Lower Limb Reconstructive Microsurgery Fellow in Cardiff

Lower Limb Reconstructive Microsurgery Fellow

Senior Clinical Fellow

Main area Burns & Plastics Grade Senior Clinical Fellow Contract Fixed term: 6 months (6 months from 4th August 2027) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week (Full shift Basic contract 40 hours plus additional hours for on call rota (Average 48 hours per week)) Job ref 130-55801396-1126

Employer Swansea Bay University Health Board Employer type NHS Site Morriston Hospital Town Swansea Salary £56,925 - £80,730 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 28/11/2026 23:59

OUR VALUES AND BEHAVIOURS

We expect everyone that works for the Health Board, regardless of their role, to share and uphold our values in all that they do:

Caring for each other - in every human contact in all of our communities and each of our hospitals.

Working together - as patients, families, carers, staff and communities so that we always put patients first

Always improving - so that we are at our best for every patient and for each other.

Job overview

Do you share our Health Board values; Caring for each other; Working together; Always improving? If so, we would love for you to come and work for Swansea Bay University HB.

Applications invited for the post of Lower limb reconstructive microsurgery fellow’ to join a dynamic team of specialist plastic surgeons, delivering high quality orthoplastic care for extremity trauma as part of the South Wales Trauma Network . We are looking for candidates who will help deliver a high quality orthoplastic service as part of the SWTN. The post aims to provide post FRCS Plast (or equivalent) specialist training and experience in lower limb reconstruction plastic surgery major trauma. Welsh Centre for Burns & Plastic Surgery is based at Morriston Hospital, Swansea and provides outreach services to nearly all the acute hospitals in South Wales serving a population of 2.3M people. Since the establishment of the SWTN and The Welsh Major Trauma Centre at the University Hospital of Wales Cardiff in September 2020, The WCBPS has been instrumental in providing the 8am to 8pm weekday cover for major and lower limb trauma at the MTC in Cardiff. The Lower Limb service is a rapidly expanding service that undertakes combined orthoplastic lower limb reconstruction at Morriston Hospital, Swansea following successful transfer of patients who have been stabilised at the initial injury.

Post is due to commence from 4th August 2027 for 6 months

Main duties of the job

• Supporting the current orthoplastic service across the SWTN in attaining BOAST 4 compliance.
• Heavily involved in the MDT management of open lower limb trauma – including management decisions as part of the MDT, complex surgical planning of the primary and definitive procedures, carrying out the primary and definitive surgeries with members of the orthoplastic team.
• Attend regular orthoplastic MDT clinics and MDT’s for the management and follow up of acute and chronic lower limb conditions.
• The candidate will work in a multi-disciplinary team approach alongside medical staff, nurse practitioners, and allied health professionals.
• The post holder will be encouraged to partake in departmental research and teaching during their time in the department.
• The post holder will be expected to work flexibly between the Major Trauma Centre in Cardiff and The WCBPS in Swansea, depending on where the training experiences are available, and will be fully supported by the current Orthoplastic team.

Working for our organisation

Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science.

The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University. Aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of Southwest Wales.

Swansea is Wales' second largest city and sits on the five-mile sweep of Swansea Bay. An ideal base for exploring South-West Wales, there is also much on offer for visitors in Swansea itself. Swansea has a range of shops, cosy cafes, great restaurants, art galleries as well as being able to offer good outdoor lifestyle with its beautiful coastline and beaches on the Gower Peninsula. Swansea also has excellent sporting facilities including the Wales National pool and Swansea.com stadium home to the Ospreys and Swansea City Football Club.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more details in relation to this post, please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification. These are available bilingually, in both English and Welsh.

Person specification

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND APTITUDE

• Good communication skills, interpersonal and organisational skills
• Evidence of participation in multidisciplinary team
• Ability to prioritise workload and use initiative
• Ability to know own limitations and when to seek advice
• Meet the requirements of the GMC’s Good Medical Practice
• Knowledge of IT

QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

• FRCS or equivalent
• Full GMC Registration
• Intention of career path in Plastic Surgery with interest in lower limb reconstruction/microsurgery
• Higher professional qualification (or part)

Experience

• Significant experience in full time hospital practice at trainee/SpR level
• Involvement in audit and research projects
• Significant microsurgical experience
• MTC experience
• Teaching skills
• Experience of research
• Publications in relevant journals

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Commitment to continuing educational and personal development
• Evidence of continuing education and personal development
• Valid permit/status to remain/work in the UK

Swansea BayUniversity Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices, and we are committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, colour, ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status or age. The Health Board is a Two Tick Disability Symbol user and is committed to fulfilling the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. Applications are welcomed from Disabled persons and a disability will not prejudice your application. If you are unable to submit your application in the requested format because of a disability as defined by the DDA please contact the Recruitment Team, who will agree a more suitable way for you to apply. All disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for a position will be invited to interview.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Ahmed Emam Job title Consultant Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon Email address ahmed.emam@wales.nhs.uk Telephone number 01792532954