Job summary
The Breast Unit in Oxford sees approximately 8,000 referrals per year with over 600 newly diagnosed patients with breast cancer. They are treated at the Cancer Centre at the Churchill Hospital, (which is also home to the NHS Breast Screening Programme), and at the Horton Hospital in Banbury. We have an enthusiastic multidisciplinary team with one stop clinics supported by 6 breast radiologists and 3 breast pathologists, medical and clinical oncologists, cancer genetics, plastic surgery and lymphoedema services. The fellow will be working under the supervision of 6 consultants (3 are part-time). The unit provides a full range of Oncoplastic breast surgery service in collaboration with the plastic surgery team, who provide a free-flap reconstruction service.
Main duties of the job
1. Elective: The post holder's duties will be across the various hospitals in the Trust. The post-holder will work predominantly on the Breast Unit as a senior fellow. The successful candidate will have regular access to operating lists, with exposure to the complete range of oncoplastic procedures; oncoplastic and results clinics for training in various aspects of planning and counselling patients for their appropriate oncological and reconstructive procedures. The post holder will be expected to provide support to the diagnostic and follow-up clinics.
2. Research & Audit: The successful candidate will be expected to engage in the research and audit activities of the department.
3. Teaching: Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust is a teaching hospital Trust, and the post holder will be required to participate in programmes for teaching clinical students, training junior doctors and in clinical examinations. The post-holder's contribution to teaching, training, and research will be included in the regular job plan review.
4. Clinical Governance: The post-holder will participate in clinical governance activities, including clinical audit, clinical effectiveness, risk management, quality improvement activities as required by the Trust, Health Authorities, and external accrediting bodies.
5. Personal and Professional Development: The post-holder will be required to keep himself/herself fully up-to-date with their relevant area of practice and to be able to demonstrate this to the satisfaction of the Trust.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
Job description
Job responsibilities
TITLE OF POST: Oncoplastic Fellow in Breast Surgery
GRADE: Clinical Fellow
HOURS: Full time (not approved for training)
ACCOUNTABLE TO: Clinical Lead
DURATION: 12 months
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
* MBBS or equivalent
* Higher degree in Surgery (FRCS) with special interest in Breast Surgery (or equivalent)
* GMC
Desirable
* Higher Degree (Research)
Experience
Essential
* At least 1 year of training in breast surgery at registrar level
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
* Experience of routine clinical audit
* Leadership skills
Desirable
* Experience of teaching medical undergraduates and postgraduates
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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