Job overview

Locum Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon with a responsibility in Breast Services for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

 The main focus of this Consultant post at the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is to maintain the Consultant surgeon membership of the specialist multidisciplinary breast team, which is located at the City Hospital Campus. 

 The post holder will be able to deliver a clinical service in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery. At the same time opportunities will be provided for continuous professional development and to encourage active participation in the joint lists and Oncoplastic forum / MDT.

Main duties of the job

The Breast Services activities are concentrated in two main areas: the symptomatic service for GP referred patients and the NHS Breast Screening Programme.  The Oncoplastic breast surgery service within Breast Services provides standard diagnostic and therapeutic surgery, as well as a comprehensive reconstructive surgery service (working closely with the Plastic Surgeons).  The Breast Service is multidisciplinary and includes, under a single management team, surgeons, radiologists, specialist nurses (breast care nurses and nurse practitioners) and ACP’s (advanced care practitioners), diagnostic radiographers, waiting list coordinators, MDT coordinators and administrative/clerical staff. We have long established and frequently reviewed clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. 

Working for our organisation

Every day, our teams at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) make a difference. We save lives, we improve lives and we usher in new life. We are proud to play a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of people in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and our surrounding communities.

With more than 18,000 colleagues, we are the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving more than 2.5m residents of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and a further four million people across the East Midlands and beyond.