Locum Burns Consultant
Requirements
Applicants must hold full GMC registration with a licence to practise, have completed FRCS(Plast) or EBOPRAS, and have completed a senior-level specialist burns fellowship covering adult and paediatric burns. They must have recent senior-level NHS experience in total burn care, be able to cover on-call duties and travel between sites, and demonstrate commitment to burns research, audit, teaching, and continuing professional development.
Job Description
Applications are invited for the post of Locum Consultant Plastic Surgeon with a Special interest in Burns, at the University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust.
The post holder will work as one of a team of Consultant Burns and Plastic Surgeons, covering the Regional Burns Service in the Midlands. The adult burns centre is based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust. Paediatric burns management takes place at the Birmingham Children's Hospital. In addition, the post holder will have the opportunity to do an additional plastic surgery subspecialities depending on experience and interests. The postholder will become an integral part of the Burns MDT Team . They will join a well-established and active team of burn surgeons who work across both hospital sites to provide care in both the Paediatric and Adult Burn Centres in Birmingham, as part of the Midlands Burn Operational Delivery Network.
Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required
The Job Plan will comprise of 10 programmed activities, including burns on-call across the QE hospital and Birmingham Children's Hospital. The job plan will be subject to the needs of the service and experience of the successful candidate. The final time table will be constructed following discussion with the successful candidate and will result in an agreed job plan. The job plan will be mainly in burns, but there will some opportunities to take part in general plastic surgery.
The appointee will participate in the 1:7 burns on call rota covering the adult burns centre at Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the paediatric burns centre at Birmingham Children Hospital Birmingham Children's Hospital. Also, the appointee will be part of burns MDT at both QEHB and BCH.
The successful applicant will be expected to contribute to departmental teaching and support residents with projects leading to publications and presentations. The involvement in continuing medical education is an integral part of the advertised post and as such, the successful candidate will be expected to support recruitment to clinical trials and practice evidence-based medicine. The appointee will be expected to participate in all aspects of clinical governance as developed by the Trust to monitor, maintain and develop the quality and effectiveness of care.
About Us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job Description
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the General Medical Council GMC, with license to practice.
- Completed FRCS(Plast) (or EBOPRAS)
- EMSB
- A postgraduate degree / research degree in burns related topics, such as PhD or MD
- Medical Laser Certificate
- On the GMC Specialist Registration in Plastic Surgery; or within 6 months completing CCT Plastic Surgery.
Essential
- Specialist burns fellowship covering both adult and paediatric burns at senior level post FRCS Plastic Surgery or EBOPRAS for 6 months.
- Recent wide experience in total burn care, at a senior level in the NHS hospitals for at least 6 months.
- Experience in Laser therapy or general plastic surgery.
Essential
- Ability to undertake on-call for burns at both adult centre (QEHB) and paediatric centre (BCH) and travel between sites.
- Have residence within 10 miles or 30min travel time from QEHB.
- Demonstrable clinical interest in burns management complimentary to the current workforce.
- Commitment to continuous professional development
- Commitment to burns research and recruitment for the clinical trials in the Trust.
- Commitment to burns department audits and evidence of previous audit experience
- Commitment to training and teaching postgraduate and undergraduate clinical staff; especially in burns.
- Peer reviewed publications in burns journals
- Oral presentations at National/International meetings on burn topics.
- Research related to burns and burn management.
- Completed audit cycles and presented Audits on aspects of burn management.
- Living with 10miles or 30min from QE and able to travel between BCH and QEHB and other sites.
- Membership of BBA
- Instructor or trainee instructor status on EMSB
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.
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.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
For Help With Your Application, Contact
Jessica Hutchings
jessica.hutchings@uhb.nhs.uk
01213714700
Pay scheme
Other
Band
Salary
£113565.00 to £150569.00 Yearly
Contract
Fixed Term
Duration
12 Month(s)
Working pattern
Full-Time, Flexible Working
Reference number
304-PM-1104451
Job locations
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
Attachments
Job Description
Final JDPS Burns consultant locum.pdf – 941KB Opens in a new window
Education
Skills
About University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national and international population. It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic. We also run a number of smaller satellite units, allowing people to be treated as close to home as possible. We see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across our sites and our hospitals deliver more babies than anywhere else in Europe. We are a regional centre for cancer, trauma, renal dialysis, burns and plastics, HIV and AIDS, as well as respiratory conditions like cystic fibrosis. We also have expertise in premature baby care, bone marrow transplants and thoracic surgery and have the largest solid organ transplantation programme in Europe. We provide a series of highly specialist cardiac, liver and neurosurgery services to patients from across the UK. We are world-renowned for our trauma care and have developed pioneering surgical techniques in the management of ballistic and blast injuries, including bespoke surgical solutions for previously unseen injuries. As a result of its clinical expertise in treating trauma patients and military casualties, the QEHB has been designated both a Level 1 Trauma Centre and host of the UK’s only £20m National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC). We have over 24,000 members of staff and we are committed to investing in their development and their health and wellbeing. UHB is a Stonewall Diversity Champion and aims to achieve positive change for LGBTQ+ people by creating an inclusive, inspiring and equal environment for both staff and service users.
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