Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeons

Job overview

Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon with a responsibility in Breast Services for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The main focus of this Consultant post at the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is to maintain the Consultant surgeon membership of the specialist multidisciplinary breast team, which is located at the City Hospital Campus.

The post holder will be able to deliver a clinical service in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery. At the same time opportunities will be provided for continuous professional development and to encourage active participation in the joint lists and Oncoplastic forum / MDT.

Main duties of the job

The Breast Services activities are concentrated in two main areas: the symptomatic service for GP referred patients and the NHS Breast Screening Programme.  The Oncoplastic Breast Surgery service within Breast Services provides standard diagnostic and therapeutic surgery, as well as a comprehensive reconstructive surgery service (working closely with the Plastic Surgeons).  The Breast Service is multidisciplinary and includes, under a single management team, surgeons, radiologists, specialist nurses (breast care nurses and nurse practitioners) and ACP’s (advanced care practitioners), diagnostic radiographers, waiting list coordinators, MDT coordinators and administrative/clerical staff. We have long established and frequently reviewed clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For detailed description of main responsibilities refer to the Job Description document.

This service provided by Breast Specialty may provide across both campuses (with possible additional NHS commitments at independent sector sites), but the primary base is the City Hospital Campus.

The on-call commitment is currently 1:7 Elective activity is not cancelled during on call periods.