Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant in Plastic Surgery with Special Interest in Skin Cancer
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Job Overview
Plastic Surgery is a busy department with 8 Consultants with plans to expand further to deliver a truly 7-day consultant led service.
The department manages trauma from a large catchment, including patients from regional hospitals such as Hillingdon Hospital in Uxbridge and the Royal Berkshire Hospital, in Reading.
The elective workload includes skin cancer surgery, hand & wrist surgery, breast reconstruction (including Breast microsurgery), abdomino-perineal reconstruction and some aspects of congenital plastic surgery (e.g. polydactyly, syndactyly, pinnaplasty, skin lesions & hypospadias).
Members of the Plastic surgery team are involved in the following weekly/monthly MDTs:
- Skin cancer
- Hand Surgery
- Breast reconstruction
- Diabetic foot reconstruction
- Abdominal wall reconstruction
A multidisciplinary team for hand surgery meets monthly, with input from Radiologists and hand therapists.
A multidisciplinary team meets weekly for local and specialist skin cancers on both sites, Frimley North and Frimley South with input from dermatology, oncology, head and neck, radiology, pathology, and ENT. Some of these MDTs are based at Wexham and others are cross site across the Frimley Trust and many are now conducted via TEAMS.
Plastic Surgery also supports the General Surgery team at Reading in their abdominal wall reconstruction work.
Main Duties of the Job
The post holder is expected to deliver elective skin cancer surgery, including clinics, operating lists and attending the MDTs along with the three other skin cancer surgeons, dermatologists, oncologists and with clinical nurse specialists.
There is also the opportunity to get involved in the development of the one stop service in skin cancer, seeing and operating on 2 week wait patients at the same visit. The elective work will include a general plastic surgery caseload.
The post holder will also help deliver a Plastic Urgent Care (PUC) clinic which sees open injuries and a trauma list.
The post holder will join the on-call rota (1:8) and provide emergency cover and ward rounds.
The ability to work flexibly, cohesively and in collaboration with the existing Consultants is a necessary requirement to the post.
Working for Our Organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full role requirements - please note that the interviews will be scheduled for Wednesday, 30th September.
The successful candidate would slot into the proposed job plan (this may change according to availability of operating lists in particular)
This department runs a Consultant of the day on call with a view to achieve a consultant delivered service rather than consultant led. The appointed candidate would join the on-call rota of 1:8 with a fixed day on call every other week.
The appointment will be subject to the terms and conditions of the new Consultant contract.
The job plan will be made up of 10 programmed activities (PA). This includes the new on call system which sees the Consultant on-call deliver the following activity depending on whether it is a weekday or weekend.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS FRCS(Plast)
- Applicants must be on GMC specialist register (or within 6 months of achievement) and hold a current licence to practise
Desirable criteria
- Additional postgraduate qualifications e.g. MD, PhD, MSc
Advanced Clinical Training and Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in skin cancer surgery and management (excision and reconstruction) and MDTs
- Confident in skin cancer diagnosis using dermoscopy
- Experience assessing and treating hand injuries and general trauma
Desirable criteria
- Fellowship in skin cancer surgery
- Consultant experience in skin cancer delivery
Teaching Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of training in teaching & training of staff and students
Desirable criteria
- Additional qualifications or awards in teaching and training
- Evidence of both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching at formal & informal levels
Academic Achievements and Audit
Essential criteria
- Evidence of interest in skin cancer surgery such as presentations, publications, relevant courses or positions of responsibility
- Participation in audits (including national audits)
Desirable criteria
- Participation in Research
Service Development
Essential criteria
- Evidence of developing a service
Desirable criteria
- Success in bid or grant writing in obtaining funding at local or national level
- Evidence of developing a new service
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Commitment to work in a team and actively support colleagues in own and other disciplines
- Good interpersonal skills
- Able to organise time efficiently and effectively
- Able to motivate colleagues
- Commitment to continuing professional development and the requirements of clinical governance
- Demonstrates attributes consistent with the values of the department and the organisation
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Desirable criteria
- Evidence of managerial training
- Experience of management/leadership
About Us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
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