Consultant Breast Surgeon
The closing date is 16 April 2026
The successful candidate will be based at Blackpool Teaching Hospital working within a dedicated Breast Care Unit and within the Trust's Surgical Unit, comprising in‑patient and day‑case theatre and elective wards. The new appointee will join a team of two Breast surgeons to provide a comprehensive breast service for the Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre population. Approximately 3,400 referrals are received per annum with on average 280 cancers diagnosed.
There is a weekly Breast MDT meeting, which is attended by all the core members of the MDT.
The successful candidate will join a multi‑professional team based at Blackpool Victoria Hospital which includes 4 full‑time Breast Care Specialist nurses. Full secretarial support will be provided along with a designated desk in the Surgical office block.
The post holder will be employed by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The clinical commitments of this post will include responsibility for undertaking elective Breast surgery at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. The post holder will be expected to perform a range of Oncoplastic and Reconstructive breast procedures.
AAC Interview will take place on Monday 22nd December 2025.
Main duties of the job
Except in emergencies or where otherwise agreed with your clinical manager, you are responsible for fulfilling the duties and responsibilities and undertaking the programmed activities. Keep up to date with the developments in the specialty. It is expected that active consideration will be given to existing technologies in terms of cost effectiveness. In addition, the use of the new techniques where they can be justified clinically will be encouraged. Conforming to “state of the art” advances will ultimately depend on other priorities within the total unit. Contribute to post‑graduate and continuing medical education. The Trust supports the requirement of CME/CDP as laid down by the Royal College of Surgeons and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities.
Objectives: Agreed personal objectives will form part of individual job plans. Objectives will be set out in clear and transparent terms and will be agreed with an individual’s clinical manager. Objectives are not contractually binding in themselves, but each individual has a duty to make all reasonable efforts to achieve them during the respective year.
Job responsibilities
ASSOCIATED DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
* i) Main Duties and Programmed Activities – Except in emergencies or where otherwise agreed with your clinical manager, you are responsible for fulfilling the duties and responsibilities and undertaking the programmed activities set out in your new Job Plan, as reviewed annually and in line with the provisions below.
* ii) Associated duties – You are responsible for the associated duties set out in schedule 2 of the Terms and Conditions. These include amongst other things a requirement to collaborate with colleagues in primary and secondary care to implement protocols for the management of patients; keep up to date with developments in the specialty; consider technologies in terms of cost effectiveness; encourage the use of new techniques when clinically justified; conform to state‑of‑the‑art advances depending on unit priorities; contribute to post‑graduate and continuing medical education; support the requirement of CME/CDP as laid down by the Royal College of Surgeons and provide time and financial support for these activities.
* iii) Objectives – Agreed personal objectives will form part of individual job plans. Objectives will be set out in clear and transparent terms and will be agreed with an individual’s clinical manager. Objectives are not contractually binding in themselves, but each individual has a duty to make all reasonable efforts to achieve them during the respective year.
Person Specification
Qualification
* MBChB / MBBS of equivalent FRCS
* Evidence of being on the specialist register or within 6 months of being admitted to the register for trainees
Dispositionla Adjustments / Attitude Commitments
* Evidence of a clear understanding of principles and practice of involving patients in all aspects of care.
* Willingness to work flexibly to deliver clinically effective and cost‑effective healthcare.
* Evidence of willingness to participate in a multidisciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service.
Experiences Training
* Evidence of ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients undergoing surgery.
* Evidence of high level of skill in teaching medical, nursing and other professional colleagues in formal and informal modes.
* Evidence of active and constructive involvement in clinical audit and the implementation of actions to be taken on the basis of audit outcomes.
* Evidence of active involvement in risk management.
* Evidence of personal involvement in management and administrative roles in health care.
Qualifications
* Academic achievements / evidence familiarity with research methods
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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