Job summary
The successful applicant will provide a specialist clinical service in General Plastic Surgery and Burns, with special interest in Hand surgery at the St Andrew's Centre, Broomfield Hospital and its satellite sites.

You will also conduct and lead clinically relevant research to improve patient outcomes that will utilize and foster collaboration between local and national university facilities, and the clinical forum at St. Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns.

There is a well-stocked medical library with audio-visual teaching aids and a full time librarian. The library has a Medline facility. There is a thriving Postgraduate Medical Centre with regular clinical meetings and a general education programme.

All consultants are expected to take advantage of study leave to maintain and develop their clinical skills to comply with CME requirements.

Indicative timetable (Day / Time / Work / Category / PAs)

• Monday 0900-1300: Closed Injury Clinic, DCC, 1.0 PA
• Monday 1330-1730: Hand Clinic, DCC, 1.0 PA
• Tuesday: Elective list alt week or cover for Ms Gardiner Trauma List if needed, Non hospital, Day Alt week, DCC, 1.25 PA
• Wednesday 0830-1230: Closed Injury Clinic alt week 1&3, DCC, 0.5 PA
• Wednesday 1330-1800: Abd Wall / Perineal Reconstruction, Basildon or OPD Southend, Alt weeks 1&3, DCC, 1.25 PA
• Thursday 0800-1200: SPA, SPA, 1.0 PA
• Friday 0730-1730: Trauma List, DCC, 2.5 PA
• On Call, 1.0 PA
• Flexible SPA, SPA, 0.5 PA
• Total PAs: 10.00

Main duties of the job

• The total clinical care of the patients referred to him/her, including all administrative duties associated with patient care, proper record keeping and good communications maintained with patients and their general practitioners.
• Positive collaboration with colleagues to provide the effective clinical leadership for all the staff in the Plastic Surgery Service.
• Multidisciplinary teamwork is envisaged as a key component of this. He/she will participate in out of hours consultant cover and in the cover arrangements during colleagues' annual/study leave.
• Undertaking regular ward rounds.
• Participate in clinical audit and in continuing professional education.
• Supervision, teaching, training and professional development of the junior medical staff working in the service. Consultants are fully involved in developing a high standard of teaching of junior medical staff, nurses, and medical students and in designing and contributing to the process for establishment and approval of training posts for junior medical staff.
• Maintaining standards of care for his/her service to the Medical Director, the Chief Executive and Chairman and the Board of the Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust.

Please note the time table included in the job description is an example indicative time table and is subject to change upon discussion with the successful candidate.

About us
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Details
Date posted: 05 November 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 390-MS-B&P-BR-2485-B
Closing date: 19 November 2026

Person specification
Qualifications

• Essential: MBBS or Equivalent
• Desirable: Evidence of completion of specialist training or equivalent

Experience & knowledge

• Essential: Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in the specialty
• Essential: Comprehensive knowledge in the specialty and ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems
• Essential: Demonstrates good knowledge of the structures and culture of the NHS, roles, responsibilities and relationships across the MDT and the multi-professional team.
• Essential: Able to take full and independent responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision.

Teaching experience

• Essential: Knowledge and experience of supervising undergraduates, junior doctors and other staff.
• Desirable: Evidence of teaching activities undertaken as one to one, small group, anatomical and cadaveric dissections, and lectures to larger groups at regional or national level

Research / audit experience

• Essential: Knowledge of the principles of research/audit and ability to interpret and apply clinical research.
• Desirable: Recent published clinical research in peer reviewed journal.
• Desirable: Ability to supervise postgraduate research.

Communication skills

• Essential: Excellent written skills
• Essential: Evidence of management experience or training.
• Essential: Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist training.
• Essential: Ability to manage and lead department.

Personal skills

• Essential: Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis with all levels of staff.
• Essential: Ability to take responsibility and show evidence of leadership.
• Essential: Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level.

Other

• Essential: Ability to travel between Trust sites
• Desirable: Own transport

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.

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.

UK registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Broomfield, Court Road, Chelmsford, CM1 7ET, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.mse.nhs.uk

Contact for questions about the job
Consultant Plastic & Hand Surgeon, Clinical Lead
Mr Manu Sood
manu.sood@nhs.net
01245362000

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