Job summary
Imperial College Health Care NHS Trust is the largest provider of breast services in north-west London. The breast surgery department sees approximately 21,000 outpatients and undertakes 800 surgical procedures a year. The department provides a broad range of services including daily rapid diagnostic clinics, a comprehensive surgical service which offers the full range of reconstructive options, and a well-established family history clinic. It is an essential service for patients referred from local primary care services as well as the Trust-hosted West of London Breast Screening Service.
We welcome applications for this 10 PA substantive consultant breast surgeon post to start late summer 2024. The post-holder will play a key role in ensuring the department of breast surgery provides the local population with a high quality and accessible service. They will require broad experience in the diagnosis and management, including surgery, of patients with breast cancer and benign breast disease.
Main duties of the job
The post will be based at Charing Cross Hospital although there may be a requirement to undertake some outpatient activity at St Mary's Hospital. The post-holder will divide their time between direct care, ie clinical work, surgery and outpatients (80%), and medical staff management and training (20%). In addition to their own theatre lists, the breast surgeons work jointly with the plastics team on immediate reconstruction cases. The surgeons run one-stop rapid diagnostic new patient clinics and follow-up clinics. In addition, the post-holder will be responsible for the educational supervision of two junior doctors and will play a role in the teaching of medical students. There is no on-call commitment with this post.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
The statutory requirement to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated as a condition of employment from April 2022 is subject to legislative review. At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. The successful applicant may have contact with patients and service users and as part of our pre-employment checks and risk assessments, we will ask all candidates to confirm whether or not they have been fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption.
As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually. We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job plan for this post will be made up of clinics (4.5 PAs), operating (2.5 PAs), MDT (1 PA), educational supervision (1 SPA) and one core SPA for continuing professional development.
The breast clinical sessions will consist of one-stop rapid diagnostic clinics and a follow-up clinic. The surgical sessions will be for patients with breast cancer or other breast disease. There will also be joint surgical sessions with the plastics team for patients requiring mastectomy prior to immediate autologous reconstruction. There is no on-call commitment with this post.
Full JD is attached.
Person Specification
EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- On GMC's register with a Licence to Practice or eligible to apply for GMC registration and a Licence to Practice
- On GMC's Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the register by the date of the interviews or eligible for specialist registration
- Appropriate Royal College Membership
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential
- Broad clinical and surgical experience and expertise in the management of breast patients.
- Experience of complex breast procedures
Leadership/ Management skills
Essential
- IT skills and computer literacy
- Knowledge of budget management
- Experience in pathway redesign and improving patient treatment access times
- Experience of quality improvement projects
- Experience in managing hospital staff
Teaching&Training
Essential
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates/postgraduates and junior medical staff
Audit
Essential
- Understanding of principles of clinical audit
Academic achievements
Essential
- Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Language
Essential
- Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Charing Cross Hospital
London
W6 8RF