Job summary
Locum Consultant - Plastic Surgery & Burns | St Andrew's Centre, Broomfield Hospital

We are seeking a Locum Consultant to deliver a specialist clinical service in General Plastic Surgery and Burns at the renowned St Andrew's Centre, Broomfield Hospital, with responsibilities across associated satellite sites.

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to a high-quality, patient-centred service within a leading specialist centre. You will play an active role in advancing clinical care through research, leading and participating in projects that aim to improve patient outcomes. Collaboration with local and national university partners, alongside colleagues within the St Andrew's clinical community, will be central to this work.

You will benefit from excellent educational and professional development facilities, including a well-resourced medical library, access to Medline, and a thriving Postgraduate Medical Centre offering regular clinical meetings and a comprehensive education programme.

All Consultants are supported and encouraged to undertake study leave to maintain and enhance their clinical expertise, ensuring ongoing compliance with Continuing Medical Education (CME) requirements. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a respected, innovative service committed to excellence in clinical care, education, and research.

Main duties of the job

• Take overall responsibility for the clinical care of patients within the Plastic Surgery Service, including associated administrative duties, accurate record keeping and effective communication with patients and General Practitioners.
• Provide clinical leadership within the service, working collaboratively with colleagues to ensure the delivery of high-quality patient care.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to support integrated and effective patient management.
• Participate in on-call and out-of-hours consultant cover, including cross-cover during colleagues' annual and study leave.
• Undertake regular ward rounds to review patient progress and ensure safe, effective and timely care.
• Contribute to clinical audit, quality improvement initiatives and ongoing continuing professional development activities.
• Supervise, teach and support the training and professional development of junior medical staff, nurses and medical students.
• Maintain high standards of care and professional practice, ensuring accountability to the Medical Director, Chief Executive and Trust Board.

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: 01 July 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-B&P-BR-2499-A
Job locations: Broomfield, Court Road, Chelmsford, CM1 7ET, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
For more information on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached Job Description. We look forward to your application! Please be aware that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a high number of applications be received.

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.

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.

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.

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

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).

Employer details
Employer name: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Broomfield, Court Road, Chelmsford, CM1 7ET, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Consultant in Plastics & Burns, Mr David Barnes, david.barnes9@nhs.net, 03004436739

We are an equal opportunities employer.