Fixed Term Consultant in Plastic Surgery - Interest in Skin Cancer

at  North Bristol NHS Trust

This is a fixed-term, full-time consultant post in the Plastic Surgery Department with a specialist interest in Skin Cancer.
The post is advertised initially for a 6 month duration (with the possibility to extend to 12 months), commencing on or after June 2024. The successful applicant will join a team of plastic surgeons with an interest in Skin Cancer Surgery. The skin service provides specialist skin surgical expertise for Adult patients at Southmead Hospital.
The post-holder will join Mr Ewan Wilson (Service Lead), Mr Antonio Orlando, Mr Iraklis Delikonstantinou and Mr Alex Davies in delivering this service.
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, Oncology 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. 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. For this role, the on-call commitment will be flexible to meet the needs of the service, with sufficient notice given. The successful candidate will join a further 24 consultants who offer plastic surgery and burns service to patients from the northern part of the South West region.
North Bristol NHS Trust is a centre of excellence for healthcare in the South-West in several fields and is also one of the largest hospital trusts in the UK. We have links to the University of Bristol, the University of Bath, and the University of the West of England. Our annual turnover is £870 million, and we have 12,000 staff delivering healthcare across Southmead Hospital Bristol, Cossham Hospital, Bristol Centre for Enablement and within the local community of Bristol and South Gloucestershire. We aim to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a great experience for everyone who uses our services: exceptional healthcare, personally delivered. We treat some of the most difficult medical conditions, in an increasingly complex patient population.
Our vision is to realise the great potential of our organisation by empowering our skilled and caring staff to deliver high-quality, financially sustainable services in state of-the-art facilities. Clinical outcomes will be excellent and with a spirit of openness and candour we will ensure an outstanding experience for our patients.
An indicative job plan is included in the Job Advertisement.
The job plan will be reviewed by the Post Holder and Specialty Lead within three months after commencement in post. The exact timetable will be flexible, arranged in discussion with the Specialty Lead

Please refer the Job description for details