Senior Clinical Fellow- Plastic Surgery

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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
This will offer excellent clinical experience in Plastic surgery, working closely with multi-disciplinary teams consisting of other onco-surgical specialities, medical and clinical oncology.

The overall clinical workload will involve management of in-patients, attendance at theatre and outpatient sessions, MDTs and working closely with the clinical nurse specialists within the department.
The appointee will be based at The Christie and will provide senior input input Mr D. Mowatt - Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
Mr D. Oudit - Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon / Clinical Lead
Mr D. Kosutic - Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
Mr N. Mabvuure - Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
Mr T. Grecu - Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
Mr S. Rahman - Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
2 Specialty Doctors
1 Head and Neck Fellow (on rotation)
2 Clinical Fellows
2 STRs

The other surgical specialties at The Christie are the Colorectal and Peritoneal Tumour Service, Gynae-Oncology, Plastic Surgery, Photodynamic Therapy and Head and Neck (outpatients only).

The Consultants have access to surgical beds on Ward 10 which are allocated according to need. There is a surgical day case unit with facilities for preoperative assessment. The Anaesthetic service is provided by the Department of Anaesthesia at The Christie by the Clinical Director supported via a SLA for anaesthesia with The University Hospital South Manchester. All Consultant Surgeons and Anaesthetists with sessional commitments to the Christie Hospital are members of the Directorate of Surgery and Anaesthetics in the division of Cancer Centre Services.

The department of plastic surgery at The Christie has effectively two separate roles; one is in the management of skin and soft tissue tumours that need removal and secondly, the team provides a reconstructive service for the group and for patients requiring reconstruction following breast, colorectal, gynaecological and urological surgery. The team also integrates with the nationally funded NF1 and NF2 services.
The successful candidate would also gain considerable experience and training in microsurgery.

There is a monthly plastic surgery clinical meeting, a regular audit programme and a teaching and education programme that the appointee would be actively involved in. The Specialist Nurse Practitioner runs a suturing course for both undergraduate and post graduate students.

Continuing Professional Development
The Trust supports the requirements for continuing professional development (CPD) as laid down by the GMC and surgical colleges and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities.

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