Locum Consultant in Paediatric Hand and Upper Limb Surgery

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Hand and Upper Limb Team at Birmingham Children's Hospital, part of Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust -- one of the UK's leading specialist paediatric centres, rated Good by the Care Quality Commission. We are seeking an FRCS Plast trained candidate or equivalent well versed in the generality of hand and upper limb surgery and with a strong interest in pursuing a career within children's hand and upper limb surgery. The European Hand Diploma or UK Hand Diploma are The European Hand Exam, UK Hand Diploma or international equivalent must have been commenced or completed by the time of appointment. Applicants must demonstrate a clear commitment and intention to complete the qualification if not already achieved. Support for completion will be provided. The successful applicant will be expected to commence in post as soon as possible following appointment.

1. Clinical service delivery Provide specialist Paediatric Hand and Upper Limb Surgery at Birmingham Children's Hospital. Assess and manage children with hand and upper limb as well as forefoot conditions, including elective and emergency presentations. Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality, patient-centred care. 2. Consultant on-call responsibilities Participate in the General Paediatric Plastic Surgery consultant on-call rota, currently 1:6. Provide consultant-level clinical decision-making and support for urgent and emergency patients. Contribute to consultant cross-cover arrangements, including during colleague leave and short-term sickness within the hand service and general plastic surgery consultant on call. 3. Teaching and training Participate in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. Support the training and supervision of junior doctors, fellows and other healthcare professionals.. 4. Clinical governance and quality improvement Maintain safe, ethical and effective clinical practice. Contribute to service development and quality improvement. Participate and supervise clinical audit. 5. Research and academic activity Take an active interest in clinical research. Support research and academic development within the department. 6. Teamwork and service development Work closely with Plastic Surgery, Orthopaedics, therapists and other specialist teams.