St1/2 - Plastic Surgery and Burns - Broomfield, United Kingdom - Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Broomfield, United Kingdom

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Description

The St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns has been a Regional Centre since 1973.

It comprises 3 plastic surgery wards and one paediatric surgical ward, which is shared with other disciplines in Broomfield Hospital.

There are designated Plastic Surgery theatres, including an emergency theatre, in the main operating theatre block of Broomfield Hospital. These theatres, the reception area and the recovery are all fully equipped with high quality equipment.

Although adjacent to the Broomfield Hospital operating theatres, the plastic surgery theatres are staffed and managed as a separate concern.

The purpose built Burns Centre was opened in 1998. There are 20 beds, comprising 4 large ITU rooms and 4 HDU rooms, which are thermally controlled, together with low dependency areas, one for adults and one
for children, each with eight beds. Patients are not transferred to other Plastic Surgery wards for rehabilitation.

General ward work, operating theatre and outpatients clinics.

Liaison with occupational therapists, physiotherapists, medical social workers,laboratory,X-Ray and photographic personnel.

Responsibility for the admission and primary care of all patients under Plastic Surgery Consultants.

Emergency admissions as they arrive when on call or on ward cover (approximately 2 sessions a week).

The dispatch of notification of discharge to General Practitioners on the day of discharge.

Active participation in meetings and teaching session

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be.

Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.