Locum Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon

The Methodist Church in Britain; Stanton Hill; On-site; GBP 82,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Nottinghamshire seeks a locum consultant for oncoplastic breast surgery for four months. The post covers prevention, diagnosis and treatment with oncoplastic procedures, plus on-call duties and supervision of junior staff.

Applicants should have two years in an oncoplastic unit and be eligible for the GMC Specialist Register. Teaching, audits and service development are integral to the role.

Qualifications

• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register, or eligible for entry within six months of CCT.
• Success in the Intercollegiate Specialty Examination (FRCS) or equivalent.
• Oncoplastic breast surgery training and experience equivalent to a UK CCST.

Responsibilities

• Provide a service covering prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness and the functioning of the department.
• Focus clinical work on oncoplastic breast surgery and perform planned surgery and clinics as required.
• Take part in out-of-hours work and consultant on-call rota where applicable.
• Supervise and manage junior medical staff and contribute to education locally and nationally.
• Engage in clinical governance, CPD, audits and budget compliance as needed.
• Work flexibly across two sites and take on special interests.

Skills

Teaching

Leadership

IT skills

Team supervision

Education

GMC Specialist Register eligibility

FRCS or equivalent

Job description

This is a four-month locum fixed-term consultant post in oncoplastic breast surgery with Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based at King's Mill Hospital. The work covers the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of breast illness, with oncoplastic procedures at its centre, alongside on-call duties, cover for colleagues and supervision of junior doctors. The role is split across two sites, with planned surgery and clinics possible at Newark Hospital, and it sits within an existing multidisciplinary breast team. Applicants need at least two years in an oncoplastic unit and eligibility for the GMC Specialist Register.

What the job involves

• Provide a service covering the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness and the proper functioning of the department
• Focus clinical work on oncoplastic breast surgery
• Carry out planned surgery and outpatient clinics at Newark Hospital where required
• Take part in out-of-hours work, including the consultant on-call rota where applicable
• Cover colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences
• Supervise and manage junior medical staff, following local employment and HR policies
• Carry out teaching, examination and accreditation duties, and contribute to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education locally and nationally
• Take part in medical audit, clinical governance and CPD, attending mandatory audit and governance meetings
• Manage budgets where appropriate and comply with standing orders and standing financial instructions
• Work flexibly across two sites within the department
• Take on responsibilities relating to a special interest
• Carry out any other reasonable duties expected of a consultant

What’s required

Qualifications

• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register, or eligible for entry or within six months of CCT at interview
• Success in the Intercollegiate Specialty Examination (FRCS) or equivalent

Experience

• Oncoplastic breast surgery training and experience equivalent to a UK CCST, including at least 2 years in a unit providing the full range of oncoplastic procedures
• Substantial experience of benign and malignant breast conditions, with a good understanding of their management
• Excellent practical skills across the full range of breast clinical problems
• Evidenced experience in volume displacement, volume replacement and implant-based reconstruction
• Evidence of participation in change projects

Skills & knowledge

• Demonstrable ability as a teacher, with evidence of training for the role
• Experience of supervising junior medical staff
• Ability to convert research evidence into clinical practice
• Ability to organise and manage clinical workload
• Leadership skills to take forward service developments
• Computing and IT skills

Other

• Communication skills, with excellent language competency, to work with team members, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
• Ability to work under pressure, be flexible and considerate, take responsibility, make decisions and exert appropriate authority
• Ability to see patients as people, empathise and work co-operatively with others

Nice to have

• Postgraduate thesis
• MD, MSc or MMEd (higher degree)
• Completed oncoplastic fellowship programme or equivalent experience
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals
• Willingness to take on additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national level