Consultant Surgeon - Breast Oncoplastic
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Industry: Hospital and Health Care; Function: Medical Practitioner; Experience: 7-10 years post‑board certification; Job Type: Full‑time
Position Overview
We are looking for an experienced surgeon to lead a comprehensive breast service. The role requires advanced expertise in breast oncology, oncoplastic reconstruction, benign and malignant disease management, and multidisciplinary service leadership. Responsibilities include delivering high‑quality surgical outcomes, supporting patient‑centred care, and integrating care across oncology, radiology, pathology, plastic surgery, nursing, and allied health teams.
Job Details
- Country: United Arab Emirates
- City: Dubai
- Industry: Hospital and Health Care
- Function: Medical Practitioner
- Salary: 80,000 – 110,000 AED (estimated; final offer to be confirmed with the employer)
- Gender: Any
- Nationality: Any
- Job Type: Full‑time
Role Context
The consultant will lead clinical delivery and development of the breast service, combining surgical skill, cancer care expertise, reconstructive planning, outpatient leadership, multidisciplinary decision‑making, patient communication, and quality improvement. The role impacts early diagnosis, treatment outcomes, cosmetic recovery, patient confidence, and continuity of care. The consultant will strengthen pathways through MDT participation, audit, morbidity and mortality reviews, teaching, research, and evidence‑based practice.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage benign and malignant breast disease through specialist consultation, diagnostic review, clinical assessment, imaging correlation, biopsy result interpretation, and surgical planning.
- Perform advanced breast cancer and oncoplastic procedures, including therapeutic mammoplasty, volume displacement, volume replacement, breast conservation surgery, mastectomy, and reconstructive planning.
- Provide implant‑based and autologous reconstruction support where clinically appropriate and aligned with patient needs.
- Deliver consultant‑level outpatient clinics, peri‑operative care, post‑operative follow‑up, recurrence monitoring, and long‑term breast health surveillance.
- Participate actively in multidisciplinary team meetings with oncology, radiology, pathology, plastic surgery, anesthesia, nursing, and allied health professionals.
- Develop individualized treatment plans based on diagnosis, cancer stage, breast anatomy, patient preference, oncologic safety, reconstruction goals, and MDT recommendations.
- Support breast service development through pathway optimisation, clinical governance, patient safety initiatives, quality improvement, and international standard alignment.
- Lead clinical audit, morbidity and mortality reviews, outcome monitoring, complication review, and service performance improvement.
- Communicate diagnoses, treatment options, surgical risks, reconstruction choices, recovery timelines, and follow‑up plans with empathy and cultural sensitivity.
- Train and mentor junior doctors, nurses, surgical trainees, and allied health professionals involved in breast care.
- Contribute to clinical research, innovation, publication activity, CME programmes, and expansion of advanced breast services.
- Maintain accurate consultation notes, operative reports, consent documentation, MDT records, pathology reviews, and long‑term follow‑up plans in line with DHA requirements.
Ideal Profile
- Board‑certified Consultant Breast Surgeon, Oncoplastic Surgeon, or General Surgeon with fellowship training in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery.
- Active DHA Consultant License or eligibility for Dubai Health Authority consultant licensure.
- Minimum 7–10 years of post‑board certification experience in breast oncology, oncoplastic surgery, and breast reconstruction.
- Proven expertise in advanced oncoplastic techniques, including immediate reconstruction, therapeutic mammoplasty, implant‑based reconstruction, autologous reconstruction pathways, and symmetrisation.
- Experience working in accredited breast units with strong multidisciplinary team involvement.
- Strong knowledge of benign breast disease, breast cancer treatment, surgical oncology, reconstruction planning, clinical governance, and patient‑centred breast care.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills suited to a diverse patient population in Dubai.
- Ability to lead service development, mentor clinical teams, and contribute to quality improvement, audit, research, and academic activity.
Key Skills
- Breast surgery
- Oncoplastic breast surgery
- Breast oncology
- Benign breast disease management
- Malignant breast disease management
- Thematic mammoplasty
- Volume displacement techniques
- Volume replacement techniques
- Implant‑based reconstruction
- Autologous reconstruction
- Immediate breast reconstruction
- Symmetrisation procedures
- Multidisciplinary breast care
- MDT leadership
- Peri‑operative care
- Long‑term breast follow‑up
- Clinical governance
- DHA license eligibility
- Research and service development
- Patient‑centred communication
Benefits
- Senior clinical platform within a premium healthcare environment.
- Competitive tax‑free salary.
- Professional growth opportunities.
- Access to advanced surgical pathways.
- Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on breast cancer care, reconstruction outcomes, and long‑term patient wellbeing.