Consultant in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Consultant in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a substantive consultant working 8 PAs in Plastic & Reconstruction surgery to join our expanding department in the beautiful city of Chester. The role is predominantly to aid with a surge in demand of skin cancer referrals as well as supporting general plastic services. The successful candidate will be expected to have an interest in general plastic surgery, with a large proportion of skin cancer cases making up the bulk of elective work.

The post also involves some orthoplastic support for lower limb cases in Oswestry as well as locally.

The appointee will be responsible for the care of patients referred by general practitioners and other hospital departments and will undertake clinics, ward rounds and theatre lists. Programmed activities are appropriate, and a 8 PA job plan will be agreed in discussion between the successful candidate, the Lead Clinician in Plastic Surgery and the Planned Care operational management team. This will be subject to annual review.

Total programmed activities = 8.

The appointee will be expected to participate in a 1‑in‑4 on‑call service. This is currently under review and subject to change. Consultant on‑call from home, generally for telephone advice for resident doctors.

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

• The Countess of Chester Hospital: 438 general and acute beds.
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate, and outpatient facility.
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Trust employs over 5,916 staff (headcount), including temporary bank staff, and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire (including Ellesmere Port and Neston) as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. Applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check (costs deducted from salary over the first three months). Applicants are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service; a small annual fee of £16 per year applies. New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as, if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.

See Job Description for Further Details.