Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust; Nuneaton and Bedworth; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon to join their breast care unit. This full-time position involves providing comprehensive surgical services, managing outpatient clinics, and ensuring high-quality patient care. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in breast surgery, a strong commitment to patient care, and the ability to work effectively within a team. Applicants should possess relevant qualifications and be registered with the GMC.

Benefits

On-site nursery

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible working

In-house training and development

Subsidised restaurant

Qualifications

• Clinical training and experience in Breast Surgery.
• Ability to take independent responsibility for clinical care.
• Training/competence in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive breast surgical service.
• Manage outpatient priorities and surgical waiting lists.
• Participate in professional audit and continuing professional development.

Skills

Clinical training and experience in Breast Surgery

Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities

Ability to teach clinical and operative skills

Proven research ability including publications

Education

FRCS or equivalent

Full GMC registration

Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register

Member of the Royal College of Surgeons

Job description

Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon

Position type: Permanent; 10 sessions per week; Salary: £109,725 - £145,478 per annum; Closing Date: 7th December 2025; Interview Date: 6th January 2026.

This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly, including your Junk and SPAM areas.

A great and friendly place to work – bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day. We welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community. #JoinTeamEliot

Overview

The main purpose of this post is to support the Directorate of Surgery and the Trust in maintaining the delivery of a high‑quality service, ensuring the patients of North Warwickshire have access to Oncoplastic Breast Surgery in a timely manner.

The prospective candidate will be part of the breast care unit team consisting of two consultants and one Specialty Doctor. We are ably supported by Radiologists and oncologists from UHCW (we are part of Coventry and Warwickshire Breast screening unit). We have a workload of 170 breast cancers in a year. We have excellent co‑operation from Plastic surgeons from our local tertiary centre and neighbouring trust (UHCW) for complex reconstructions. Clinical commitments will include provision of new patient assessment clinics, one‑stop, results clinics, follow‑up clinics, MDT and theatre.

Main duties of the job

• Provide a comprehensive breast surgical service. Oncoplastic breast surgical experience is essential. Provide outpatient clinics (new patient, results and specialist oncoplastic clinics) and undertake elective surgical lists in breast surgery. Potential for increasing operating sessions to include Saturdays in the future.
• Post‑operative care of patients is coordinated via the Breast Surgery Team, ensuring that appropriate management and care is provided to all patients under the Breast Surgery Specialty.
• Out of Hours on call service is provided by the general surgery on call rota. A Surgical Assessment Unit is available 7 days per week for emergency access for patients.

Clinical duties

• Diagnosis and treatment of patients, continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation and training of your staff.
• Diagnosis and treatment of patients occupying accommodation made available under section 58, 65, and 66 of the National Health Act 1977, in so far as such patients have not made private arrangements for such treatment under section 65(2) of the Act.

About us

George Eliot Hospital’s vision is to excel at patient care and deliver high quality, safe and responsive services through inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values. Our values are:

• Effective Open Communication
• x‑cellence and safety in everything we do
• Challenge but support
• Expect respect and dignity
• Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits include on‑site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle‑to‑work scheme, flexible working, in‑house training and development, the ability to buy and sell annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous on‑site parking.

Person Specification

Experience and Knowledge – Essential

• Clinical training and experience in Breast Surgery
• Ability to offer expert opinion in a range of problems covering elective and emergency problems within the specialty
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Training/competence in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
• Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities, surgical waiting lists and operating lists
• Ability to manage and lead a team

Desirable

• Clinical training and experience to that required for gaining UK CCST in Breast Surgery

Qualifications and Professional Training – Essential

• FRCS or equivalent
• Full GMC registration
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register
• Member of the Royal College of Surgeons
• Eligible to work in the UK

Desirable

• CCT (or CESR) in General Surgery

Skills and Abilities – Essential

• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
• Experience of supervising junior medical staff
• Ability to teach clinical and operative skills
• Ability to apply research outcomes to the clinical and surgical problems
• Proven research ability including publications in peer‑reviewed journals

Desirable

• Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
• Ability to supervise under‑ or post‑graduate research

Personal Qualities – Essential

• Ability to work in a team
• Positive interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GP's, nurses and other stakeholders
• Commitment to continuing medical education
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
• Professional integrity and respect for others: capacity to take responsibility for own actions and demonstrate a non‑judgmental approach towards others. Displays honesty, integrity, awareness of confidentiality and ethical issues.
• Knowledge of principles of audit and clinical governance: capacity to be alert to dangers or problems, demonstrates awareness of good decision making, aware of own limitations, track record of engaging in clinical governance, reporting errors, learning from errors. Completion of at least one audit and evidence of conducting an audit or presented/published an abstract.

Job description & responsibilities

You will be expected to work with local managers and professional colleagues in the efficient running of services, observe Trust policies, follow standing orders and financial instructions, manage junior staff, oversee training of doctors in training, participate in professional audit and continuing professional development, comply with GMC registration, participate in a CPD programme, engage in job planning, regular medical audit and annual appraisal, maintain high‑quality service, contribute to teaching programme, manage financial responsibilities within departmental budget and consider higher managerial roles such as Clinical Lead for Breast Surgery.