Job summary
- Main area
- Breast Surgery
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 151-PPCON-01
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Parapet, Windsor
- Town
- Windsor
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon
Consultant
Job overview
Applications are invited for this new post, created to meet the increasing demands of breast service, in a friendly, forward-looking unit based at the East Berkshire Breast Diagnostic Centre site, Windsor (The Parapet). We are looking to appoint a high quality person to join a busy and innovative team of 3 Consultants. As a department we have clear goals to increase our profile in Clinical and Academic Oncoplastic Breast Surgery.
The appointment of this Consultant post would supplement the workload of existing Consultants in the area of core breast surgery. We intend to appoint a candidate who will particularly have an interest in the delivery of a breast cancer diagnostic service working closely with the rest of the team.
Applicants are required to be on the general GMC Register and either on the Specialist Register, or be within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview. There is no general surgery on call commitment. The department is willing to consider flexible working arrangements depending on the individual needs of the successful candidate.
Main duties of the job
- Undertake regular new patient and follow up clinics at The Parapet Breast Unit.
· Provide surgical treatment to patients with malignant benign breast disease at Wexham Park Hospital and Frimley Park Hospital when required.
· Preparation for and contribution to the weekly Breast Cancer Multi-Disciplinary Meetings
· Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of all breast disease
· To work closely with Breast multi-disciplinary team to manage the breast patients in their pathway.
· Teaching and training of Oncoplastic Fellows, intermediate grade and junior medical staff, nursing staff and medical students.
· Contribute to the future development of the joint working strategy of the Unit across Frimley Health NHS Trust
· To actively participate in both cross-site departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.
· To have responsibility for and actively participate in continuing professional development (CPD).
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Department of Breast Surgery is a member of the Surgical Directorate, well known in the region for providing excellent patient care as well as exceptional training for the specialist Fellows, registrars and junior doctors.
We are proud of our day case surgery service and the dedication to the GIRFT drive in maximising day case surgery. The department is keen to support innovation in this area and building on the regional block service that most patients receive, we have recently started ambulatory local anaesthetic infusion catheters to facilitate day case surgery for breast reconstructions.
Breast day case and in-patient surgery take place at Wexham Park and Frimley Park Hospitals supported by a clinically responsive ITU/HDU team. Including lists in the minor ops suite. The Radiology department provides excellent support and its facilities are in the process of being extended and refurbished. Magseed and MagTrace are used widely within the Trust as well as isotope scintigraphy for sentinel nodes.
The Department has a weekly site-specific local Cancer MDT and, in addition, we have a monthly cross-site Oncoplastic MDT with Plastic Surgery where interesting and complex non-cancer cases are discussed. There is a dedicated half-day teaching for juniors per week and Academic Half-Day once a month to discuss all current issues, as well as M & M. The department has a strong emphasis on clinical governance and has many audits on-going. The appointee will be expected to participate in all of these activities and lead some of them. We place an important focus on continuous professional development and will actively support you in the development and achievement of personal goals. We also aim to provide peer mentorship.
The Breast department at Parapet/Wexham works closely with our sister Breast Unit in the south of trust at Frimley Park Hospital. This is true particularly in the use of resources and delivery of care. Every other month there is an all day joint departmental clinical govenance, teaching and audit meeting for all consultants, juniors and BCNs.
The Frimley Breast department has close links with the London Deanery and we regularly host 1-2 rotating higher surgical trainees (ST3-7) on an annual basis, as well as two Oncoplastic Breast Fellows.
We currently have breast nurse practitioners who attend the cancer MDT and liaise closely with cancer patients. They are supported by the Macmillan Cancer Navigators and admin staff who also support the Self-Supported Management Pathway for discharged patients.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- FRCS or equivalent
- Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in Breast Surgery
- Possession of CCT or CESR or within 6 months of receipt at the date of interview
- MB ChB or Equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate qualification MSc, MD, PhD, MA, Masters in Education
- Recent published clinical research in peer reviewed journal
- Driving licence + Car
Specific competencies
Essential criteria
- Able to evaluate own clinical practice
- Able to demonstrate innovative thinking
- Be able to work effectively in a team
Experience
Essential criteria
- Training and experience in the management of breast disease
- Evidence of developing independent practise in advanced breast disease
- Understand the principles of Clinical Governance and demonstrate experience of evidence based practice
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates and operative skills to trainee specialists
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Isabella Karat
- Job title
- Breast Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 6132358
- Additional information
Mohamed Hanief- Parapet MDT lead - 07900640413
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