Clinical Fellow in Burns and Laser Birmingham

Applications are invited for the post of Clinical Fellow in Burns (ST3+) at the Burns Centre of University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust. It is fixed term until 3rd August 2027 only. It is suitable for burns and plastic surgery registrars to have more experience in total burns care.

Main duties of the job:

• The post holder will work as part of the burns multi-disciplinary team, based at the University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust with an honorary contract with the Paediatric Burns Centre at Birmingham Children's Hospital.
• This post will expose the successful candidate to the full breadth of acute and reconstructive burn care including scar and laser treatment.
• This Trust is the Regional Burns and Plastic Surgery Centre for the Midlands Burn Care Network.
• The University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust is also a specialist centre for Hand Surgery, Breast Reconstruction, Skin Oncology and Head and Neck surgery.
• The department participates in robust research, audit and quality improvement activities and has a weekly cross-site burns MDT teaching programme which includes renowned national and international speakers.
• There is an expectation that the successful candidate will participate in research activities and lead teaching and oversee governance activity including local and network audit and morbidity and mortality presentations.

About us:

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities:

This is a full time position working 40 hours a week. The post holder will become an integral part of the burns MDT Team who work closely with other specialties. This post will include training in total management of acute burns, burns reconstruction and laser therapy mainly for burns scars (fractionated CO2 laser and pulse dye laser) for adults and children.

Qualifications:

• Essential: Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC), with licence to practice. The Emergency Management of Severe Burns (EMSB) certificate.
• Desirable: Medical Laser Certificate, FRCS(Plast) part 1, On the GMC Specialist Registration in Plastic Surgery or within 6 months of CCT/CESR plastic surgery is highly desirable, ATLS and PALS.

Experience:

• Essential: Experience of at least 6 months at the registrar level in a burns and plastic surgery department in the NHS. Experience of at least 12 months in the NHS. Ability to prioritise workload and use initiative. Experience in burns care. Ability to know own limitations and when to seek advice.

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.

UK Registration:

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.