Job vacancy: Locum Consultant Cleft Surgeon, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, Salisbury

Job summary

Main area: Plastic Surgery
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Contract: 12 months (Fixed term)
Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week (10 PAs per week)
Job ref: 269-MD926

Employer: Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Town: Salisbury
Salary: £109,725 - £145,478 per annum pro rata if part time
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 02/09/2025 23:59

Locum Consultant Cleft Surgeon

NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the role and living and working in Salisbury please see our interactive candidate information pack.

Person specification

Qualifications and Specialist Training

Essential criteria

Possession, or within 6 months of possession, of a Fellowship in Cleft Surgery
Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

Experience / Clinical Skills

Essential criteria

Evidence of wide experience and a high level of competence in cleft surgery.
Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems, demonstrates clear, logical thinking/analytical approach
Knowledge and application of up-to-date evidence-based practice.

Management Experience

Essential criteria

Ability to perform effectively as a member of a team, including a multidisciplinary team and to motivate and develop staff.
Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance targets.
Ability to balance individual requirements against those of the department/Directorate.
Commitment to active clinical governance and learning from errors.

Communication skills

Essential criteria

Demonstrates clarity in written and spoken communication.
Always considers patients preferences when discussing treatment options.

Teaching

Essential criteria

Demonstration of an interest and commitment to teaching.
Ability to teach clinical skills to trainees and others. Enthusiastic and ability to inspire others.

Audit and Research

Essential criteria

Experience in, and commitment to clinical audit.
Experience of clinical trials and understanding of GCP in Clinical Research.
Ability to appraise research critically and apply research outcomes to clinical problems.

We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. Take a look at our Employee Value Proposition (EVP) for more detailed information https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/media/2lfatov2/employee-value-proposition-document-v12-final.pdf

These include but aren't limited to:-

Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months & non contractual) pro rata
Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
Cycle to work scheme
Uniform provided (where required)
On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
On site health and fitness club
On site car parking (fee's and restrictions apply)
Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.

Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa eg those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

SEASONAL RESPIRATORY VACCINATIONS

We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients.

GETTING TO WORK

We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas.

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY

We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly.

The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, martial status and age.

OTHER INFORMATION

If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary. Many staff use the DBS update service at a cost of £16 per annum but you need to sign up for this via their website.

Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.

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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: Agatha Kabayo
Job title: Non-Clinical Services Manager
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01722 345560
Additional information: Mr Marc Swan Clinical Director on 01865 234252 [email protected]

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Job summary

Employer heading

Locum Consultant Cleft Surgeon

NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant

Job overview

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Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications and Specialist Training

Essential criteria

Experience / Clinical Skills

Essential criteria

Management Experience

Essential criteria

Communication skills

Essential criteria

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Essential criteria

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Essential criteria

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Applicant requirements

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