Locum Consultant in Plastic Surgery Specialising in Skin Cancer
Licensed sponsor Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 1 day ago
We are seeking a Locum Consultant in Plastic Surgery specialising in Skin Cancer to join our supportive and innovative Plastic Surgery team. The successful candidate will provide general plastic surgery services with a particular focus on skin cancer management, working closely with multidisciplinary colleagues across Oxford and Reading.
This post will support the expansion of consultant capacity and elective surgical services within the new Surgical Elective Centre (SEC) at the John Radcliffe Hospital, opening in Summer 2026. The SEC will provide state-of-the-art facilities, increasing surgical capacity and enhancing patient care across Oxfordshire, Berkshire, and Buckinghamshire.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative department committed to clinical excellence, service development, and supporting consultants in their professional growth.
The successful candidate will provide consultant-led general plastic surgery services, with a particular focus on skin cancer, across both the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford and the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading. The post-holder will join an established team of ten Plastic Surgeons and contribute to the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care.
Key responsibilities will include participation in the Plastic Surgery on-call rota (currently 1:14), supporting elective and emergency services, and working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams. The post-holder must be willing to work flexibly across the Trust’s sites and partner hospitals to meet service needs.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles
Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.
If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Mr Peter Kalu Job title: Plastic Surgery Clinical Lead Email address: peter.kalu@ouh.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01865 228348
This post will support the expansion of consultant capacity and elective surgical services within the new Surgical Elective Centre (SEC) at the John Radcliffe Hospital, opening in Summer 2026. The SEC will provide state-of-the-art facilities, increasing surgical capacity and enhancing patient care across Oxfordshire, Berkshire, and Buckinghamshire.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative department committed to clinical excellence, service development, and supporting consultants in their professional growth.
The successful candidate will provide consultant-led general plastic surgery services, with a particular focus on skin cancer, across both the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford and the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading. The post-holder will join an established team of ten Plastic Surgeons and contribute to the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care.
Key responsibilities will include participation in the Plastic Surgery on-call rota (currently 1:14), supporting elective and emergency services, and working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams. The post-holder must be willing to work flexibly across the Trust’s sites and partner hospitals to meet service needs.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles
Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.
If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Mr Peter Kalu Job title: Plastic Surgery Clinical Lead Email address: peter.kalu@ouh.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01865 228348
