Consultant Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Breast Surgeon

Mid Yorkshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid Yorkshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking two full-time Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeons to join our innovative team. This role emphasizes providing high-quality care for patients with benign and malignant breast diseases, alongside a commitment to teaching and leadership within a supportive and dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Sufficient experience at Senior level to be placed on the Specialist Register.
• Fully accredited by college and acceptable to college representative.
• Experience in oncoplastic techniques like therapeutic mammoplasty and reconstruction.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality clinical service to patients with breast diseases.
• Support teaching and research activities of the team.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to junior staff.

Skills

Excellent clinical skills

Analytical problem-solving

Good time management

Education

MB BS / MB ChB or equivalent

MRCS

FRCS Intercollegiate Specialty Examination

Job description

An opportunity has arisen to appoint two full time (10 PA), Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon to join our innovative department at an exciting time in our Trusts 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

Were proud to say that our hard working, talented and dynamic workforce is our greatest asset, which strives for excellence every day, providing quality care and support to those who use our services.

Main duties of the job

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.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over half a 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.

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Job description
Job responsibilities

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust wishes to appoint X2 full time (10 PA) Consultant Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Breast Surgeon. This is a new post to join the existing team of four Consultant Breast Surgeons.

The Breast care team consists of 4 Consultant Surgeons 5 Consultant Radiologists, 3 Associate specialists, 1 Specialty Doctor, 2 Specialist Registrars, 8 Specialist Nurses, 3 Breast Pathologists, 2 Clinical Oncologists and 3 Medical Oncologists.

The Breast Service provides over 7000 outpatient appointments and over 500 operations per annum and has a local population of 500 000.

The Breast Unit hosts a weekly MDT meeting within an advanced technological facilities provided by the Dr Jacksons fund, which is attended by the surgeons, medical oncologists, clinical oncologist, pathologist, radiologists, radiographers, and breast care nurses, advanced radiology practitioners, Palliative care nurses, research nurses and MDT co-ordinator.

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

The main duties of the posts will include:

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.

Supporting Professional Activities in accordance with the Trust Framework, with at least a minimum of 1.5 SPAs included in the core 10PA timetable. Additional SPA or DCC time may be commissioned in line with the skills of the successful candidate and changing requirements of the service.

- Examples may include formal teaching responsibilities or departmental leadership roles

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Sufficient experience at Senior level in to be placed on the Specialist Register.
• Computer literate.
• Fully accredited by college and acceptable to college representative.
• Clinical Training and experience in oncoplastic breast surgery equivalent to that required of a UK CCST. Statement regarding appropriate training and experience including that relating to a specialist interest. Excellent clinical skills and substantial experience of benign and malignant breast conditions
• Experience in oncoplastic techniques such as therapeutic mammoplasty and reconstruction
• Excellent practical skills in the full range of breast clinical problems
• Good understanding of the management of breast disease

Desirable

• Specific educational interests and evidence of educational ideas or project work.
• Evidence of ongoing CPD
• Completion of oncoplastic fellowship

Qualifications
Essential

• MB BS / MB ChB or equivalent
• MRCS
• FRCS Intercollegiate Specialty Examination (Plastic Surgery / General) Part 1 by closing date of applications
• FRCS Intercollegiate Specialty Examination (Plastic Surgery / General) Part within 6 months from the appointment

Desirable

• Postgraduate academic degree
• College Fellowship
• Completion of an Oncoplastic Fellowship

Management Skills
Essential

• Demonstrates intelligent and analytical approach to problem solving.
• Good time management

Desirable

• Possess good organisational and personal management skills

GMC Registration
Essential

• Please state full GMC number.
• Hold a current licence to practice from the GMC
• Be eligible to work in the UK

Desirable

• Entry on GMC Specialist Register or, be within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview or, provide GMC confirmed eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register

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