Job overview
The successful candidate would be joining the Breast multidisciplinary team providing Breast services covering Shropshire and Mid Wales. The post holder would provide support to General Breast cancer services, including those referred from the screening programme.
The role would have an emphasis on Oncoplastic Breast Surgery, a service which was established here in 2011. The necessary resources are available to provide this.
The successful candidate will be expected to take part in continuing medical education and audit and provide teaching to members of the professional and nursing staff within the hospital, as well as medical students. Those candidates with an interest in research will of course be encouraged.
Please note, the interviews for this role will be held in person at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.
Main duties of the job
* To have excellent team‑working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi‑professional team
* To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners
* To work independently caring for patients referred to the breast service through the symptomatic and screening pathways
* To participate in the audit and governance and support the training of junior medical staff and other staffing groups that care for our patients.
* To carry out appropriate administrative duties in support of clinical commitments
* To be a core member and participate in the Breast Cancer MDT
* To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways
Working for our organisation
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.
Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust’s catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. The main towns include: Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys) – all beautiful and unique.
Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes’ drive apart. Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.
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