Specialty Doctor in Plastic Surgery

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The postholder will provide support to the Plastic Surgery team within Kingston Hospital and will share clinical responsibilities with professional colleagues within the department.

The postholder will be expected to work with clinical colleagues and local managers in providing a safe, efficient and effective service for Kingston Hospital. This will include outpatient clinics, minor operating lists and Theatre sessions.

We welcome part time applications, in line with our flexible working policy.

Main duties of the job

To cover the following duties:

1. To undertake outpatient clinics, minor operating lists and Theatres sessions at Kingston Hospital for both General and Skin Cancer patients.

2. Help develop the service in accordance with Trust policy

3. To demonstrate professional excellence and efficient delivery of care in accordance with clinical case load associated with the post.

4. To work with the Head of Service and service-line managers to ensure the provision of high quality, effective care which meets operational standards.

5. To support the educational and training, medical/clinical audit, clinical risk management, clinical governance and management activities of the service-line.

Appropriate mentoring of the new clinician will be provided within the team.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • Appropriate Registration with the GMC
  • Specialist qualifications MBChB

Desirable

  • MD or equivalent
  • MRCS
  • CCST (on the specialist register or within 6 months of CCST)

Clinical Experience

Essential

  • Multi-disciplinary specialist Plastic Surgery clinical working within a hospital setting
  • Skin Cancer diagnosis and treatment. Local anaesthetic operations, including skin cancer excisions with reconstruction and wound advice
  • Local anaesthetic operations, including skin cancer excisions with reconstruction and wound advice

Desirable

  • Teaching of junior dental and nursing staff.
  • An additional interest which complements the needs of the department

Skills

Essential

  • Able to communicate at a strategic and operational level
  • Knowledge and experience of multi-disciplinary specialist
  • Compassionate clinician
  • Motivated and ambitious
  • Experience of clinical audit.

Desirable

  • Management and Leadership Training

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: 20 August 2026

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