Job summary
- Main area
- Burns and Plastic Surgery
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (.)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 130-MSG10095L
- Employer
- Swansea Bay University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Morriston Hospital
- Town
- Swansea
- Salary
- £125,209 Per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/05/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 18/05/2026
Employer heading
Locum Consultant Burns and Plastic Surgeon (Breast/Burns)
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
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
This is a replacement fulltime locum (with a view to substantive) consultant post specialising in Burns and Breast microsurgical breast reconstruction, joining an existing breat team of 4 Consultants and 1 Associate specialist based at Morriston Hopsital and Singleton Hospital. The successful candidate will join a team of 28 Consultants based in the Welsh Centre for Burns & Plastic Surgery (WCBPS) at Morriston Hospital, Swansea responsible for the provision of burns and Plastic surgical services for the population of South Wales. The post holder will be joining the burns on call rota and therefore experience of managing centre level burns is required.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will join the breast microsurgery team, and will join a team of 3 breast reconstruction surgeons, providing care to patients within the Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic surgery (WCBPS) at Morriston Hospital. It is anticipated that the post holder will join the burns on call rota. It is possible that the post holder will also join parts of the general Plastic surgery on call rota and there will also be general plastic surgery work within the job plan.
The post holder will join a cohesive team of 29 consultants working within the department. The post holder will work closely with the extended MDT to deliver high quality holistic patient care.
Whilst undertaking sessions off the Morriston site, there is provision for clinical cover of inpatients under the post holder’s care.
Working for our organisation
We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered with the GMC
- Licensed to practice
- On Specialist Register with GMC as a specialist in Burns and Plastic surgery or eligible for CCT within 6 months of date of interview and have passed exit exam or a statement of eligibility for registration issued by PMETB or a primary medical qualification and recognized specialist qualification from a European Member State which will allow direct entry to the GMC Specialist Register
Desirable criteria
- Further relevant degree/diploma
- Teaching qualification/Higher qualification in medical education
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of an ability to develop effective working relationships, on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis with all levels of staff (”Working Together”)
- Evidence of working with management and clinical colleagues to improve a service (“Always Improving”)
- Values partnership with other agencies (”Working Together”)
- Development and commissioning of services
- Evidence of teaching and training of post/undergraduate clinical staff
- Evidence of initiating, progressing and completing audit
- Experience of Breast reconstruction
- Experience of Major Burn care
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Effective leadership; ability to take responsibility and demonstrate leadership when appropriate
- Understands the importance of effective Team Working with all levels of staff, take time to listen, understand and involve people; receptive to appropriate change (”Working Together”)
- Understands and can apply the principles of Prudent Healthcare (“Caring for each other”)
- Excellent interpersonal skills – ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with patients, colleagues, relatives and staff; communicate openly and honestly and explain things clearly (“Caring for each other”)
- Understands information systems and technology
- Clinical Skills in microsurgical breast reconstruction
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates learning in Improvement science and methodology, ability and drive to use information and experience to improve the service (“Always Improving”)
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Flexible and adaptable to competing demands with the ability to work effectively under pressure and cope with setbacks
- Ability to undertake on-call
- A commitment to continuous improvement, with a positive attitude, seeks out learning, and continually develops skills and the service (“Always Improving”)
- Enthusiasm to take a lead role in clinical development
- Empathy and sensitivity: ability to listen, understand and involve people; see people as individuals
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mrs Sarah Hemington-Gorse
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01792 702222
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Medical HR
SA6 6NL
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