# Consultant in Breast Surgery > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-breast-surgery/b98e96e7-cc98-4d5c-9b95-b1d38629f777 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-breast-surgery/b98e96e7-cc98-4d5c-9b95-b1d38629f777.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** St Helens Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** General Surgery - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-06T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-22T13:10:52.711Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/St_Helens/Mersey_West_Lancashire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Breast_Surgery/Breast_Surgery-v8134520 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8134520?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sthk.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This post is for a Consultant in Breast Surgery. This is a whole-time post offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Surgeon to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. Applicants are required to hold Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (UK or equivalent qualifications), to be fully registered with the General Medical Council, and to be on the Specialist Register or due to obtain their CCT within six months of the date of interview. Interviews will take place on Monday 7th December 2026. ### Main duties of the job MWL wish to appoint a full-time Consultant Breast Oncoplastic Surgeon. The new appointee will join a team of four Consultants and one Associate Specialist working at consultant level providing a one stop service in a screening and symptomatic nationally recognised unit. The Trust sees over 7000 referrals and continues to grow, seeing over 10,000 outpatients and we operate on over 300 cancers. Direct Clinical Care (DCC – 7.5) will include the following: - Outpatient Clinics (symptomatic, screening and oncoplastic) - Operating Sessions - Clinical Administration / Pre op and post op Ward Rounds - MDT There is no out of hours on call commitment with this post. Cover for Breast patients is provided on a daily rotational basis within the Breast team and any out-of-hour post op complications are dealt with by the team as a professional obligation to the patient. We work as a team and one would be expected to cover colleagues but any extra sessions covered over the 10 PA contract could be claimed for. Supporting Professional Activities (SPA 2.5) will include: - Audit - Mandatory Training - CPD - Teaching - Appraisal Research and activities serving the wider NHS is encouraged and hence we offer 2.5 SPAs which will be reviewed annually at the job planning meeting. SPA activities will be where possible be undertaken on site. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application. Advertising date: 22nd September 2026 Closing date: 6th November 2026 Shortlisting date: 9th November 2026 Proposed Interview date: 7th December 2026 Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Is up to date and fit to practice safely ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service - Ability to organise and manage patient priorities, surgical waiting lists and operating lists - Ability to manage and lead a surgical team **Desirable** - Experience of supervising PRHO’s and SHO’s - Evidence of formally supervising medical students, F1, F2, ACCS and specialist trainees - Evidence of relevant research e.g. presentations, publications in peer reviewed journals - Ability to teach clinical and operative skills upto SPR level ### Values **Essential** - We are kind - We are open - We are inclusive ### Knowledge **Essential** - Experience in Breast Oncology and Plastics - Clinical training and experience to manage, supervise and offer expert clinical opinion on patients presenting to Breast Clinic - Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems both emergency and elective within speciality - Fellowship and/ or advanced clinical experience in Level 2 Oncoplastic techniques ### Qualifications **Essential** - Full GMC registration and on Specialist Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview - Applicants that are UK trained, must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to provide evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT on successful application - MBBS or equivalent medical qualification - FRCS or equivalent medical qualification **Desirable** - MD/PHD or equivalent medical qualification ## Documents - [fr (pdf, 760.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10487246) - [jd (pdf, 792.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10540836) - [ps (pdf, 160.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10487244) - [staff benefits at mwl (pdf, 5.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2916) - [mwl recruitment journey (pdf, 884.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2902) - [important information for candidates (pdf, 128.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=663) - [helpful tips to complete your application form (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2901) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.