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Job summary

We are keen to appoint a fixed term locum consultant to cover a colleague’s sabbatical, to start as soon as possible and to finish on 30 Sep 2023.

This role would suit a CCT-holder with interests in burns, major trauma / lower limb reconstruction and / or paediatric plastic surgery who wishes to gain experience at consultant level within a supportive consultant team in one of the UK’s largest burns & plastics departments. Recent experience in reconstructive microsurgery, adult & paediatric burns and collaborative trauma working are all essential criteria.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will join our team of twenty four consultants, and will be responsible for supporting the delivery of plastics trauma, major trauma and centre-level burn care in our adult and paediatric services. There will be a 1:8 on call commitment on our burns consultant rota.

About us

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Date posted

16 November 2022

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£88,364 to £119,133 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

349-WTWA-4721602

Job locations

Wythenshawe

Manchester

M23 9LT

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form. COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form. COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Full GMC Registration
  • Experience in adult and paediatric burn care
  • Experience in orthoplastics / lower limb recon

    • Desirable

  • Entry on the specialist register for plastic surgery (or entry expected within the year or demonstration of progression towards CESR)
  • Relevant fellowship experience

    • Clinical Experience

    Essential

  • Comprehensive clinical experience in plastic surgery

    • Knowledge and Skills:

    Essential

  • Ability to work as an effective member of the wider burns & plastic surgery team
  • Experience with adult and paediatric Centre level burn injury
  • Operative experience in line with requirements of Indicative Logbook for Plastic Surgery
  • EMSB

    • Desirable

  • Evidence of developing and maintaining a multidisciplinary team
  • Evidence of clinical audit relevant to improving care of the trauma / burns patient

    • Research

    Essential

  • Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research
  • GCP

    • Desirable

  • First / second author contributions to peer reviewed journals

    • Teaching

    Essential

  • Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training.
  • Experience of supervising core surgical and specialty trainees or equivalent
  • Ability to teach clinical and operative skills

    • Desirable

  • Teaching qualification.

    • Management

    Essential

  • Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management.
  • Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
  • Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities, surgical waiting lists and operating lists
  • Ability to manage and lead a surgical firm
  • Understanding of clinical governance network
  • Evidence of audit.

    • Desirable

  • Management training or qualification
  • Evidence of leadership in the development of clinical services

    • Personal Attributes

    Essential

  • Ability to work in a team.
  • Good interpersonal skills.
  • Enquiring critical approach to work.
  • Caring attitude to patients.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies.
  • Commitment to continuing medical education.
  • Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels

    • Desirable

  • Experience of work in MDT setting

    • Other

    Essential

  • Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council
  • Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management

    • Desirable

  • Experience in clinical guideline development
  • Appraisal training

    • Person Specification

    Qualifications and Training

    Essential

  • Full GMC Registration
  • Experience in adult and paediatric burn care
  • Experience in orthoplastics / lower limb recon

    • Desirable

  • Entry on the specialist register for plastic surgery (or entry expected within the year or demonstration of progression towards CESR)
  • Relevant fellowship experience

    • Clinical Experience

    Essential

  • Comprehensive clinical experience in plastic surgery

    • Knowledge and Skills:

    Essential

  • Ability to work as an effective member of the wider burns & plastic surgery team
  • Experience with adult and paediatric Centre level burn injury
  • Operative experience in line with requirements of Indicative Logbook for Plastic Surgery
  • EMSB

    • Desirable

  • Evidence of developing and maintaining a multidisciplinary team
  • Evidence of clinical audit relevant to improving care of the trauma / burns patient

    • Research

    Essential

  • Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research
  • GCP

    • Desirable

  • First / second author contributions to peer reviewed journals

    • Teaching

    Essential

  • Experience of undergraduate teaching and post graduate training.
  • Experience of supervising core surgical and specialty trainees or equivalent
  • Ability to teach clinical and operative skills

    • Desirable

  • Teaching qualification.

    • Management

    Essential

  • Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management.
  • Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
  • Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities, surgical waiting lists and operating lists
  • Ability to manage and lead a surgical firm
  • Understanding of clinical governance network
  • Evidence of audit.

    • Desirable

  • Management training or qualification
  • Evidence of leadership in the development of clinical services

    • Personal Attributes

    Essential

  • Ability to work in a team.
  • Good interpersonal skills.
  • Enquiring critical approach to work.
  • Caring attitude to patients.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies.
  • Commitment to continuing medical education.
  • Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels

    • Desirable

  • Experience of work in MDT setting

    • Other

    Essential

  • Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council
  • Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management

    • Desirable

  • Experience in clinical guideline development
  • Appraisal training

    • 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.

    Certificate of Sponsorship

    Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

    From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

    UK Registration

    Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

    Additional information

    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.

    Certificate of Sponsorship

    Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

    From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

    UK Registration

    Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).