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Main area
Plastic Surgery
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent: 1:13 on-call
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
164-8306816
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
NUH - cross site
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£113,565 - £150,569 pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/11/2026 23:59

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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Consultant Plastic Surgeon (Sarcoma, Breast Micro, Oncological Recon)

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Job overview

This is a full-time Consultant Plastic Surgeon post at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust. The post is currently filled by a locum appointment.

The successful applicant will join a team of consultant plastic surgeons and will contribute to a comprehensive consultant-led plastic surgery service. They will have broad experience in all aspects of plastic surgery. The appointee will participate in the on-call rota, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programmes.

Main duties of the job

Plastic Surgery falls within the SCRUBBS (Sarcoma, Cardiothoracic, Reconstructive, Urology, Breast & Burns Surgery) Directorate of the Surgery and Associated Services Care Group.

This role is for Consultant Plastic Surgeon in Sarcoma, Breast Microsurgery and Oncological Reconstruction. 

For more details refer to the Job Description document.  

 

Working for our organisation

Every day, our teams at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) make a difference. We save lives, we improve lives, and we usher in new life. We are proud to play a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of people in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and our surrounding communities.

With more than 20,000 colleagues, we are the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving more than 2.5m residents of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and its surrounding communities and a further four million people across the East Midlands and beyond. Our Trust spans over three sites including Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC), Nottingham City Hospital and Ropewalk House.

We provide a range of national and internationally renowned specialist services, and we are at the forefront of new surgical procedures and research programmes.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For detailed information and proposed job plan refer to the Job Description document attached to the advert. 

Person specification

Professional Registration

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC registration & current License to Practice
  • Currently on or eligible to be included on the Specialist Register for Plastic Surgery
  • CCT / Portfolio Pathway registration expected within 6 months of interview date

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • FRCS (Plast) or equivalent
  • Dedicated fellowship in soft tissue sarcoma surgery
  • Dedicated fellowship in reconstructive microsurgery
Desirable criteria
  • Higher professional degree

Skills and Expereince

Essential criteria
  • Evidenced technical skills as described in the job description
  • Experience of chairing Sarcoma MDTs
  • Documented logbook evidence of more than 30 soft tissue sarcoma resections as first operator
  • Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals
Desirable criteria
  • Documented logbook evidence of more than 30 microvascular reconstructions as first operator
  • Documented logbook evidence of joint working with other surgical specialties for oncological reconstruction e.g. thoracic, head & neck, colorectal, neurosurgery
  • Experience of orthoplastic reconstruction in a major trauma centre.

Other

Essential criteria
  • Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery
  • Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit
  • Able to teach and support junior staff effectively
  • Ability to travel between City Hospital Campus and Queen’s Medical Centre campus
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in clinical guideline development
  • Trained Educational & Clinical Supervisor

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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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ms Kathryn Steele
Job title
Sarcoma Head of Service
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Mr Sarmad Tamimy - Consultant Plastic Surgeon and Plastic Surgery Head of Service 

[email protected]

 

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