Consultant in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (Skin Oncology Surgery)

The skin cancer specialist MDT is responsible for a population of ~2.5M people. According to GIRFT, NNUH is the fourth busiest service in the UK. The tertiary referral service is based on a hub-spoke model with specialist services delivered at NNUH, with local skin cancer MDT referrals from the surrounding district dermatology services based at Kings Lynn, North Norfolk, Great Yarmouth, and Ipswich & North-East Essex. Specialist services delivered at NNUH include:

• Sentinel node biopsy
• Mohs surgery and associated reconstructions
• Microsurgery
• Isolated limb infusion (quaternary referral service)
• Endoscopic lymphadenectomy
• Endoscopic microsurgery
The skin cancer service links well with the on-site Dermatology and Oncology services, allowing for combined clinics as a standard of care. The Mohs service is truly collaborative with 3 plastic surgeons delivering the service alongside Dermatologists. The specialist MDT is a supra-regional referral service for the management of in transit metastases, and we assess and manage patients from the East of England Network.Main duties of the job The post ideally suited to an applicant with extensive experience in surgical oncology for skin cancer and sarcoma. The principal responsibility will be the delivery of tertiary and quaternary care for skin cancer patients. This will include melanoma surgery with sentinel lymph-node biopsy, lymph node clearances and resection/ reconstruction of complex non-melanoma skin cancers. It will also require the delivery of skin cancer surgery at one of our peripheral sites. The post will also include the review of urgent suspected sarcoma referrals and participation in the sarcoma MDT. The post includes an on-call commitment with a 1:12 rotation. This includes a 'hotweek' whereby a weekend on call is followed by a week of daytime cover. During this week elective activity is cancelled to provide time for daily ward rounds, review of admissions and emergency surgery. Trauma surgery is supported by the upper and lower limb subspecialties and more complex cases therefore have two consultants available along with resident doctors. Out of hours is a non-resident on call. The on call is accounted for by PA allocation and a 3% availability supplement.

This is a substantive 10PA consultant appointment with a view to shaping the future of Skin Cancer services in Eastern half of the East of England. NNUH delivers both a cutaneous surgical oncology service and an advanced reconstructive service, within the Plastic and Reconstructive surgery department at NNUH., Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff! The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world. We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics