Locum Consultant Plastic Surgeon – Specialist interest in Breast Recon

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Job summary

A full-time post as Locum Consultant in Plastic Surgery & Burns is available at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, based at Stoke Mandeville Hospital with clinical commitments at High Wycombe General Hospital, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Amersham Hospital and potentially at the other peripheral hospitals. There is also scope for collaborative working with our neighbouring Trusts and Plastic Surgery departments, as part of the Integrated Care Partnership.

Applicants should be on the GMC Specialist Register, or within 6 months of achieving CCT at the time of interview.

Interview date is 8th September 2026

Main duties of the job

This is a replacement post in a busy general Plastic Surgery & Burns department that has a broad referral base. The job is based at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and there is necessity to support a well-established busy breast reconstruction service, develop it further and deliver care that meets the clinical needs. This post has a particular focus on microvascular breast reconstruction. The acute aspect of this post has an emphasis on supporting our burns and acute plastic surgery service. On-call commitments will include 1 week in 10 consultant-led acute cover, but this may be adjusted depending on service needs.

The successful applicant will join the current team of 10 consultants in this regional centre for Plastic Surgery & Burns.

Person Specification

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Full GMC Registration
  • Ability to travel to and between sites

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

Essential

  • Excellent leadership, organisational, communication, professional and personal skills to undertake effectively the role of consultant
  • Evidence for surgical and clinical skills in Plastic surgery to undertake a consultant role
  • Good personal and interpersonal skills
  • Good spoken and written English.
  • Communication skills should be highly developed.
  • Experience of teaching doctors-in-training and undergraduates

Desirable

  • Experience of clinical audit, research & quality improvement projects
  • Knowledge of the NHS
  • Management & Leadership training course and experience
  • Computing skills
  • Communication skills training

Experience

Essential

  • General training in plastic surgery
  • Extensive years WTE minimum in recognised training post
  • Ability to make good decisions at consultant level

Education, Qualifications & Training

Essential

  • MBBS or equivalent GMC registrable qualifications
  • General training in plastic surgery and burns
  • General training in skin cancer treatment including previous skin MDT involvement
  • CCT in Plastic Surgery OR Registration on GMC Specialist Register in Plastic surgery. OR within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview
  • FRCS (Plast) or equivalent qualification

Desirable

  • Fellowship or comparable training as demonstrated by logbook in skin cancer
  • Fellowship in burns management or comparable training as demonstrated by logbook
  • Recognised as an educational trainer by the GMC

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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 Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 9 August 2026

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