Senior Clinical Fellow in Breast Services

Swansea Bay University Health Board; Swansea; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health board in Swansea seeks a Senior Clinical Fellow to join their Breast Surgery Department. The role involves supporting breast diagnosis and treatment across three hospital sites, with no out-of-hours commitments. Ideal candidates should have relevant qualifications and clinical experience. This position offers competitive salary and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• 4 years post qualification experience with 2 years in breast surgery.
• Competent in CPR, infection control, and history taking.
• Participation in clinical audit and understanding of governance.
• Experience in research and teaching medical undergraduates.

Responsibilities

• Support breast diagnosis and treatment at multiple hospital sites.
• Conduct new patient breast clinic and theatre work.
• Perform ward rounds and support Breast Care Nurses.
• Participate in professional activities and attend Breast MDT.

Skills

Clinical experience

Willingness to teach

Ability to communicate in English

Motivational skills

Evidence of leadership attributes

Education

MB/BS or equivalent

Full GMC Registration

MRCS or equivalent

Advanced Life Support Certificate

Job description

Senior Clinical Fellow in Breast Services

Do you share our Health Board values; Caring for each other; Working together; Always improving? If so, we would love for you to come and work for Swansea Bay University HB.

The successful applicant will join our Breast Surgery Department in a role focused exclusively on this specialty. This position does not include any out-of-hours on-call commitments, with working hours set between 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Monday to Friday.

The role is to support the delivery of breast diagnosis and treatment in the Swansea Bay University Teaching Hospital Breast Service. The role will have a mix of theatre, outpatient and ward work.

The schedule for this role will be flexible, combining fixed sessions with opportunities to cover leave, participate in training, and develop advanced skills in breast surgery, breast surgical oncology, or oncoplastic breast surgery. Specific training objectives will be agreed upon at the start of the post.

Breast surgery takes place across the Health Board's three hospital sites at Singleton, Neath Port Talbot and Morriston, and the successful candidate will need to work at all three sites, but will be based at Singleton Hospital.

Main duties of the job

A typical working week for the Middle Grade clinical fellow involves.

• New patient breast clinic including assessing breast emergencies

  2. Theatre (3 every week), between Singleton and Neath Port Talbot Hospital site and on occasion the Morriston Hospital site.

  3. Ward rounds (3 every week) between Singleton and Neath Port Talbot Hospital site, and occasionally Morriston Hospital

  4. Supporting the Breast Care Nurses and the Registrar in the Wound Clinic

  4. Supporting professional activities (1 every week)

  6. Attending Breast MDT (1 every week)

  The list is indicative of the workload however there will be flexibility to be arranged in discussion with the successful candidate and at the weekly timetable meeting. The successful candidate will need to have their own transport and be able to commute between all three hospital sites. There is no out of hours on call commitment with this post, although there will on occasion be early starts and late finishes, these will be compensated for by time in lieu

About us

Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.

The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University. Aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of South West Wales.

Swansea is Wales' second-largest city, and sits on the five-mile sweep of Swansea Bay. An ideal base for exploring South-West Wales, there is also much on offer for visitors in Swansea itself. Swansea has a range of shops, cozy cafes, great restaurants, art galleries as well as being able to offer good outdoor lifestyle with its beautiful coastline and beaches on the Gower Peninsula. Swansea also has excellent sporting facilities including the Wales National pool and liberty stadium home to the Ospreys and Swansea City football club.

Job responsibilities

For more details in relation to this post, please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification. These are available bilingually, in both English and Welsh.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MB/BS or equivalent
• -Full GMC Registration to cover the scope of employment
• -MRCS or equivalent
• Advanced Life Support Certificate from the Resuscitation Council UK or equivalent
• -Distinctions, Scholarships, prizes

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

• 4 years post qualification experience of which 2 years must be in a general or breast surgery post
• Competent in procedures e.g. CPR, infection control, physical examination, history taking etc
• Evidence of keeping professional knowledge and skills up to date
• Experience working at middle grade in a surgical speciality
• Previous breast surgery experience

CLINICAL GOVERNANCE

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit
• Comprehension of core philosophy and building blocks of clinical governance

RESEARCH

• Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal evidence
• Research degree Evidence in participation in research process and publication

TEACHING

• Willingness to teach medical undergraduates and postgraduates
• Training the trainer experience
• Organisation of further teaching programme in medical education

MANAGEMENT

• Ability to work flexibly in response to the changing needs of the service
• Evidence of leadership attributes
• Motivational skills

PERSONAL QUALITIES &OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Values and behaviours to mirror those of the Trust
• Able to communicate clearly in written and spoken English
• Own vehicle and license
• Ability to travel in a timely manner throughout the organisation.
• Able to work hours flexibly

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£46,324 to £71,814 a yearPer Annum, pro rata