About this role
Job summary
Applications are invited for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Plastic Surgery. This is a fixed term appointment is based at Lister Hospital in Stevenage. The post is full time and the post holder will be expected to participate on the middle grade rota.
This is an excellent opportunity within the Plastic Surgery department at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. The appointee will join the Plastic Surgery team, working between 11 Plastic Surgery consultants. The on-call rota is non-resident on-call. Opportunities will be available for the appointee to develop skills in a number of subspecialist areas in Plastic Surgery.
Although near London, Welwyn Garden City and Stevenage are in rural settings and well served by rail and road. There is a wide choice of housing, good schools and excellent leisure facilities.
Main duties of the job
o Initiation of the necessary investigation of patients and the referral to the relevant on-call specialist team when indicated.o Initiation of the necessary investigation of patients and the referral to the relevant on-call specialist team when indicatedo Seeing Patients in our Plastic Dressing Clinico Operating with consultants on both elective and Trauma patientso Seeing patients both on the ward and in outpatient settingso Independently carrying out Minor operation listo Part of a 1-8 on call
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City Hertford County, Hertford Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description Job responsibilities
In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training Essential
Hold a current licence to practice from the General Medical Council MBBS or equivalent
Previous Experience Essential
At least 2 years plastic surgical experience
Desirable
NHS experience
Knowledge Essential
Experience of audit
Fitness to Practice Essential
Evidence of engagement with appraisal and revalidation
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Address Lister Hospital
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)