Locum Consultant Plastic Surgeon - Interest in Breast Reconstruction

This is afull-time consultant post in the Plastic Surgery Departmentwitha major interest in Microvascular Breast Reconstructivesurgery. The role is offered for a fixed period of 12 months.

The Plastic Surgery Breast Reconstructive department is a regional service primarily covering Cheltenham, Gloucester,Bathand Bristol to provide specialist Breast Cancer and Reconstructive surgicalexpertise.

The post-holder will join Mr Sherif Wilson, Miss PhilippaJacksonand Miss Naomi Patel in delivering this service. The Breast Reconstruction team routinely cross-cover each other's patients in the absence of a member of the team.The successful candidate will have regular elective theatreand outpatient capacity, will berequiredto be part of theOncoplasticBreast MDTand willparticipatein thePlastic Surgery Service and On-Call rota.

Main duties of the job

The work of the Plastic Surgery Department covers a wide range of congenital and acquired conditions including skin cancer, hand surgery, lower limb trauma, breast reconstruction, head and neck malignancy, sarcoma, burns service and laser therapy. Combined clinics are held in association with other specialists including head and neck surgery, Ortho-Plastics, oncologists and dermatology. Specialist clinics include; hands, pigmented lesions, sarcoma and breast reconstruction.

There are dedicated plastics and burns general anaesthetic operating theatres and three local anaesthetic operating theatres, with 24-hour access to general emergency theatres where out of hours trauma cases are undertaken. The postholders will be provided with secretarial support and office accommodation, which will be shared with other members of the consultant team.

There will be an on-call commitment to delivering an emergency adult and paediatric plastic surgery service and applicants must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in general plastic surgery. The successful candidates will join a further 24 consultants who offer plastic surgery and burns service to patients from the northern part of the South West region. The department has dedicated emergency plastic surgery beds on Gate 33A, including seven burns unit beds, and shares elective capacity with other specialties on Gate 7A. There is access to ITU and HDU beds.

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.