We are looking to appoint a substantive consultant breast surgeon with an interest in breast screening. The post holder will join a dynamic team of surgical colleagues in the breast care unit at Prince Phillip Hospital. This is a health board wide post with sessions at Prince Philip Hospital (Llanelli) and Withybush General Hospital (Haverfordwest) with screening and symptomatic responsibilities. A flexible approach to the needs of service is essential.
The post holder will deliver a quality breast service, working closely with colleagues from radiology and oncology.
This post comes during a period of Health Board-wide service reviews, including a comprehensive reconfiguration of services for General Surgery in West Wales.
Main duties of the job
1. To ensure the provision and delivery of a first-class clinical breast service to the population with a responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of breast disease.
2. To share the responsibility for the management of patients with breast disease.
3. To provide services to both symptomatic and screen detected patients.
4. To support the development and delivery of a subspecialty service in hospital and in the community.
5. To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty.
6. To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate.
7. To work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
8. To provide leadership for and participate with the development of postgraduate training for F1s, F2s, CTs, STs, SpRs, Speciality Doctors and other staff as appropriate.
The post holder will have core clinical expertise in breast disease diagnostics and management, experience and knowledge of running a subspecialty service and operate on patients with screen detected breast cancers. The post holder is expected to maintain their professional development for revalidation and promote evidence based clinical practice through audits.
About us
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales.
Job responsibilities
For full details of the role requirements please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for this vacancy.
A provisional job plan is included in the attached. Discussions around working pattern will take place during initial job planning, where preferences, requirements and options can be discussed and explored in full.
The successful candidate for this Consultant post will be eligible to hold an Honorary Academic title at a partner university on the understanding that they will participate in undergraduate teaching, including acting as an examiner, and support and facilitate research activities in an appropriate university faculty and school. They will take direction in these activities via the appropriate academic lead.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
* On Specialist Register/SpR due to obtain relevant CCT/CESR(CP) within 6 months of interview
* FRCS
* Valid Certified Advanced Life Support Skills
* Relevant Higher Degree e.g. MD; PhD; MSc
Clinical Experience
* Broad based experience in managing breast disease and breast screening
* Knowledge of UK hospital systems (or equivalent)
* Knowledge and participation in CPD
* Experience of NHS
* Wider experience, research and training in providing subspecialty service
* Evidence of above average performance
* Membership of the British Geriatric Society (BGS)
Clinical Governance
* Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
* Knowledge of risk management
Research
* Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence to improve clinical outcomes
* Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication
Teaching
* Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and junior doctors
* Organisation of further teaching programmes in medical education
* "Training the Trainers" experience
Management
* Knowledge of the management and structure of the NHS
* Evidence of management training
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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