About this role
Job summary
This is a great opportunity to join one of the biggest paediatric plastic surgery departments in the country.
The appointee will provide paediatric burns and plastic surgery care, with a specialist interest in craniofacial surgery. This post would suit a candidate with a passion for paediatric plastic surgery and an interest in craniofacial surgery with an opportunity to develop another subspecialty interest.
Thesuccessful candidate will participate in a 1:6 on call for plastic surgery and burns at Alder Hey Children's Hospital at Category A.
The post-holder will report through the Clinical Director for plastic surgery to the Chief Medical Officer with professional support from the Divisional Director of Surgery.
Main duties of the job
Alder hey craniofacial team has been nationally commissioned since 1997 and provides a comprehensive portfolio of paediatric and adult craniofacial activity with an emphasis on delivering innovative high-quality outcomes assessment. The team works across a broad swathe of Northern England including outreach clinics in Manchester and Belfast and is a recognized world-leading provider.
Alder Hey provides general paediatric services for the local paediatric population receiving referrals from both general practitioners and the Emergency Department (the busiest paediatric Emergency Department in Europe). There is a wide spectrum of paediatric trauma, including combined orthoplastic management of lower limb trauma.
Alder Hey is one of six paediatric burn centres and admits burn patients of all severities, including those requiring Paediatric Intensive Care. A substantial proportion of the plastic surgery carried out by the hospital is the tertiary level care, including children with burns and congenital abnormalities such as vascular and hand anomalies. There is a comprehensive range of diagnostic and treatment facilities with access to a full aspect of paediatric specialist expertise on site. A multidisciplinary team performs paediatric craniofacial surgery as a supra-regional speciality and the Trust provides a regional Cleft Lip and Palate Service.
About us
As one of Europe's biggest and busiest children's hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions. In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.
Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children's medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world's leaders in children's healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children's specialists. Alongside this is ourInnovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.
We know that a children's hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification which contains details of job plan (which may be subject to amendment).
Person Specification
Education & Training Essential
Full GMC registration with licence to practice MBBS, FRCS (Plast) or equivalent MRCPCH/MRCP or equivalent degree
Desirable
Higher degree equivalent to MPhil, MD or PhD level Emergency Management of Severe Burns Advanced Trauma Life Support CCT or within 6 months of CCT (or equivalent)
Experience Essential
Higher specialist training in Plastic Surgery or equivalent Demonstrable interest in paediatric plastic surgery
Desirable
Paediatric plastic surgery fellowship Facial palsy expertise
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.
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UK Registration
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Employer details Employer name Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
E Prescot Rd
Liverpool
L14 5AB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://alderhey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)