Locum Consultant Breast Surgeon | North Bristol NHS Trust
Employer:
North Bristol NHS
Location:
Bristol, BS10 5NB
Contract Type:
Permanent
Hours:
Full time
Disability Confident:
No
Closing Date:
02/05/2026
About this job
A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled and knowledgeable Locum Consultant Breast Surgeon (10 PA) to contribute to the elective recovery and continued restoration of the Breast Care service within North Bristol NHS Trust, delivered at Weston General Hospital and Southmead Hospital.
The duration of this post will be 12 months, with a substantive post being advertised at a later date.
The department is well supported by oncologists from the Bristol Haematology and Oncology centre and by a group of experienced and dedicated Cancer Nurse Specialists and Specialist Nurse Practitioners.
We are a close-knit team, across all levels and value collaborative working.
We also welcome new ideas as we are constantly striving to improve our service to all our patients.
The Bristol Breast Care Centre hosts the Avon Breast Screening Programme which is one of the largest screening programmes in the country.
There are close links with the University of Bristol and we are active in recruitment to breast cancer trials, supported by our own research team.
Clinical Duties
The postholder will be responsible for the clinical management of patients under their care, and, in liaison with consultant colleagues, continuity of care when the postholder is absent.
The work of the Breast Care Unit is now delivered across 2 sites (Southmead Hospital & Weston General Hospital). The postholder is expected to deliver care on both/either site according to their agreed job plan and the need of the service.
As part of the division’s target to expand theatre usage and improve theatre utilisation, the postholder, with other consultants, will provide flexible theatre cover as part of their weekly programmed activities.
The post holder will contribute to the on call rota, this is in hours only.
The post-holder will work a flexible Job Plan of 10 PA per week to help the department achieve its targets in both cancer and non-cancer.
About North Bristol NHS Trust
North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) is a progressive and ambitious provider of health services, delivering for a large local population and with specialist regional services for major trauma, neurosciences, vascular centre, urology, plastics and burns, orthopaedics and renal services.
With a turnover of £550m and 9,000 staff, our clinical teams have built a strong reputation for exceptional healthcare.
Weston General Hospital is 25 miles away from Bristol with the Breast Service comprising of clinics (new patient, follow up, results and oncology) and theatres as well as support from 3 Clinical Nurse Specialists and full admin/secretarial provision.
Our acute services moved into a brand new, state of the art, hospital building in May 2014. This new 850 bed facility at the Southmead site offers patients single rooms with en-suite facilities, greatly improving privacy and dignity and reducing the spread of infections.
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