Consultant in Plastics with subspecialist interest in Dermato-Oncology

The Plastic Surgery Department at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals seeks a plastic surgery consultant with a subspecialist interest in skin cancer management. Experience of close collaborative working in the setting of a skin cancer multi-disciplinary team is essential and in a specialist skin cancer multi-disciplinary team desirable. Candidates must be familiar with all aspects of cutaneous oncology management. They must be a good team-player. Within Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals is the internationally regarded St John's Institute for Dermatology, providing, secondary, tertiary and quaternary dermatological care. The Trust has three skin cancer multi-disciplinary teams (one local, and two specialist - non-melanoma skin cancer and melanoma,). The post-holder will join two plastic surgery consultants who work harmoniously with colleagues in other disciplines to provide surgical care for cutaneous malignancy. Existing noteworthy expertise includes nasal reconstruction and electrochemotherapy, candidates providing skills that enhance the surgical team will be warmly welcomed.

• Please note that the job description is currently being approved by the Royal College of Surgeons, · To provide a Plastic Surgery service in conjunction with colleagues
· The post holder will have a specialist expertise in surgical aspects of Dermato Oncology · To contribute to sector lead MDT's · To participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care · To take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training · To contribute to the management of the clinical service and service development, including support of satellite sites across London · To assist in the future development of the Plastic Surgery department Provide High Quality Care to Patients · The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration and hold a licence to practice · To develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post. · To ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities. · To ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views. · The post holder will be supported with medical secretary support to type and manage clinic, new appointments and ensure patients are appropriately followed up in clinic, tracking results and tests.Working for our organisation There are currently 29 substantive consultants aligned with the Plastic Surgery department offering a general plastic surgery service, as well as specialist services in skin cancer management, breast, head and neck, lower limb reconstruction and paediatrics. The team also supports gynaecology, colorectal and general surgical cases with consultants from the other specialties, including at King's College Hospital, University College Hospital, and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich. As an organisation, we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This includes asking certain groups of staff to work more flexibly so that we can offer services to patients in the evenings and at weekends. We regard this flexibility as essential if we are to continue to provide first-class patient care in the future. As a result, any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern of working in the future if required and in accordance with the provisions of the new Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust consultant contract., Candidates must be fully registered with the General Medial Council ,hold License to Practice, and be on the Specialist Register, or within six months of attaining Certificate of Completion of Training, or equivalent, at interview stage. The post holder will have regular contact with vulnerable adults and/or children (0-18 years) and therefore 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 Criminal Records Bureau to check for any previous criminal convictions. The hours of work will be as detailed in a job plan and may be varied from time to time in accordance with the Consultant Contract Terms and Conditions. Guy's and St Thomas' celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study's at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership. Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy. As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. Flexible working We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual's personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process. Your e-mail address is important to us - We communicate to all job applicants via the e-mail address which has been provided on the application form. Please ensure that you check your e-mail on a regular basis. Please apply for this post by clicking "Apply Online Now."

NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant Guy's and St Thomas' is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services. Guy's is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas' has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children's Hospital. Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients. In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research. We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King's Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King's College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of 'good'. Our adult community services achieved a rating of 'outstanding'. The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients. We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.