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Job summary

Main area
Plastic Surgery
Grade
MT05
Contract
6 months (Fixed Term)
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
349-WTWA-6938780*
Employer
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Wythenshawe
Town
Wythenshawe
Salary
£70,425 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/03/2025 23:59

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Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Locally Employed Doctor (Higher) - Peri-CCT Orthoplastics

MT05

Job overview

Role aimed at Peri-CCT trainees.

Applications are invited for the post of Post CCT Fellow in Plastic Surgery with a special interest in Major Trauma Reconstruction. This is a full time position with 10 programmed activities.Ìý

We are looking for candidates who will help deliver a high quality Plastic Major Trauma service. Governance, team infrastructure,, and support will be provided by the Plastic Surgery Department to aid development. The post aims at providing support to the Major Trauma Centre at the Oxford Road site primarily and to plastic services in general.Ìý

Candidates that are non-GMC registered at the point of application will be considered for this position, under the Trusts International Fellowship Scheme (please note, there is a £500 admin charge for this scheme). More information re this scheme can be found on our website – link in job description.

Main duties of the job

ÌýThe post holder will be expected to provide:

  • Supporting the orthoplastic/trauma service in attaining BOAST 4 compliance.
  • Elective Plastic Work
  • Skills to enhance the existing trauma service and lower limb reconstruction developments.The successful candidate r will hold the FRCS(Plast) qualification, and will have achieved a CCT in plastic surgery and will have a full GMC registration and a license to practice in the UK is required.
  • The candidate will work in a multi-disciplinary team approach alongside of medical staff, nurse practitioners, and allied health professionals.
  • This Directorate is going through an exciting period of transformation, in line with this this post will commence a soon as is possible. These posts will be key in leading and developing the Orthoplastic service at MFT. We may decide to close this vacancy earlier than the published closing date if sufficient applications are received.
  • Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
  • The post holder will be part of a dynamic and innovative Plastic and Burns department which currently runs a post-CCT fellowship programme as well as research and teaching programmes. The post holder should be able to demonstrate competencies in general plastic/hand trauma. The post holder will be expected to work flexibly across MFT and will be fully supported by the current Orthoplastic team.

Working for our organisation

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating the most exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’re proud to be one of the major academic research centres and education providers in England and Research and Innovation is the heart of all we do, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. We’re also excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable and tackling climate change.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Join us and you’ll work with some of the best people in the NHS, thriving in a Trust united in its values, purpose and commitment to our patients and a drive for continual innovation and improvement.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. ÌýÌýSo that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification.Ìý This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’.Ìý Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.Ìý

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COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.Ìý As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.Ìý If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Knowledge, Skills & Performance

Essential criteria
  • Holds acceptable primary medical qualification
  • Valid Life Support Course (ACLS, ALS, ATLS, APLS or similar).
  • Evidence of continuing professional and personal development.
  • FRCS (Plast) or equivalent.
  • Clinical experience and expertise in microsurgery and OrthoPlastic approach.
Desirable criteria
  • Awards/distinctions
  • Logbook evidence of OrthoPlastic experience
  • Involvement in Research & Publication

Safety & Quality

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of the basic principles of evidence-based practice, patient safety, audit, clinical risk management, and clinical quality improvement initiatives.
  • Ability to prioritise clinical need.
  • Ability to maximise safety and minimise risk.
  • Time management skills.
  • Commitment to continuing medical education.
Desirable criteria
  • Completed an audit/quality improvement project

Maintaining Trust

Essential criteria
  • Honesty, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality.
  • Can demonstrate commitment to putting patient safety at the heart of all activity.
  • Able to evidence adherence to Trust values.

Communication, partnership & Teamwork

Essential criteria
  • Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and other people within a team.
  • Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues in all disciplines.
  • Self-awareness, with knowledge of personal strengths and weaknesses, impact and areas for development.
  • Interest in and knowledge of the importance of leadership and management for clinicians.
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of effective MDT working and leadership, supported by multi-source feedback or workplace-based assessments.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Christopher Bradley
Job title
Asistant Operational Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 291 4290