Locum Consultant Plastic Surgeon | Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (BFT)


Company:	North Bristol NHS
Salary:	Dependant on Experience
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Bristol, BS10 5NB
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	26 Oct 2026
Closing date:	25 Nov 2026

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Summary

This is a full-time consultant post in the Plastic Surgery Department, offered for a fixed period of 12 months.

The post-holder will be expected to provide limb reconstruction and general plastic surgery. Sub-specialty interest can be discussed according to the requirements of the service and preference of the successful candidate. The successful candidates will join a further 24 consultants who offer plastic surgery and burns service to patients from the northern part of the South West region.

The Burns & Plastic Surgery service is delivered across two sites in Bristol – Southmead Hospital Operating Unit, and the Royal Bristol Hospital for Children, City Hospital Operating Unit. The postholder is expected to deliver care on both sites according to their agreed job plan and the need of the service.

The successful candidate will have regular elective theatreand outpatient capacity and will participate in the Plastic Surgery Service and On-Call rota.

The work of the Plastic Surgery Department covers a wide range of congenital and acquired conditions including skin cancer, hand surgery, lower limb trauma, breast reconstruction, head and neck malignancy, sarcoma, burns service and laser therapy. Combined clinics are held in association with other specialists including head and neck surgery, Ortho-Plastics, oncologists and dermatology. Specialist clinics include; hands, pigmented lesions, sarcoma and breast reconstruction.

There are dedicated plastics and burns general anaesthetic operating theatres and three local anaesthetic operating theatres, with 24-hour access to general emergency theatres where out of hours trauma cases are undertaken. The postholder will be provided with secretarial support and office accommodation, which will be shared with other members of the consultant team.

There will be an on-call commitment to delivering an emergency adult and paediatric plastic surgery service and applicants must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in general plastic surgery. . The department has dedicated emergency plastic surgery beds on Gate 33A, including seven burns unit beds, and shares elective capacity with other specialties on Gate 7A. There is access to ITU and HDU beds.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of 2.6 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom.

Within the Bristol NHS Foundation Trust our aim is to offer relevant, values-based and lifelong learning to all of our staff.

For medical staff - new Consultants’ support group with bespoke CPD, Consultant mentoring by trained medical mentors, in-house medical leadership training for aspiring clinical leaders, free appraiser training, regular consultant away days

Our goal is to build a compassionate, accountable and inclusive leadership at all levels, creating a coaching culture through diversity and talent.

A formal job plan will be reviewed between the Post Holder and Specialty Lead within three months after commencement in post. The exact timetable will be flexible, arranged in discussion with the Specialty Lead.

This advert closes on Friday 13 Nov 2026

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