Trust Doctor in Plastic Surgery ST3+

NHS; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Trust Doctor in Plastic Surgery. This role involves attending ward rounds, clinics, and theatre work while supervising junior staff. Candidates must have full GMC registration and relevant skills in Plastic Surgery. The position also emphasizes involvement in teaching, clinical governance, and completion of an audit project. The role supports both professional development and patient care in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Must hold full GMC registration at time of application.
• Experience of Plastic Surgery.
• Evidence of competencies in surgery.

Responsibilities

• Attend ward rounds, clinics, and theatre within the busy Plastic Surgery department.
• Supervise ward work with the Consultant or Registrar.
• Complete an audit project and participate in research.

Skills

Experience of Plastic Surgery

Good history & examination skills

Able to formulate a working diagnosis

Able to order appropriate investigations

Image interpretation relevant to practice

NHS paid work experience

Education

Full GMC registration

Primary medical qualification

MRCS or equivalent

Completion of Foundation and Core Surgery programme

Job description

Trust Doctor in Plastic Surgery ST3+

The closing date is 28 December 2025

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well‑integrated team. The post is available from February 2026 until August 2026. The post will involve working within a busy Plastic Surgery Department attending ward rounds, theatre and clinics together with ward work and administrative work related to your clinical commitments.

Attendance at departmental audit meetings is compulsory, completion of an audit project is expected, and involvement in research encouraged. Attendance at departmental teaching is expected. The post also involves teaching foundation trainees and medical students within the department.

Main duties of the job

For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Mr Timothy Patrick Crowley, Consultant Plastic Surgeon, via email at [e-mail]

About us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting‑edge care (supported by state‑of‑the‑art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job responsibilities

Clinical:

The post will involve working within a busy Plastic Surgery department attending ward rounds, ward work, theatre and clinics together with the supervising Consultant or Registrar. There is no out of hours on‑call commitment.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• Must hold full GMC registration at time of application.
• Primary medical qualification.
• MRCS or equivalent.
• Completion of Foundation and Core Surgery programme or equivalent.

Clinical Skills and Knowledge

• Experience of Plastic Surgery.
• Good history & examination skills.
• Able to formulate a working diagnosis.
• Able to order appropriate investigations.
• Image interpretation relevant to practice.
• Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague.
• NHS paid work experience (clinical attachments are not applicable)

Maintaining Clinical Competence

• Evidence of competencies in surgery.
• Written evidence of satisfactory training to date e.g. workplace assessments.
• Experience of teaching in clinical setting.
• Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students & Foundation Doctors.
• BSS, ATLS, EMSB

Teaching

• Experience of teaching in clinical setting.
• Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students & Foundation Doctors.

Clinical Governance, Audit and Research

• Experience of audit projects.
• Evidence of participation in research.

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.

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust