Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon
The closing date is 09 March 2026
This post will provide a comprehensive breast surgical service. Oncoplastic and reconstructive breast surgical experience is essential. You will provide outpatient clinics (new patient, results and specialist oncoplastic clinics), undertake elective surgical lists in breast surgery including cases done in collaboration with plastics, working across both sites. As part of the County expansion programme, there will be extended day theatre lists and a potential for increasing operating sessions to include Saturdays in the future.
Main duties of the job
Diagnosis and treatment of patients.
Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge allowing for all proper delegation to and training of your staff.
Diagnosis and treatment of patients occupying accommodation made available under section 58, 65, and 66 of the National Health Act 1977, in so far as such patients have not made private arrangements for such treatment under section 65(2) of the Act.
To have responsibility for a commitment to maintaining a high quality service to patients by continual development of practice in the light of research evidence and by audit based against clinical relevant standards.
In addition, individual staff have a major role in suggesting and implementing improvement to services and in exercising professional responsibility for both themselves and their peers within an open 'no blame' culture.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co‑created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job responsibilities
You will be expected to work with local managers and professional colleagues in the efficient running of services. Subject to the conditions of the Terms and Conditions of Service, you are expected to observe the Trusts agreed policies and procedures, drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters, and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of the Trust. In particular, where you manage employees of the Trust, you will be expected to follow the local and national employment and personnel policies and procedures. You will be expected to make sure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of your patients to be able to contact you when necessary.
You have responsibility for the work and supervision of junior medical staff who work with you, and you will devote time to this activity on a regular basis. If appropriate, you will be named in the contracts of doctors in training grades as the person responsible for overseeing their training and as the initial source of advice to such doctors on their careers.
Qualifications
* FRCS or equivalent
* Full registration with GMC
* Success in Intercollegiate speciality examination or overseas equivalent or speciality accreditation if acquired prior to introduction of such examinations
* Entry on Specialist Register or in U.K. training scheme and within 6 months of award of CCST at time of interview.
* MD or other Higher Degree
Experience
* Clinical training and experience in Breast Surgery
* Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCST in relevant speciality
Professional & Multidisciplinary Team Working
* Experience of supervising junior medical staff
* Formal teaching qualification
Academic Achievements, Research & Publications
* Proven research ability including publications in refereed journals
Management of administrative experience
* Experience of audit management
* Experience of delivering change within a specialist unit
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