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Job overview
Interviews are scheduled to take place on 14th September 2026.
We are looking to appoint a Senior Clinical Fellow to our innovative and ambitious Plastic surgery department which is expanding both clinically and academically in terms of number of consultants, workload and increasing sub-specialisation for a period of 6 Months from March 2027. This fellowship is approved by the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if we receive a high volume of applications or if there has been a change in organisational priorities.
Main duties of the job
Clinical workload:
- The Oncoplastic Breast Fellow post has been developed for the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire and referring breast units. This exciting and essential role affords opportunities for trainees interested in working with patients with acquired and congenital breast disease.
- The post holder will be responsible to the Plastic Surgery Consultant and will be involved in providing skills and expertise to breast and plastic surgeons. The post holder will attend the Breast oncology MDT, Oncoplastic MDT, Breast one stop clinics, breast surgery lists, plastic surgery operating lists and also gain experience in oncology and radiology. The post holder will work closely with the multi professional team to coordinate the pathway for reconstruction patients and be actively involved in the planning, execution and follow-up of microsurgical free tissue transfer. There will also be opportunities to participate and lead supervised and accredited research and audit programmes for this service.
Expected caseload:
- It is anticipated that between 50-100 breast reconstruction patients will require input from the Plastic Surgery team per year, and approximately 100 microsurgical procedures will be performed electively per year within the department at UHCW.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the details in the job description and person specification for further information.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Awareness of medical audit, medical education, current clinical and medical best practice.
- Understanding of the Clinical Governance process.
- Ability to lead, communicate, liaise and negotiate with others.
- Ability to organise and manage day to day duties
- Competent in basic information technology
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice
- Knowledge of clinical governance issues.
Desirable
- Further skills in information technology
- Undertaken complete audit cycle.
- Participated in completed clinical research projects
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of medical audit, medical education, current clinical and medical best practice.
- Understanding of the Clinical Governance process.
- Ability to lead, communicate, liaise and negotiate with others.
- Ability to organise and manage day to day duties
- Competent in basic information technology
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice
- Knowledge of clinical governance issues.
Desirable
- Further skills in information technology
- Undertaken complete audit cycle.
- Participated in completed clinical research projects.
Experience
Essential
- Clinical training and experience appropriate to level of training
- Awareness of multidisciplinary team working
Qualifications
Essential
- Meets all essential criteria
Desirable
- Meets all desirable criteria
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s values. (As detailed in UHCW’s behaviour framework – attached).
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This advert is for Senior Clinical Fellow - Oncoplastic Breast Surgery with University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust in Coventry, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor General Surgery role. The advertised salary is £67,325 Including on-call allowance. The contract type is 6 months (6-Month Fixed Term). The application deadline is 28 Jul 2026.
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