Consultant in Breast Surgery

2 weeks ago

Worcester, Worcestershire, United Kingdom Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking to recruit a Consultant in Breast Surgery. Successful candidates will join a team of six experience breast consultant surgeons. The post will have a special interest in Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery. The Directorate provides services across 3 hospital sites within the county of Worcestershire.

As a Trust we are actively involved in developing the training program for students from the Three Counties Medical School based in Worcester which opens in September 2023. We look forward to establishing links with the new Medical School in addition to well-established relationships with the University of Birmingham and the University of Warwick. As part of the Consultant Advisory Appointment Committee, shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide a 5 minute presentation on the topic: How would you enhance Breast Cancer services in Worcestershire. We have a Face-to-Face AAC scheduled for the 08/07/2024.This job description is currently pending Royal College approval and any recommendations will be amended. Interested candidates are invited to contact Mr Ben Wild, Clinical Director for Breast Services or Ms Reena Shah Breast Cancer MDT lead by email to Ms Jessica Bryant at to discuss the opportunity. Main duties of the job The post holder will be expected to provide consultation and advisory services to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on two sites. The post holder will develop close collaborative links with Clinicians working in his/ her area of specialist expertise and work to develop services to patients in these areas to the highest standard, according to departmental protocols and guidelines. The post holder will take part in departmental and multi-disciplinary audit programmes in addition to undertaking individual audit. Participation is required in the Departmental Clinical Governance Programme. The post holder will participate in regular clinical meetings, post graduate activities and maintain continuing medical education in accordance with the requirements of the relevant Royal College and General Medicine Council. The post holder will ensure their own practice is up to date and they support the principles of revalidation by the GMC. The Worcester Breast Unit participates in the training of Health Education West Midlands trainees and the post holder will be expected to participate in supervising trainees in both the outpatient and theatre settings. About us Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this. Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond. The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them. We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do. Our objectives are simple:
  • Best services for local people
  • Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
  • Best use of resources
  • Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer. Job description
Job responsibilities This job description, together with the job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director, on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.
  • A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.
  • The post-holder will be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised in due course.
  • The post-holder will provide support to the A& E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.
  • The post-holder will provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

  • Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in Breast.
  • Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
  • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
  • Expertise in sub-specialty

Management and Administrative Experience
Essential

  • Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
  • Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
  • Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities
  • Ability to manage and lead the specialty firm and multi-disciplinary team
  • Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit

Desirable

  • Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate
  • Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making

Teaching Experience
Essential

  • Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines
  • Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates

Desirable

  • Ability to supervise postgraduate research

Personal Attributes
Essential

  • Ability to work in a team
  • Enquiring, critical approach to work
  • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
  • Commitment to Continuing Medical Education

Desirable

  • Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels

Other requirements
Essential

  • An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues
  • Able to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 30 minutes when on call

Qualifications
Essential

  • Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise.
  • Entry on Specialist Register in Breast (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date)
  • Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or overseas equivalent

Desirable

  • Higher degree

Research Experience
Essential

  • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
  • An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiative

Desirable

  • Publications in relevant peer- reviewed journals in the last 5 years
  • Evidence of having undertaken original research

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