Locum Consultant in Paediatric Hand and Upper Limb Surgery

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive many applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification

1.Education and Training

Essential

• Full GMC registration
• Higher specialist training in Plastic Surgery or equivalent, MB BS, FRCS (PLast) or equivalent
• A 6-month minimum of hand fellowship
• European Hand Exam or British hand Diploma (or equivalent) finished or enrolled

Desirable

• Higher degree equivalent to MPhil, MD or PhD level
• Advanced Trauma Life Support

2.Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable interest in Paediatric Hand and Upper Limb Surgery

3.Skills

Essential

• Teaching skills and experience
• Research interest
• Ability to supervise the clinical work of doctors in training and other staff
• Ability to organise and prioritise personal workload and that of others
• Ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively with staff at all levels of the organization
• Ability to relate to patients and carers from a wide range of backgrounds and to empathise with their needs and concerns

Desirable

• Track record of delivery of new activity
• Track record of delivery of standards of care along with service development
• Evidence of business awareness

4.Personal Attributes

Essential

• Self-motivation to set and achieve targets
• Ability to work in a team
• Effective member of multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrable evidence of ongoing commitment to personal and professional development
• Demonstrable evidence of ongoing commitment to the development of a high quality service
• Demonstrable evidence of ongoing commitment to clinical governance

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Birmingham Children's Hospital

Steelhouse Lane

Birmingham

B46NH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://bwc.nhs.uk/