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Specialty Doctor / GPSI
The closing date is 14 October 2025
Due to the increased development of our oncoplastic surgical pathways, and to future proof the service, the Breast Care Unit at Torbay Hospital has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Doctor, interested in developing their breast clinical skills and menopause knowledge, to join the team for 5 sessions per week on a 12 month fixed term basis, with the possibility to become a permanent role.
These sessions will be run from the Breast Care Unit at Torbay Hospital where we have on-site mammography, ultrasound and procedural rooms.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide clinical assessment of our one-stop pathway patients to meet Urgent Suspected Cancer demands. Some of the work involves follow-up breast cancer patients and management of symptoms of menopause caused by hormonal treatment of breast cancer
About us
The Breast Care Directorate sits within the Planned Care Delivery Unit at Torbay Hospital. This is a diagnostic outpatient service with surgical and non-surgical cancer treatment.
Approx 350 new breast cancer cases are treated per year. The unit operates with close working between radiology, surgery, breast care nursing staff, pathology and oncology.
The Breast Care Unit has 2 digital mammography rooms, 2 ultrasound rooms and a shared clinic/ultrasound room. Access to imaging is available for all urgent surgical referrals. Wire and Magseed localisation and image-guided biopsies are performed at the unit. MRI Breast is performed in selected cases. The unit has a suite of 5 surgical consulting rooms.
The Unit hosts the South Devon Breast Screening Programme
The screening service covers Teignbridge, SouthHams and Torbay footprint for a population of 40,000 women aged 50 -70 years.
There is a weekly MDT meeting each Wednesday to allow regular weekly discussion on a prospective basis to aid communication and expedite further management.
Family history screening is undertaken according to risk-based protocols. The unit is supported by the Clinical Genetics service in Exeter.
Reconstructive / Oncoplastic Surgery
The unit offers all commonly performed breast reconstruction and oncoplastic procedures.
Job responsibilities
See job description for full details.
We will welcome and encourage informal and formal discussion via the contacts shared in the job description.
We can also support visits to the unit for further information prior to completing an application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Full GMC Registration (with licence to practice)
Knowledge & Experience
* Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
* Desire to continue to audit practice
* Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities
* Ability to manage and lead outpatient team
* Expertise in breast clinics
* Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels
Specific Skills
* Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care patients
* Willing and able to work to guidelines and group decisions
* Ability to teach clinical skills
* Experience of teaching clinical skills to under-graduates and postgraduates
* Ability to supervise post -graduate research
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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