Senior Clinical Fellow in Breast and Oncoplastic

3 weeks ago


Wigan, United Kingdom Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust is committed to designing and providing services that meet the needs of the local population of Wigan and Leigh and surrounding areas.

The Breast Care Services offer a comprehensive service across four hospital sites, the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wrightington Hospital, Leigh Infirmary and the Thomas Linacre Centre in Wigan town centre.

The Thomas Linacre Centre also hosts the Breast Screening Unit for Wigan and surrounding areas (Wigan Borough CCG, Central Lancashire CCG and a proportion of West Lancs CCG and both the Breast Symptomatic and Breast Screening Departments provide all aspects of the management of breast disease in line with, Improving Outcomes Guidance, NHS Cancer Plan (July 2000), Manchester Cancer Breast Pathway Board Guidelines and NICE guidelines.

Key results from the job holder

The appointee will be required to provide a comprehensive breast service and will be responsible for:
Working with the multidisciplinary team to provide a high quality oncoplastic breast service.

Providing clinical care and specialist advice to patients referred to them.

Participating in the management of patients with breast disease.

Working with colleagues to provide effective clinical leadership for all staff in the service.

Contributing to and participating in the development of the service

The appointee will gain wide clinical experience in both outpatients and theatre and will be expected to have clinical session commitments incorporating clinics, operating lists and a multi-disciplinary meeting. The post holder will have the ability and consultant support to carry out clinical research and audit.

The post will form part of Surgical Directorate of the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust.

The postholder will be expected to work with local managers and professional colleagues in the medical contribution to management. In particular, he/she must support the Clinical Director across the whole range of their managerial and administrative functions and share the responsibility for providing services within the resources allocated by the Trust. All facilities within the Trust will be available to the post-holder.

Subject to the provisions of the terms and conditions of service, he/she is expected to observe the Trust’s agreed policies on clinical matters, and to follow the Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions of the Trust. Where employees of the Trust are managed, he/she will be expected to follow the local and national employment and personnel policies and procedures.

Communications and Key Working Relationships

Clinical Governance

There is a structured programme for development of clinical governance within the Trust. There is a governance sub-committee, which is a sub-committee of the Trust Board chaired by the Medical Director. Within each directorate the clinical director carries responsibility for the development of governance within the directorate. This is delivered through a Service Improvement Team, incorporating leads for audit, clinical effectiveness, clinical risk, research and development and the client’s experience. The chair of clinical audit and effectiveness co-ordinates the production of an annual audit cycle from the directorates, emphasising multi-disciplinary teams and team working. The Trust is committed to continuous quality improvement and would expect all staff to embrace the tenets of clinical governance.

Continuing Medical Education

The Trust supports the requirements for continuing professional development (CPD) as laid down by the GMC and surgical colleges and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities.

Appraisal

The Trust has the required arrangements in place to ensure that all surgeons have an annual appraisal with a trained appraiser and supports surgeons going through the revalidation process.

Responsibility for Finance

To ensure efficient use of resources at all times.

Responsibility for Human Resources

To participate in Induction Programmes as required

To adhere to all Trust policies and procedure

Responsibility for Health & Safety

Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 - the post holder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards, and a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions



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