Consultant Oncoplastic And Reconstructive Breast Surgeon

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust; Wakefield; In loco; GBP 114.000 - 151.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

NHS pension

Generous holiday and leave

Wellbeing services

Cycle to work scheme

Car lease salary sacrifice

Flexible working options

Descrizione del lavoro

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust is seeking a Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon for Wakefield with 10 PA fields, in a busy breast service across Pinderfields, Pontefract and Dewsbury sites. The team includes four Consultants and eight nurses; a one-stop diagnostic clinic runs five days a week.

The role offers a substantial leadership footprint, opportunities for teaching and research, and a close collaboration with Plastic Surgery for DIEP reconstructions, with travel between sites expected.

Competenze

• Hold GMC licence to practice.
• Inclusion on GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT/equivalent at interview.
• MB BS/MB ChB or equivalent.
• MRCS qualification.
• FRCS Intercollegiate in Plastic Surgery/General and Part 2 or evidence of attainment.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.
• Independent clinical practice in oncoplastic breast surgery with reconstruction experience.
• Experience in managing benign and malignant breast disease.
• Strong MDT collaboration and clinical decision-making.
• Good time management and analytical problem-solving.

Mansioni

• Provide clinical service of the highest quality for benign or malignant breast disease.
• Deliver a high quality breast reconstruction service.
• Collaborate with colleagues to maintain a supportive team environment.
• Support teaching and research activities within the team.
• Provide leadership and act as a role model to junior staff.
• No Emergency on-call commitments.
• Post-operative care provided across sites by the team.
• Travel between sites may be required within the job plan.
• Administrative duties with office space, secretarial support, and IT facilities.
• Cross-site working with travel time incorporated in the plan.

Conoscenze

GMC Licence

GMC Specialist Register

Oncoplastic breast surgery

Independent clinical practice

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Time management

Formazione

MB BS / MB ChB or equivalent

MRCS

FRCS Intercollegiate (Plastic Surgery / General)

FRCS Part 2 or evidence of attainment

Descrizione del lavoro

Job reference: 001606
Band & Salary (will be pro rated for roles less than 37.5 hours) : Consultant - £113,565 - £150,569 (2026/2027 pay scales)
Closing date: 28/10/2026
Department: 160080 - Breast Surgery Trustwide
Location: Trustwide UK
Employment type: Permanent
Staff Group: Medical and Dental
Hours Per Week:40
Interview date:
Contract length: Not specified

About the role

An opportunity has arisen to appoint a full time (10 PA), Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon to join our innovative department at an exciting time in our Trust’s future although less than full time applications may be considered

The clinical team consists of 4 Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeons, 3 Associate Specialists and 8 Specialist Nurses, which work closely alongside the radiology teams.

The Breast service offers a one stop diagnostic breast clinic every week-day based at the Pinderfields site. Theatre capacity for breast surgical intervention is offered at Pinderfields General Hospital and with adoption of new localisation technologies is offered for other Trust sites: Pontefract and Dewsbury.

We are a busy service with close to 500 cancers treated annually and above 7000 symptomatic referrals seen.

The Breast Team cooperates closely with an experienced Plastic Surgery Team. The 3 Consultant Plastic Surgeons offer DIEP flaps reconstruction

Main duties

Duties will be based primarily on our Wakefield (Pinderfields) site although may require some cross site travel.

• To provide a clinical service of the highest quality to patients with benign or malignant breast diseases.
• To provide a high quality breast reconstruction service.
• To work collaboratively with colleagues to ensure that we work together as a supportive team.
• To support the teaching and research activities of the team.
• To provide leadership and act as a role model to junior members of staff.
• This post does not include any Emergency on call commitments.
• Post-operative cover is provided to all breast patients by the team across all sites.
• Travel between sites may be required, which will be reflected within the job plan.
• Administrative duties, for which appropriate office space, secretarial support, and networked computer facilities, are provided.
• Cross-site working: the post may involve working across Trust sites and, where travel between sites is required within the working day, appropriate travel time will be incorporated within the job plan/PA allocation.
• Equity: the Trust is committed to ensuring that newly appointed consultants have equitable working conditions to established consultant colleagues within the department.

Please see the attached full job description for an example weekly timetable.

Essential person specification requirements

• Hold a current licence to practice from the GMC
• Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT / equivalent at time of interview or, provide GMC confirmed eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register.
• MB BS / MB ChB or equivalent
• MRCS
• FRCS Intercollegiate Specialty Examination (Plastic Surgery / General)
• FRCS Intercollegiate Specialty Examination (Plastic Surgery / General) Part 2, or evidence that this will be obtained prior to commencement.
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Evidence of independent clinical practice and demonstrable competence in oncoplastic breast surgery, including therapeutic mammoplasty and breast reconstruction.
• Demonstrable experience in the management of benign and malignant breast disease.
• Experience of working effectively within a multidisciplinary team and contributing to clinical decision-making.
• Demonstrates intelligent and analytical approach to problem solving.
• Good time management.

For the full Person Specification, including desirable criteria for the role, please refer to the attached document within the job description.

Contact information

Mr D Glassman, Clinical Lead; Consultant Breast Surgeon on 01924 542222, [e-mail]

Be part of MY team

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Our benefits

• Access to the NHS pension plan
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
• Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
• Extensive benefits and support, including:
• Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
• Home electronics scheme
• Cycle to work scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
• Car lease salary sacrifice scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
• Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
• Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
• Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
• Career progression, training and support

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