Consultant Plastic Surgeon (Sarcoma, Breast Micro, Oncological Recon): Sponsorship Available

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Job summary

This is a full-time Consultant Plastic Surgeon post at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust. The post is currently filled by a locum appointment.

The successful applicant will join a team of consultant plastic surgeons and will contribute to a comprehensive consultant-led plastic surgery service. They will have broad experience in all aspects of plastic surgery. The appointee will participate in the on-call rota, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programmes.

Main duties of the job

Plastic Surgery falls within the SCRUBBS (Sarcoma, Cardiothoracic, Reconstructive, Urology, Breast & Burns Surgery) Directorate of the Surgery and Associated Services Care Group.

This role is for Consultant Plastic Surgeon in Sarcoma, Breast Microsurgery and Oncological Reconstruction.

For more details refer to the Job Description document.

Person Specification

Professional Registration

Essential

  • Full GMC registration & current License to Practice
  • Currently on or eligible to be included on the Specialist Register for Plastic Surgery
  • CCT / Portfolio Pathway registration expected within 6 months of interview date

Qualifications

Essential

  • FRCS (Plast) or equivalent
  • Dedicated fellowship in soft tissue sarcoma surgery
  • Dedicated fellowship in reconstructive microsurgery

Desirable

  • Higher professional degree

Skills and Expereince

Essential

  • Evidenced technical skills as described in the job description
  • Experience of chairing Sarcoma MDTs
  • Documented logbook evidence of more than 30 soft tissue sarcoma resections as first operator
  • Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals

Desirable

  • Documented logbook evidence of more than 30 microvascular reconstructions as first operator
  • Documented logbook evidence of joint working with other surgical specialties for oncological reconstruction e.g. thoracic, head & neck, colorectal, neurosurgery
  • Experience of orthoplastic reconstruction in a major trauma centre.

Other

Essential

  • Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery
  • Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit
  • Able to teach and support junior staff effectively
  • Ability to travel between City Hospital Campus and Queen’s Medical Centre campus

Desirable

  • Experience in clinical guideline development
  • Trained Educational & Clinical Supervisor

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: 5 November 2026

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