NOC), where the plastic surgery team contributes to hand surgery, and provides reconstructive support to both the Bone Infection Unit and Sarcoma services.
Teaching/Research
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is a teaching hospital trust, and the post-holder will be expected to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate education, including the teaching of medical students, training of junior doctors, and participation in clinical examinations. These responsibilities form an integral part of routine clinical activity.
The post-holder's contribution to teaching, training, and research will be reflected in regular job plan reviews. The department has strong links with the University of Oxford and is actively engaged in research, offering opportunities for academic involvement.
Clinical Governance
The post-holder will participate in all clinical governance activities, including clinical audit, clinical effectiveness, risk management, quality improvement activities as required by the Trust, andexternal accrediting bodies.
Personal and Professional Development
The post-holder will be required to maintain up-to-date knowledge and skills within their area of practice
