Locum Consultant Plastic Surgeon (Burns and Skin Cancer Surgery)

The Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and BurnSurgery are looking to recruit a colleague with an interest in the management of the acute burn injury and subsequent reconstruction. The applicant should also have and interest in the management of skin cancer. The successful candidate will join our current team of fourteen consultants including five current burn surgeons., Duties will be based at Mid Yorkshire Hospital Trust The main duties of the posts will include:

Elective Theatre lists day case surgery will take place on the Pinderfields and Pontefract site.

Inpatient and burns/trauma operating we take place on the Pinderfields site.

General on-call duties will be shared between 10 colleagues (1.4PAs)

Weekdays -Monday to Thursday 1 in 10

Weekends 1 in 18 (with upper limb am support)

Burns on call duties will be shared between colleagues (ultimately 6)

1 in 6 weekdays and weekends (to coincide with weekend PA activity)

Consultant will take part in consultant of the week covering general trauma 1 in 10 weeks

Supporting Professional Activities in accordance with the Trust Framework, with at least a minimum of 1.5 SPAs included in the core 10PA timetable. Additional SPA or DCC time may be commissioned in line with the skills of the successful candidate and changing requirements of the service.

o Examples may include formal teaching responsibilities or departmental leadership roles

Dedicated office space is provided on the Pinderfields site, with access to IT facilities on peripheral sites.

Administrative support is accessible via the Plastic surgery departmental secretaries.

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.