Job summary
The Breast Surgery Department in Hull is the Breast Cancer Centre for the Humber and Yorkshire Coast Cancer Network.
The department is based in a modern purpose built unit at the Castle Hill Hospital (CHH) site and is one of the busiest in the country, diagnosing and treating over 500 new breast cancers per year. Within this unit all symptomatic and screening patients are assessed on a multidisciplinary basis. Incorporated within the unit, in addition to the outpatient facilities there are radiology facilities, a meeting room for multidisciplinary team working and office space. All in-patient facilities are based on the Castle Hill site.
Main duties of the job
The position of Trust Grade Doctor in Breast Surgery working at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust will based predominantly at Castle Hill Hospital (CHH) based on a twelve month fixed contract.
The successful candidate will join a hardworking and forward thinking Clinical team led by Mr Brendan Wooler. A wide range of opportunities will be provided to the successful candidate including outpatient clinic and theatre (inpatient and day case) working across a Monday - Friday weekly timetable, also including MDT participation.
About us
Hull University Teaching Hospitals is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £ billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites, are Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH and Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLaG.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated. To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on this advertised post please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification.
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
1. oFull Registration with the GMC
Qualifications and Training
Essential
2. oMRCS(UK) or equivalent qualification
3. oValid ALS certificate
Desirable
4. oPostgraduate degree: MD, PhD
5. oPostgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training
Clinical Experience
Essential
6. oAbility to offer sound clinical opinion on range of acute medical conditions
7. oAbility to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
8. oAbility to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
9. oAbility to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
Desirable
10. oAbility to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery
Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential
11. oExperience of supervising junior medical staff
12. oCommitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
13. oEvidence of participation in audit
14. oAbility to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
Desirable
15. oEvidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit
16. oExperience of teaching/ training in clinical courses IMPACT Course, Faculty, ALS Instructor, ALERT Instructor
17. oOriginal peer-reviewed research publications
Personal Attributes
Essential
18. oAbility to work flexibly in a changing health service
19. oExcellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
20. oAbility to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
21. oWillingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
Desirable
22. oAbility to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines