Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon

NHS; Burton upon Trent; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Burton upon Trent seeks an experienced Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon for a full-time post. You will provide specialized surgical care to patients while training and supervising junior medical staff. The ideal candidate must possess the FRCS and be eligible for GMC registration. This role involves participation in audits, management of clinical activities, and contribution to medical education. Join us to deliver exceptional care in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Qualifications

• Experience in oncoplastic breast surgery is mandatory.
• Eligible for GMC specialist register within 6 months of CCST.
• Ability to manage and lead junior medical staff.

Responsibilities

• Provision of Breast Surgical service to the local population.
• Supervise trainee medical staff and carry out teaching duties.
• Participation in medical audits and CPD activities.

Skills

Trained in oncoplastic breast surgery

Good interpersonal skills

Effective communication

Education

Possession of FRCS

GMC registration and licence

Completion of Oncoplastic Fellowship

Postgraduate qualification in breast surgery

Job description

Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon

The closing date is 16 January 2026

This is an opportunity for a full time substantive post in the Breast Team as a Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon. This post will be working across UHDB in the Royal Derby Hospital and Queen's Hospital Burton. The post holder must have experience in oncoplastic breast surgery.

Main duties of the job

Provision of a Breast Surgical service to the population of Burton and South Derbyshire, including parts of South Staffordshire and North West Leicestershire.

Responsibility for the continuing care and treatment of patients in your charge and personal performance of clinical duties as agreed in your job plan, allowing for all proper delegation to and teaching of trainee staff.

Cover for consultant colleagues annual leave and other authorised absence, including care of patients and supervision of trainee doctors (a minimum of 6 weeks' notice must be given for all leave requests).

Responsibility for the professional supervision, training, and management of trainee medical staff, carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to postgraduate and continuing medical education activity locally and nationally as appropriate.

Participation in medical audit under local arrangements, the Trust's Clinical Governance processes and in CPD.

Involvement in research and supervision of trainees in audit / research.

Where it is agreed between the parties, work on behalf of the Trust such as domiciliary consultations, or services provided by the Trust for other agencies, e.g. the prison service.

Participation in Medical Student Teaching Programmes and Examinations.

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff

Job responsibilities

Provisional assessment of Programmed Activities in Job Plan:

Direct Clinical Care: 8.5 PAs on average per week

Supporting Professional Activities: 1.5 PAs on average per week

The Breast Service run an annualised job plan, and consultants rotate through clinical sessions. The job plan demonstrates a typical week, but consultants are expected to work flexibly and to deliver clinical sessions at both Queens Hospital Burton and Royal Derby Hospital.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Possession of FRCS
• GMC registration and licence to practice at time of application
• Eligible for entry onto GMC specialist register within 6 months of Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST)
• Eligible to reside and work in the UK
• Completion of Oncoplastic Fellowship
• Further postgraduate qualification relevant to breast surgery

Clinical Experience

• Trained and experienced in oncoplastic breast surgery

Management and Administrative Experience

• Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities/theatre lists
• Experience of MDT co-ordination and management
• Experience of audit
• Ability and willingness to work within the trust and NHS performance framework and targets
• Ability to manage and lead junior medical staff

Teaching Experience

• Experience of and commitment to teaching undergraduates and postgraduates
• Ability to innovate and develop new technology/methods where appropriate
• Ability to teach clinical skills
• Ability to take part in the induction and appraisal of junior medical staff

Research and Experience

• Supervise postgraduate research
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
• Publications in peer reviewed journals

Other Attributes

• Evidence of team working
• Good interpersonal skills
• Effective communication
• Commitment to continuing medical education and requirements of clinical governance

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.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust