General Practitioner with Extended Role (GPwER)-Breast Services

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Part time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced GPwER in Symptomatic Breast Assessment to join the Breast Service on a 12-month fixed-term, part-time basis.

The post will support delivery of symptomatic and USC breast services, one-stop clinics and the 28-Day Faster Diagnosis Standard, working with consultants, radiologists, nurses and admin staff to ensure timely diagnosis and high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• GMC-registered General Practitioner with relevant breast disease experience.
• Excellent communication skills and multidisciplinary team collaboration.
• Commitment to safe, high-quality patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment and management in symptomatic breast clinics.
• Support one-stop breast clinics and USC pathways.
• Contribute to 28-Day Faster Diagnosis Standard and capacity planning.
• Collaborate with surgeons, radiologists, nurses, and admin teams.
• Contribute to governance, audit, and quality improvement.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Education

GMC-registered General Practitioner

Job description

General Practitioner with Extended Role (GPwER)-Breast Services

NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried GP (Locum Consultant Pay)

Main area Breast Surgery Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Salaried GP (Locum Consultant Pay) Contract 12 months (Fixed term 12 months) Hours Part time - 2.5 sessions per week (2.5 PAs per week.) Job ref 321-SUWON-MS-8224098-S1

Site Churchill Hospital Town Oxford Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 14/09/2026 23:59

The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

Many of our recruitment programmes use values-based interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significance difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced General Practitioner with an Extended Role (GPwER) in Symptomatic Breast Assessment to join the Oxford University Hospitals Breast Service on a 12-month fixed-term basis.

The postholder will support the delivery of symptomatic and Urgent Suspected Cancer (USC) breast services, providing specialist assessment and management of patients within consultant-led pathways. Working as part of the multidisciplinary team, the GPwER will contribute to one-stop breast clinics and triple assessment services, helping to improve patient access, support delivery of the 28-Day Faster Diagnosis Standard and enhance pathway efficiency.

Working closely with Consultant Breast Surgeons, Radiologists, Breast Care Nurses and administrative teams, the successful candidate will assess, investigate and manage patients presenting with benign and symptomatic breast conditions, supporting timely diagnosis and high-quality patient-centred care.

This post forms part of an ongoing service improvement programme to increase weekday breast clinic capacity, reduce reliance on premium-cost weekend insourced activity and support a sustainable workforce model. The successful candidate will be a GMC-registered General Practitioner with relevant experience in breast disease, excellent communication skills and a commitment to delivering safe, high-quality care within a multidisciplinary breast service.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will work as part of the Oxford University Hospitals Breast Service, providing specialist assessment and management of patients attending symptomatic breast and Urgent Suspected Cancer (USC) clinics within agreed consultant-led pathways.

The role will support the delivery of one-stop breast and triple assessment clinics, helping to improve patient access, contribute to achievement of the 28-Day Faster Diagnosis Standard (FDS) and increase capacity within the core weekday service.

Working closely with Consultant Breast Surgeons, Breast Radiologists, Breast Care Nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team, the postholder will assess patients with breast symptoms, formulate management plans, arrange appropriate investigations and referrals, and communicate clinical outcomes effectively to patients and healthcare professionals.

The postholder will contribute to service development, clinical governance, audit and quality improvement activities, supporting the ongoing delivery of a high-quality, efficient and patient-centred Breast Service.

Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients