St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Applications are invited for a consultant oncoplastic breast surgeon for 8PAs. The appointee will join a team of three consultant breast surgeons, one consultant breast and endocrine surgeon, and one consultant endocrine surgeon. There is an established surgical team of four Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeons that provide the full range of surgical procedures for both benign and malignant breast disorders. This ranges from simple breast lesion excisions to more complex procedures, e.g., local pedicled flaps and immediate or delayed breast reconstructions, including free flap surgery. The Breast Service has developed close links with the Plastics team to offer immediate and delayed micro-surgical autologous breast reconstruction.
Breast cancer makes up 15% of the total Trust cancer activity and diagnoses over 600 new breast cancer cases a year. The current job plan is focused on delivering elective breast services through weekly outpatient, day surgery, and main Theatre sessions. The job does not attract a general surgery on-call commitment.
The appointee is expected to undertake teaching duties of undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff and other professional groups, to participate in research activities, and to play a full part in the clinical governance of oncoplastic breast surgery.
There is currently an additional 2PAs available for a fixed period only, funded by RMP, to support the Breast Pain Pathway.
Main duties of the job
The Breast Cancer Service offers diagnosis, surgery, and chemotherapy all on the St George's Hospital site. The service is co-located with the South West London Breast Screening Service and is part of a combined breast symptomatic and screening unit. The Breast symptomatic service provides a full range of oncoplastic surgical procedures for both benign and malignant breast disorders.
All breast referrals are seen within 2 weeks of referral and can be seen in any of the daily one-stop Breast Clinics that take place at St George's Hospital or weekly at QMH Roehampton. The diagnostic process is undertaken by a team of consultant breast surgeons, advanced nurse practitioners, breast diagnosticians, and surgical trainees. In addition to the traditional full consultation with an experienced diagnostician, this one-stop model of care provides imaging and biopsies on-the-day as well. The Breast service has an established Breast Cancer Multi-disciplinary Team. The Multi-disciplinary Team meets every Wednesday to discuss all newly diagnosed patients, patients undergoing treatment, and those with recurrent disease.
Dependent on the type, size, and staging of the tumour, treatment options for breast cancer will vary. There is collaborative care between specialists in breast surgery with expertise in reconstructive surgery, medical and clinical oncology, psychosocial treatment, and palliative medicine, as well as easy access to all principal treatment modalities.
About us
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Job responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities please see attached Job Description.
Please note, the JD for this post is pending Royal College approval.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
* Full registration and license to practice GMC
* Currently on the Special Register
* Higher professional qualification FRCS
* Experience in Breast Surgery with appropriate CCST
* Training the Trainer and training in Appraisal in practice
* Disability and quality awareness, Caring and professional attitude
* Completion of a relevant management course
* MD or PHD
* Published research papers/presentations
* Writing successful grant applications
Skills
* Ability to organise, prioritise, delegate and manage
* Ability to work productively in multidisciplinary teams
* Strong leadership skills and performance driven
* Ability to supervise junior medical staff
* Teaching and presentation skills
* IT Literate
* Understanding of modern medical curriculum and of learning assessment tools
Knowledge
* Excellent personal time management skills
* Ability to make clear and rational decisions
* Commitment to continuing professional development
* Awareness of own personal development needs
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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