Senior Oncoplastic Clinical Fellow in Breast Surgery

NHS; Burton upon Trent; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is looking for a Senior Oncoplastic Clinical Fellow to join their Breast Team, covering a 12-month period starting April 2026. Candidates must have at least two years' experience in surgery, including six months in breast surgery. This position offers opportunities for professional development and teaching. Closing date for applications is October 14, 2025.

Benefits

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years' experience in surgery, with at least 6 months in breast surgery.
• Full GMC registration with a license to practice at the time of application.

Responsibilities

• To maintain the highest clinical standards in the management of Breast Service.
• To actively participate in continuing medical education (CME).
• Teaching and training of junior staff and medical students.

Skills

Relevant specialty clinical knowledge

Evidence of teaching clinical skills

Experience in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery

Education

MBBS / MBChB or equivalent

MRCS or equivalent higher qualification

Life Support Qualifications - Advanced Life Support

Job description

Senior Oncoplastic Clinical Fellow in Breast Surgery

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Clinical Fellow to join the Breast Team at UHDB as a Senior Oncoplastic Clinical Fellow. This is an appointment to cover a 12-month period commencing 1st April 2026. The closing date is 14 October 2025.

Applicants should have a minimum of two years' experience in Surgery (not including Foundation Years) of which 6 months must be Breast Surgery. Possession of the MBBS, plus full GMC registration with Licence to Practise at the time of application is essential.

Main duties of the job

The elective work involves daily ward rounds, time-tabled sessions for theatre and outpatient clinics and multidisciplinary team meetings. Whilst it is not yet a recognised training post, this post is well supervised and there are opportunities to learn and develop skills.

The post will primarily cover services at Queen's Hospital, Burton with some additional responsibilities at Royal Derby Hospital.

There is no on-call commitment with this post.

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Job responsibilities

• An interest in further developing Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
• Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of Breast Service
• To share with colleagues responsibility for the day-to-day running of the Breast Service
• Teaching and training of junior staff, medical student
• To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit
• To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME)

Person Specification

Qualifications and Eligibility

• MBBS / MBChB or equivalent
• MRCS or equivalent higher qualification
• Life Support Qualifications - Advanced Life Support
• Full GMC Registration with a license to practice at time of application
• Additional higher medical/scientific degree relevant to the specialty

Clinical Knowledge and Skills

• Completed at least four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis). At least six months must be in Breast Surgery
• Relevant specialty clinical knowledge
• Up to date clinical knowledge in the relevant specialty & evidence of an understanding of its application
• Experience in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery

Teaching Experience

• Evidence & experience of supervising and teaching resident doctors and medical students
• Ability to & experience of teaching clinical skills
• Any teaching courses or qualifications

Audit/Research Experience

• Evidence and ability to assess & apply evidence-based research into everyday clinical practice
• Experience of formal presentations

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.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust