Specialist Clinical Fellow

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Frimley; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Frimley is seeking a breast surgeon dedicated to delivering high-quality diagnostic, excisional, and reconstructive breast surgery procedures. The role involves managing patient care, participating in multi-disciplinary meetings, and ensuring best practices in clinical governance. The organization emphasizes a healthy work-life balance and provides various training opportunities, aiming to be the best place to work in the NHS. This position is crucial for improving community health and wellbeing.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Flexibility in working hours

Qualifications

• Experience in diagnostic, excisional and reconstructive breast surgery procedures.
• Ability to manage breast patients effectively.
• Participation in clinical governance and audit.

Responsibilities

• Undertake regular clinics at Frimley Park Hospital.
• Contribute to weekly Breast Cancer Multi-Disciplinary Meetings.
• Collaborate with the breast multi-disciplinary team.

Job description

The breast surgeons offer a full repertoire of diagnostic, excisional and reconstructive breast surgery procedures. The team also offers the full complementary range of oncoplastic symmetrisation procedures such as reduction, augmentation, mastopexy as well as complex revisional procedures and lateral cheat wall perforator flaps. Private practice is also delivered on-site which gives additional opportunistic training in cosmetic procedures.

Responsibilities

• Undertake regular clinics at Frimley Park Hospital and sister sites
• Preparation for and contribution to the weekly Breast Cancer Multi‑Disciplinary Meetings
• Work closely with the Breast multi‑disciplinary team to manage the breast patients in their pathway.
• Actively participate in both cross‑site departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first‑class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work‑life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours. We do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Job Details

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Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand‑new £100m state‑of‑the‑art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future‑proofed, featuring on‑site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helping us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.