Breast Consultant

NHS; Winchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

Join Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a part-time Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon. In this exciting role, you'll collaborate with a dedicated team, support clinical excellence, and drive innovations in breast care. Applicants should possess a FRCS or equivalent and extensive experience in breast surgery, ready to contribute to both clinical and educational realms.

Qualifications

• Wide experience in all aspects of breast disease management.
• Experience in oncoplastic breast surgery.
• Evidence of research and publications.

Responsibilities

• Provide a consultant-led service with the highest standard of care.
• Develop and maintain good working practices within wards and outpatients.
• Participate in teaching programmes, mentor junior medical colleagues.

Skills

Leadership ability

Communication skills

Organisational Skills

Team player

Education

FRCS or equivalent

CCT General Surgery (or plastic surgery with TIG fellowship)

Full Registration with the GMC

MD, PhD, MSC

Job description

Go back Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Breast Consultant

The closing date is 30 July 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Breast Unit at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a Part-time Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon (0.6 WTE), working at both the Royal Hampshire County Hospital and Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital. The successful candidate will join an existing team of six breast surgeons, four specialty doctors and five advanced nurse practitioners. The Unit is also supported by specialist registrars and Clinical Nurse Specialists. HHFT has an international reputation for oncoplastic surgery, seeing over 6000 new referrals per annum and treating approximately 500-600 new breast cancers.

The Unit has been research active for many years with numerous publications of original research and longitudinal cohort studies. We have also participated in regional, national and international clinical trials. The Unit is an early adopter of new technology.

HHFT also hosts the North and Mid Hampshire Breast Screening unit, providing Breast Screening for much of the population of Hampshire. Screening assessment is all undertaken at the centre in Winchester. We have moved to entirely digital mammographic equipment and have ultrasound and breast MRI facilities on both sites. The service is supported by four Consultant Breast Radiologists and a team of Consultant Histopathologists. The other members of the team include a Breast Services Manager, Radiographers, Nurses, Physician Associates and Administrative staff.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will undertake clinical duties as agreed with the Clinical Lead for Breast Services including:

• Work with colleagues to provide a consultant-led service with the highest standard of care
• Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines
• Develop and maintain good working practices within wards and outpatients
• Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues in tertiary centres, community services and primary care.
• Offer support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.

The appointee will be expected to participate in and share responsibility with the existing consultants for:

• The clinical workload of the department and service development
• Developing and providing services in his/her own area of specialist interest
• The administrative affairs of the department
• Research and audit activities.
• The successful appointee would be expected to become a CI/PI and be mentored if necessary.
• Participate in the Postgraduate and Undergraduate teaching programmes, and teaching of other healthcare professionals within the department.
• Participate in appraisal and assessment of junior medical colleagues, as delegated by the Director Medical Education.
• Support external teaching eg. Masterclasses and observerships.

About us

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Tackling Climate Change:Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, searchHHFT Climate Actionor [e-mail].

Job responsibilities

The post holder will undertake clinical duties as agreed with the Clinical Lead for Breast Services including:

Work with colleagues to provide a consultant-led service with the highest standard of care

Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines

Develop and maintain good working practices within wards and outpatients

Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues in tertiary centres, community services and primary care

Offer support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary team

The appointee will be expected to participate in and share responsibility with the existing consultants for:

The clinical workload of the department and service development

Developing and providing services in his/her own area of specialist interest

The administrative affairs of the department

The management of the department and in due course have the opportunity to rotate into the clinical leadership of the department

Research and audit activities. The successful appointee would be expected to become a CI/PI and be mentored if necessary.

Participate in the Postgraduate and Undergraduate teaching programmes, and teaching of other healthcare professionals within the department

Support and teach colleagues on a day-to-day basis, for example, during handovers, ward rounds and outpatient clinics

Participate in appraisal and assessment of junior medical colleagues, as delegated by the Director Medical Education.

Support external teaching eg. Masterclasses and observerships.

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

• Full Registration with the GMC
• FRCS or equivalent
• CCT General Surgery (or plastic surgery with TIG fellowship)
• MD, PhD, MSC

Experience & Knowledge

• Wide experiance in all aspects of breast disease management
• Experience in oncoplastic breast surgery
• Unsupervised experience in oncoplastic breast surgery

Skills & Ability

• Evidence of a suitable breadth of breast surgical experience provided by a logbook
• Other relevant certified courses
• Evidence of Research & Publications
• Evidence and be able to demonstrate improvement in care through audit

Other Specific Requirements

• Organisational Skills
• Reliability and trustworthiness
• Personal transport
• Evidence of good communication skills
• A team player
• Able to work flexibly with colleagues
• Management Skills
• Experience of clinical audit
• Leadership ability
• Full UK driving license

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust