Fellow in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery

at  Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

This is an opportunity to work in an internationally respected unit at the forefront of Oncoplastic Breast Surgery. The successful applicant will be working at senior trainee level.
Successful applicants need to have full GMC registration. FRCS examinations. Post-CCT with sound basic knowledge in breast surgical oncology and/or breast reconstruction and clinical skills in assessment and management of breast disease is essential along with micro-surgery experience or fellowship. This fellowship will allow surgeons from a Plastic Surgery background with special interest in breast oncology.
The weekly job plan, will be flexible from week to week, with allocated dedicated time in operating theatre and reconstruction clinics working with the entire team, including new referral clinics, MDTs and results clinics.
Every day, our teams at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) make a difference. We save lives, we improve lives and we usher in new life. We are proud to play a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of people in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and our surrounding communities.
With more than 18,000 colleagues, we are the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving more than 2.5m residents of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and a further four million people across the East Midlands and beyond.
We provide a range of national and internationally renowned specialist services and we are at the forefront of new surgical procedures and research programmes.
This is a 40 hour per week post. There is no on-call commitment.

The timetable will vary week to week and will include the following:

• Initially supervised and then independent attendance in symptomatic new patient referral clinics
• Supervised attendance at MDTs, results and reconstruction clinics, and operating lists. Including preparation and case presentation.
• Peri-operative care and operating lists with appropriate supervision including a wide range of breast procedures and lists with all members of the team.
• Opportunities to attend specialist clinics eg genetics clinics, screening assessment clinics.
• There is scope to progress to independent practice with remote supervision dependent on appropriate competencies.

Please refer the Job description for details