Senior Clinical Fellow in Breast Surgery
Job summary
Persons appointed to these Clinical Fellowships in Microsurgery and Breast Reconstruction will be attached to various Consultant Plastic & Breast Surgeons for six month periods in order to gain further training in the particular expertise of those consultants. These are not Deanery recognised training posts. However, senior trainees from both home and abroad are invited to apply.
Any successful applicant would be expected to work as an integral part of a surgical team and would take on considerable responsibility for patients under the care of the Consultant for whom he or she is working. The successful applicant would also be involved in research and would be encouraged to present and publish papers.
These posts provide the opportunity for plastic surgical trainees to gain further experience in Microsurgery and Breast Reconstruction. In supporting the breast and microsurgery consultants. The fellows will be involved in the treatment of a large number of patients, with particular emphasis on Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction. In the event of annual and study leave, Fellows will provide prospective cover for other sub-specialties.
Main duties of the job
The Fellow will support the breast reconstruction service at the St Andrew's Centre & satellite hospitals as required.
The Fellow will be involved in microsurgical breast reconstruction He/she will participate in breast reconstruction MDT and Risk Reducing Mastectomy MDT He/she will be required to undertake independently skin cancer surgery, breast symmetrisation procedures and general plastic surgery work He/she will attend the out-patient departments and the operating theatres as required by the consultants.
He/ she will also be expected to involve themselves in an on-call rota which covers the management of Plastic, Hand and Burn patients admitted as emergencies in the manner normal to Plastic Surgical Units worldwide. He/she will be responsible for attending to the administrative matters associated with the above.
About us
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust
Job responsibilities
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description. We look forward to your application. Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.
Person Specification
Qualifications · Essential
MBBS or equivalent Pt. 1 of Higher qualification
Desirable
FRCS, FRCS (Plast) or equivalent Professional
Experience · Essential
Extensive experience in plastic surgery training in hospitals recognised by the Royal College for training Previous experience at SpR or equivalent level
Desirable
Ability to develop and maintain a subspecialty interes Communication
Essential
IT skills Audit and Clinical Governance
Essential
Interest in, and knowledge of, medical audit and understands the principles of evidence based audit
Desirable
Evidence of audit participation Registration
Essential
Full GMC Registration with licence to practice
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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 (Opens in a new tab) . 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 (Opens in a new tab) .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
