Specialty Doctor in Burns & PlasticsNHS

Job summary

Full time - 10 sessions per week (Plus 1.5PAs - Total 11.5PAs)

Permanent Post

This post is for a Specialty Doctor in Burns & Plastics Surgerywith an emphasis on the management of skin cancer and general plastic surgery and peripheral site commitments alongside one of the Consultant team and a Plastics Surgical First Assistant.

This is a whole-time permanent post offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Surgeon looking to progress their career in burns, plastics and reconstructive surgery to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to independently manage local and general anaesthetic lists. Knowledge of the latest guidelines for the management of skin cancers, including the role of SLNB for melanoma and Merkel Cell Carcinoma is essential, as well as a willingness to participation in skin MDTs both locally and at peripheral sites.

Main duties of the job

To assist Consultants and Specialist Doctors with patient management.

The successful candidate will assist with the day to day running of the service and to supervise, help and instruct the junior doctors as part of the team.

Duties will include at outpatient clinics and operating lists, attendance on other departmental activities e.g., Audit M&M meetings.

Job description

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

Advertising date: 17th September 2026

Closing date: 11th October 2026

Shortlisting date: 14/15th October 2026

Proposed Interview date: 21st October 2026 (TBC)

Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.