Locum Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon

Forest Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a full-time Locum Fixed Term Consultant in Breast Surgery, based at the King’s Mill Hospital, Sutton-in-Ashfield. The post emphasizes oncoplastic breast surgery with a requirement of 2 years’ oncoplastic unit experience.

The appointee may work at Newark Hospital within the trust, joining a multidisciplinary Breast Service for North Nottinghamshire, Mansfield, Ashfield and Newark districts. Flexibility across two sites is expected.

Qualifications

• 2 years experience in an oncoplastic unit.
• Willing to work across two sites (Sutton in Ashfield and Newark).
• Experience supervising junior medical staff and participating in teaching/education activity.

Responsibilities

• Provide a service to Sherwood Forest Hospitals with responsibility for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness.
• Out-of-hours responsibilities, including participation in Consultant on-call rota where applicable.
• Cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences.
• Take on any special interest as required.
• Supervise junior medical staff and ensure HR policies are followed.
• Teach, examine and contribute to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education activities.

Skills

Oncoplastic breast surgery

Job description

A full time 10PA Locum Fixed Term Consultant in Breast Surgery for Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based at the King's Mill Hospital, Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire is required. This post will be focussed on oncoplastic breast surgery and as such the candidate must have proven 2 years experience in an Oncoplastic unit . The post holder may also be required to undertake planned surgery and outpatient clinics at Newark Hospital which is also part of the trust. The appointee will join an existing multi-disciplinary team providing a comprehensive Breast Service to central North Nottinghamshire and, in particular, the residents of Mansfield, Ashfield and Newark Districts. The post holder will demonstrate a wide range of skills and will be required to work flexibly within the department and across two sites. The successful candidate will be expected to be aware of local policies and procedures and comply with the standing orders and standing financial instructions of this Trust. In particular, where the consultant manages employees of the Trust, he/she will be expected to observe local employment and personnel policies and procedures., The over-riding purpose is to support the provision of the highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.

• Provision of a service to Sherwood Forest Hospitals, with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness, and the proper functioning of the department.
• Out-of-hours responsibilities, including participation in Consultant on-call rota where applicable.
• Cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences.
• Any responsibility which relates to a special interest.
• Professional supervision and management of junior medical staff including the observance of local employment and human resource policies and procedures.
• Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education activity, locally and nationally.
• Participating in medical audit, the Trust's Clinical Governance processes and in CPD - CPD is provided in job plans and attendance at audit and other governance meetings is mandatory.
• Managerial, including budgetary responsibilities where appropriate and compliance with standing orders and standing financial instructions of the Trust.
• Any other duties which may be required from time to time which are reasonable regarded to be part of the role of a consultant.
  Sherwood Forest Hospitals is an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust providing acute and community healthcare services for 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark, Sherwood and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. We are working closely with partners in health and social care through the Mid Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Partnership to take collective responsibility for managing resources, delivering NHS standards, and improving the health of the population we serve.

We put the patient at the centre of everything that we do, and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically led organisation.