Specialist Grade Breast Clinician

NHS; Truro; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is seeking a GMC registered doctor to join the Breast Imaging Department at The Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust. This role involves key tasks like interpreting mammograms and conducting clinical assessments for symptomatic patients. The successful candidate will contribute to a dedicated breast unit focusing on both screening and treating breast disease, while also participating in continuous improvement and education within a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• GMC registered doctor required.
• Credential in breast disease management or relevant postgraduate qualifications.
• Minimum of 12 years medical work with 6 years in a relevant specialty.

Responsibilities

• Delivering screening and symptomatic breast imaging services.
• Participating in MDT meetings.
• Conducting audits and service improvement projects.

Skills

Independent clinical responsibility

Clinical audit experience

Teaching clinical skills

Research application

Teamwork

Education

GMC registration

Postgraduate qualifications in mammography

Job description

This is a post to work as a member of the Breast Imaging Department at The Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust, rated as Outstanding by the CQC.

This post forms part of a sustained development plan in Breast imaging to meet rising demand. The successful candidate will join a cohesive breast imaging team in a dedicated breast unit for symptomatic and screening services based at our Mermaid Centre - an outpatient unit dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of breast disease.

The successful candidate will be a GMC registered doctor and will have completed the RCR/ NBIA breast clinician training program with credentialling or demonstrate equivalent post graduate breast imaging qualifications along with relevant breast imaging experience.

Main duties of the job

As an integral member of the breast care team, the successful candidate will be involved in:

• Delivering screening and symptomatic breast imaging services including:
  • Interpretation of screening mammograms
  • New patient symptomatic clinics (including clinical and imaging assessment)
  • Screening assessment clinics
  • Intervention (predominantly image-guided intervention such as ultrasound and stereotactic guided core biopsy)
• Undertaking clinical examinations and formulating diagnostic pathway plans
• Participating in MDT meetings
• Communicating with the multidisciplinary team
• Undertaking audit and service improvement projects

About us

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of over 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 7,000 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.

It's established South West Clinical School in Cornwall exists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.

Job responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Right to work in the UK

For further information please visit:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation

We reserve the right to close this advert early.

We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GMC registered doctor
• Credential in breast disease management (NBIA, RCR), or; Postgraduate qualifications in mammography and breast ultrasound with relevant clinical experience

Clinical Experience

• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Ability to independently undertake all aspects of symptomatic breast work
• Completed a minimum of 12 years' medical work (either continuous period or in aggregate) since obtaining a primary medical qualification of which a minimum of six years should have been in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades - equivalent years' experience in a relevant specialty from other medical grades including from overseas will also be accepted
• Screening experience
• Breast MRI

Other Experience

• Experience of clinical audit
• Experience of teaching clinical skills to radiology registrars / trainees
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
• Publications in peer reviewed journals

Interpersonal Skills

• Ability to work in a team
• Enquiring, critical approach to work
• Caring and professional attitude to patients
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit

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.

Full-time,Part-time,Job share,Flexible working,Compressed hours