Cosmetic surgeon

Cosmetic Surgeon

Company: Skin Medics UK
Location: London Colney, Hertfordshire / Edgware, London
Position: Cosmetic Surgeon
Contract: Self-Employed / Consultant / Flexible Sessions
Remuneration: Competitive – dependent on experience, procedures performed and agreed session structure

About Skin Medics UK

Skin Medics UK is an established cosmetic and surgical treatment provider offering a comprehensive range of surgical and aesthetic procedures.

We are looking to expand our surgical team by recruiting an experienced, patient-focused Cosmetic Surgeon who shares our commitment to clinical excellence, patient safety and high standards of care.

This is an excellent opportunity for a surgeon looking to develop their private cosmetic surgery practice within an established clinic environment, supported by an experienced clinical and administrative team.

The Role

The successful candidate will undertake consultations, assess patient suitability and perform cosmetic surgical procedures within their individual scope of competence and professional qualifications.

Depending on experience and specialist interests, procedures may include:

• Breast augmentation
• Breast uplift (mastopexy)
• Breast reduction
• Abdominoplasty / tummy tuck
• Mini abdominoplasty
• Liposuction and body contouring
• VASER liposuction
• Fat transfer procedures
• Gynaecomastia surgery
• Blepharoplasty
• Otoplasty
• Lip lift
• Facial cosmetic surgery
• Other appropriate cosmetic surgical procedures within the surgeon’s demonstrated scope of practice

We are particularly interested in surgeons with strong experience in breast surgery, body contouring and/or facial cosmetic surgery.

Key Responsibilities

The Cosmetic Surgeon will:

• Conduct comprehensive face-to-face patient consultations and clinical assessments.
• Determine patient suitability for cosmetic surgery, including identifying contraindications and patients for whom surgery would not be appropriate.
• Discuss realistic outcomes, alternatives, limitations, risks and potential complications.
• Obtain and document appropriate informed consent in accordance with professional and regulatory standards.
• Develop individualised surgical treatment plans.
• Perform agreed cosmetic surgical procedures safely and to a consistently high clinical standard.
• Maintain comprehensive and accurate clinical records.
• Provide appropriate pre-operative and post-operative care.
• Review patients following surgery and manage complications appropriately.
• Work closely with nurses, healthcare assistants, clinic management and other members of the surgical team.
• Participate in clinical governance, audits, incident reviews and quality-improvement activities where required.
• Maintain strict infection-prevention, safeguarding and patient-confidentiality standards.
• Ensure practice remains within the surgeon’s training, competence, indemnity arrangements and professional scope of practice.

Essential Requirements

Applicants should:

• Hold a recognised medical qualification.
• Have full GMC registration with a licence to practise in the UK.
• Have appropriate surgical training and demonstrable experience relevant to the cosmetic procedures they intend to undertake.
• Maintain appropriate medical indemnity covering private cosmetic surgical practice.
• Maintain current appraisal and revalidation requirements.
• Have evidence of continuing professional development relevant to cosmetic surgery.
• Have excellent consultation, communication and patient-management skills.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of consent, patient selection, complication management and postoperative care.
• Be committed to ethical cosmetic practice and place patient safety ahead of commercial considerations.
• Be able to provide evidence of qualifications, training, operative experience and professional references.

Desirable Experience

We would particularly welcome candidates with:

• FRCS or equivalent surgical qualifications.
• Specialist training in plastic, reconstructive, general or other surgery relevant to their proposed cosmetic practice.
• Significant experience within UK private cosmetic surgery.
• Experience performing breast augmentation, mastopexy, breast reduction and abdominoplasty.
• Experience in VASER liposuction and advanced body contouring.
• Experience performing procedures under local anaesthesia, sedation and/or general anaesthesia as appropriate to the procedure and facility.
• An established cosmetic surgery portfolio with demonstrable outcomes.
• Experience working within a CQC-regulated independent healthcare environment.

What Skin Medics UK Offers

The successful surgeon will join an established cosmetic treatment provider with an existing patient base and range of surgical services.

We offer:

• Flexible consultant/session arrangements.
• Established clinic infrastructure.
• Administrative and patient-coordination support.
• Clinical and nursing support.
• Access to an established cosmetic surgery patient base.
• Marketing support for agreed services.
• Opportunities to develop additional surgical services within the surgeon’s scope of practice.
• A professional environment focused on patient experience, safety and high-quality clinical outcomes.

The Candidate

We are looking for more than technical surgical ability. The successful candidate should be approachable, professional and comfortable spending time explaining procedures to patients.

They should understand that excellent cosmetic surgery begins with appropriate patient selection and realistic expectations. Candidates must be prepared to advise against surgery where they believe a procedure is not clinically appropriate or is unlikely to meet the patient’s expectations.

Application

Applicants should provide an up-to-date CV together with details of:

• GMC registration
• Surgical qualifications
• Cosmetic surgery experience
• Procedures currently performed
• Medical indemnity
• Current appraisal/revalidation status
• Availability
• Professional references

Skin Medics UK
Riverside House
1–5 High Street
London Colney
AL2 1RE

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Pay: £500.00-£5,000.00 per day

Work Location: In person