Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust; Colchester; On-site; GBP 76,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in the UK is seeking an experienced Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon to join their dynamic team. The successful candidate will provide high-quality oncoplastic breast surgery, support the cancer pathway, and contribute to teaching and research. This role offers a comprehensive clinical service with full-time commitment and is focused on enhancing breast surgical services for patient care across the Trust.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Flexible working options

27 days annual leave on commencement

Qualifications

• Applicants must be on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT.
• Trained in oncoplastic breast surgery with ability to support reconstruction services.
• Commitment to breast surgical services and clinical research.

Responsibilities

• Provide full-time support in delivering a first-class breast surgery service.
• Plan future development of breast cancer services with colleagues.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and clinical audits.

Skills

Oncoplastic breast surgery

Teamwork

Patient care

Education

CCT or equivalent (CESR)

Job description

Overview

An opportunity to join the Breast Services CDG at Colchester Hospital. East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) seeks to appoint a dynamic and experienced Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon to join our multi-disciplinary breast unit at the Colchester site.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality oncoplastic breast surgery, supporting the breast cancer pathway, and contributing to service development, teaching, and clinical research with commitment to breast surgical services across the Trust as required.

We are inviting applications for two Consultant Breast Surgeon roles (9 PA and 8 PA).

Applicants will have completed CCT or equivalent (CESR) and must be on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT.

Clinical responsibilities

The appointee will work at the Colchester Hospital site with the expectation of travel to Ipswich Hospital site as required. They will be responsible, in conjunction with colleagues, for planning the future development of these services. The consultant has a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and for the proper functioning of the department.

The post holder will provide full-time support in the delivery of a first-class breast surgery service. The appointee should be trained in oncoplastic breast surgery and be able to support an immediate and delayed breast reconstruction service as well as salvage breast surgery. Surgical work requires excellent teamwork to support all team members in their practice.

The new post holder will be expected to offer a full remit of breast surgery service, including outpatient and theatre lists, working collaboratively with colleagues. Outpatient clinics will be a mix of rapid diagnosis, follow-up, screening assessment results, surgical planning/reconstructive, family history and oncology clinics. A weekly cancer multidisciplinary team meeting and fortnightly oncoplastic MDT provide a forum for development of holistic management plans.

Service context

We are ESNEFT and provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. We offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services. Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we focus on reducing time delays for staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with the leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

What we offer and expectations

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, we want to hear from you. Find out about living and working here at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A.

For purposes of management and use of resources, the post holder will be accountable to the Clinical Director for Breast Services and Medical Director of Cancer and Diagnostics, working closely with the General Manager, and will ensure effective and efficient use of allocated resources. They will provide a comprehensive clinical service to consultant colleagues, clinical disciplines within the hospital, and local General Practitioners.

• Research activities, which are considered an inherent part of normal clinical duties, will be encouraged. Limited research funding may be available following successful application to the local research and development committee.
• The appointee will be responsible for the professional supervision and management of junior staff.
• The appointee will be expected to participate in postgraduate teaching of medical staff and undergraduates attached to the Trust and in the training of all grades of staff.
• The job includes elective breast surgery theatre sessions. There will be no emergency general surgery on-call commitment in this post. There will be a requirement to operate alongside plastic surgeons based at neighbouring trusts.
• The appointee will participate regularly in Clinical Audit within the department.
• Where agreed, work on behalf of NHS England such as domiciliary consultation or services provided by the authority for other agencies may be undertaken.
• The post holder may provide prospective cover for colleagues on a mutually agreed basis in respect of absence from duty and will cooperate within the Directorate Management framework.
• The post holder undertakes, exceptionally, to perform additional duties as directed by the Directorate.
• The post holder is responsible for ensuring that they meet the national requirements for Continuing Professional Development (CPD), both internal and external.

Note: This advert closes on Friday 3 Oct 2025.