Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is one of the biggest trusts in the country, following the merger of Mid Essex, Basildon and Southend hospitals in April 2020.
(**) Senior Clinical Fellow in Burns Surgery
Senior Clinical Fellow
Main area Plastic Surgery Grade Senior Clinical Fellow Contract Fixed term: 12 months (from start date) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week Job ref 390-MS-B&P-BR-2486-A
Site Broomfield Town Chelmsford Salary £45,715 - £69,676 Per Annum (Pro-rata for part time) + 40% (1B) Banding Salary period Yearly Closing 29/10/2026 23:59
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the onlyacute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.
Job overview
The unit is a well recognised centre for advanced training in Breast and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Hand and Complex Limb Trauma reconstruction, Burns acute management and late reconstruction, and Cleft surgery. St Andrews Centre is also a regional tertiary centre for Head and Neck cancer services for the Essex region.
The fellow will be involved in the management of Burns patients within the Adult, Child and ITU wards.
The post includes exposure to acute and reconstructive Burn Care in a high volume service. The unit offers plenty of opportunity for study and research. The trainees are benefitted by the structured weekly teaching programme supervised by the consultants.
Persons appointed to these Clinical Fellowships will be attached to Burns Consultant Plastic Surgeons for six month periods in order to gain further training in the particular expertise of those consultants. These are not recognised training posts. However, senior trainees from both home and abroad are invited to apply.
Any successful applicant would be expected to work as an integral part of a surgical team and would take on considerable
responsibility for patients under the care of the Consultant for whom they would be working.
The successful applicant would also be involved in research and would be encouraged to present and publish papers. In supporting Mr. Dziewulski, Mr. El-Muttardi, and Mr. Barnes, the fellows will be involved in the treatment of a large number of patients.
Main duties of the job
The Fellow will support the plastic surgical service at the St Andrew's Centre & satellite hospitals as required.
You will attend the out-patient departments and the operating theatres as required by the consultants.
You will deputise for the consultants in their absence at a level commensurate with his/her experience in plastic surgery.
You will be responsible for attending to the administrative matters associated with the above.
Working for our organization
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Person specification
Qualifications
- MBBS or equivalent. MRCS or equivalent
- GMC Registration
- FRCS (Plas) or equivalent
Professional Experience
- Extensive experience in plastic surgery training in hospitals recognised by the Royal College for training
- Previous experience at SpR or equivalent level
- Ability to develop and maintain a sub-specialty interest
Audit and Clinical Governance
- An understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance
- Evidence of audit participation
Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.
Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.
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 Naguib El Muttardi Job title Consultant Plastic & Burns Surg, Dir of Training Email address naguib.el-muttardi@meht.nhs.uk Telephone number 01245 514318
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