Consultant in Breast Surgery

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; St Helens; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust invites applications for a full-time Consultant Breast Oncoplastic Surgeon. You will join a team delivering a one-stop service in a nationally recognised unit, with emphasis on breast oncology and oncoplastic techniques, MDT collaboration and senior clinical leadership.

The role includes outpatient clinics, operating sessions and active participation in SPA activities, audits, teaching and professional development within a supportive NHS

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and Specialist Register or within six months of receipt of CCT at time of interview.
• UK training with CCT or evidence of equivalence for non-UK trained applicants.
• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification; MRCP or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Outpatient clinics (symptomatic, screening and oncoplastic).
• Operating sessions and postoperative ward rounds.
• Clinical administration and pre/post op ward rounds; MDT involvement.

Skills

Breast oncology

Oncoplastic techniques

Surgical leadership

MDT coordination

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

MRCP or equivalent

GMC registration / Specialist Register or CCT timeline

Job description

This post is for a Consultant in Breast Surgery. This is a whole-time post offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Surgeon to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.

Applicants are required to hold Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (UK or equivalent qualifications), to be fully registered with the General Medical Council, and to be on the Specialist Register or due to obtain their CCT within six months of the date of interview.

Interviews will take place on Monday 7th December 2026.

Main duties of the job

MWL wish to appoint a full-time Consultant Breast Oncoplastic Surgeon. The new appointee will join a team of four Consultants and one Associate Specialist working at consultant level providing a one stop service in a screening and symptomatic nationally recognised unit.

The Trust sees over 7000 referrals and continues to grow, seeing over 10,000 outpatients and we operate on over 300 cancers.

Direct Clinical Care (DCC - 7.5) will include the following:

• Outpatient Clinics (symptomatic, screening and oncoplastic)
• Operating Sessions
• Clinical Administration / Pre op and post op Ward Rounds
• MDT

There is no out of hours on call commitment with this post.

Cover for Breast patients is provided on a daily rotational basis within the Breast team and any out-of-hour post op complications are dealt with by the team as a professional obligation to the patient. We work as a team and one would be expected to cover colleagues but any extra sessions covered over the 10 PA contract could be claimed for.

Supporting Professional Activities (SPA 2.5) will include:

• Audit
• Mandatory Training
• CPD
• Teaching
• Appraisal

Research and activities serving the wider NHS is encouraged and hence we offer 2.5 SPAs which will be reviewed annually at the job planning meeting.

SPA activities will be where possible be undertaken on site.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Job description

Job responsibilities

Advertising date: 22nd September 2026

Closing date: 6th November 2026

Shortlisting date: 9th November 2026

Proposed Interview date: 7th December 2026

Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Person Specification

Values

• We are kind
• We are open
• We are inclusive

Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC registration and on Specialist Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview
• Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to provide evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT on successful application
• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• MRCP or equivalent medical qualification

Desirable

• MD/PHD or equivalent medical qualification

Knowledge

Essential

• Experience in Breast Oncology and Plastics
• Clinical training and experience to manage, supervise and offer expert clinical opinion on patients presenting to Rheumatology Department
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems both emergency and elective within speciality
• Fellowship and/ or advanced clinical experience in Level 2 Oncoplastic techniques

Skills

Essential

• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
• Ability to organise and manage patient priorities, surgical waiting lists and operating lists
• Ability to manage and lead a surgical team

Desirable

• Experience of supervising PRHO's and SHO's
• Evidence of formally supervising medical students, F1, F2, ACCS and specialist trainees
• Evidence of relevant research e.g. presentations, publications in peer reviewed journals
• Ability to teach clinical and operative skills upto SPR level

Other

Essential

• Is up to date and fit to practice safely