Specialty Doctor
- knowsley, england, United Kingdom
- Permanent·On-site
- Full time
- £60 - £80 Per Hour
Job Description
To assist Consultants and Specialist Doctors with patient management. The successful candidate will assist with the day to day running of the service and to supervise, help and instruct the junior doctors as part of the team. Duties will include at outpatient clinics and operating lists, attendance on other departmental activities e.g., Audit M&M meetings.
Qualifications Essential
- Applicants must hold full registration with the GMC at the time of application
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualifications
- Microsurgery course
- FRCS (plastics) or equivalent
- ATLS, Minimum 4 years post graduate experience with at least 2 years in Burns & Plastic Surgery
- Experience of teaching & supervising Junior Medical Staff
- Experience or ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems within the plastic surgery specialty
- Have an understanding of the role of the Specialist skin MDT and ability to present patients with appropriate management plans
- Experience in the technique the of Dermoscopy
- An understanding of the latest guidelines for the management of skin cancers, and the role of SLNB in the management of melanoma and Merkel Cell carcinoma
- Understanding of the basic principles of audit and research
- Understanding of the basic principles of audit and research
Skills Essential
- Communication skills, capacity to communicate effectively and sensitively to others, able to discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand
- Validated logbook documentation of surgical exposure to date
Person Specification Qualifications Essential
- Applicants must hold full registration with the GMC at the time of application
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualifications
- Microsurgery course
- FRCS (plastics) or equivalent
- ATLS, Minimum 4 years post graduate experience with at least 2 years in Burns & Plastic Surgery
- Experience of teaching & supervising Junior Medical Staff
- Experience or ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems within the plastic surgery specialty
- Have an understanding of the role of the Specialist skin MDT and ability to present patients with appropriate management plans
- Experience in the technique the of Dermoscopy
- An understanding of the latest guidelines for the management of skin cancers, and the role of SLNB in the management of melanoma and Merkel Cell carcinoma
- Understanding of the basic principles of audit and research
- Understanding of the basic principles of audit and research
Skills Essential
- Communication skills, capacity to communicate effectively and sensitively to others, able to discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand
- Validated logbook documentation of surgical exposure to date
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
Our services: Acute Care Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites. Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital. Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre. Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.
Full time - 10 sessions per week (Plus 1.5PAs - Total 11.5PAs)
Permanent Post
This post is for a Specialty Doctor in Burns & Plastics Surgerywith an emphasis on the management of skin cancer and general plastic surgery and peripheral site commitments alongside one of the Consultant team and a Plastics Surgical First Assistant.
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