Senior Clinical Fellow Plastic Surgery

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will provide high-quality clinical care across inpatient, outpatient, and emergency settings within the Plastic Surgery service, including the assessment, investigation, diagnosis, and management of patients with a wide range of conditions such as trauma, skin lesions, and reconstructive needs. They will participate in consultant-led ward rounds, outpatient clinics, and theatre sessions, as well as the on-call rota managing acute referrals. Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, the post holder will ensure effective, patient-centred care and discharge planning. The role also involves supervising and teaching junior staff, maintaining accurate and compliant clinical records, and actively engaging in clinical governance, audit, quality improvement, and continuing professional development in line with Trust policies and national standards.

Person specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential criteria

• Full GMC registration
• MRCS or FRCS

Desirable criteria

• Higher training with higher level qualification.

Knowledge, skills and experience

Essential criteria

• Substantial full-time NHS hospital service in the SHO or a higher grade since first obtaining full or limited registration
• Plastic Surgery, especially emergency
• Strong verbal and written skills
• Experience of audit and research
• Demonstration of keeping up to date with knowledge

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of training in management skills
• Understanding of the NHS
• Previous experience at middle grade/reg level

Important

• There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date, this will be due to a high volume of applications. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please check your emails regularly (and your junk folder) as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.
• Some roles may require weekend shift working across multiple sites
• We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Right to work

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