Locum Consultant Plastic Surgeon - Specialist interest in Breast Recon

Locum Consultant Plastic Surgeon - Specialist interest in Breast Recon
Consultant

Main area Plastic Surgery & Burns Grade Consultant Contract 12 months (Fixed Term Contract) Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

10 sessions per week (3% - 1 in 10) Job ref 434-MSCC-

Site Stoke Mandeville Hospital Town Buckinghamshire Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 09/08/:59 Interview date 08/09/2026

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics


• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services


• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services


• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients' own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact or phone .

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

A full-time post as Locum Consultant in Plastic Surgery & Burns is available at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, based at Stoke Mandeville Hospital with clinical commitments at High Wycombe General Hospital, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Amersham Hospital and potentially at the other peripheral hospitals. There is also scope for collaborative working with our neighbouring Trusts and Plastic Surgery departments, as part of the Integrated Care Partnership.

Applicants should be on the GMC Specialist Register, or within 6 months of achieving CCT at the time of interview.

Interview date is 8th September 2026

Main duties of the job

This is a replacement post in a busy general Plastic Surgery & Burns department that has a broad referral base. The job is based at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and there is necessity to support a well-established busy breast reconstruction service, develop it further and deliver care that meets the clinical needs. This post has a particular focus on microvascular breast reconstruction. The acute aspect of this post has an emphasis on supporting our burns and acute plastic surgery service. On-call commitments will include 1 week in 10 consultant-led acute cover, but this may be adjusted depending on service needs.

The successful applicant will join the current team of 10 consultants in this regional centre for Plastic Surgery & Burns.

Working for our organisation

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.


• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.


• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.


• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.


• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.


• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities

The key duties and responsibilities are:

• P lastic Surgery & Burns service responsibilities including on call (currently 1 week in 10, but subject to change)


• Outpatient clinics at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Wycombe General Hospital, Amersham Hospital and possibly other peripheral hospitals


• Operating (acute and elective)


• Care of inpatients and outpatients


• Clinical and other administration as required by agreement


• Teaching and training of junior staff and undergraduates (including educational and clinical supervisor role)


• Participation in Clinical Governance


• Departmental role within the team

Person specification
Other Requirements

• Full GMC Registration


• Ability to travel to and between sites

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

• Excellent leadership, organisational, communication, professional and personal skills to undertake effectively the role of consultant


• Evidence for surgical and clinical skills in Plastic surgery to undertake a consultant role


• Good personal and interpersonal skills


• Good spoken and written English.


• Communication skills should be highly developed.


• Experience of teaching doctors-in-training and undergraduates


• Experience of clinical audit, research & quality improvement projects
  
• Knowledge of the NHS


• Management & Leadership training course and experience

Experience

• General training in plastic surgery


• Extensive years WTE minimum in recognised training post


• Ability to make good decisions at consultant level

Education, Qualifications & Training

• General training in plastic surgery and burns


• CCT in Plastic Surgery OR Registration on GMC Specialist Register in Plastic surgery. OR within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview


• Fellowship or comparable training as demonstrated by logbook in skin cancer


• Fellowship in burns management or comparable training as demonstrated by logbook


• Recognised as an educational trainer by the GMC

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.

Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Miss Rebecca Shirley

Job title Consultant and CD Lead

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Additional information

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