Specialty Doctor Breast Surgery
Job summary
This is a full-time (10 programmed activities) post based across the Royal Free London and Chase Farm NHS Foundation Trust Breast Surgery Department. The Breast Surgery Department consists of three very busy and dynamic units that provide care for the local population in North and North Central London. Based across three hospital sites, Chase Farm and Royal Free Hospital.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will join a team of eight breast surgery consultants, 8 specialty doctors (including this vacancy).
The department is also supported by one consultant nurse and two lead breast nurses and ten clinical nurse specialists along with six breast radiology consultants.The workload includes general and cancer breast one stop outpatient clinics, elective surgery, including joint breast reconstructive, multidisciplinary team meeting organization, medical staff supervision, supporting nurse practitioners, risk management, audit and teaching.
The post holders will work in close co-operation with nursing, managerial and medical colleagues to provide high quality healthcare to the Trust's patients
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests. Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top For more information please follow linkhttps://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Skills & Aptitudes
Essential
Excellent clinical skills Ability to work as part of a team and willingness to be personally accountable for actions Ability to supervise the clinical work of doctors in training and other staff Strong oral and written communications skills in English Ability to relate to patients from a wide range of backgrounds and to empathise with their needs and concerns Ability to communicate effectively with patients, the public and colleagues and treat others with compassion, dignity and respect, taking into accountany diversity issues Willingness and skills to recognise and challenge unacceptable behaviour and if necessary escalate The flexibility, enthusiasm, resilience, positive and helpful attitude and drive needed to thrive in todays rapidly changing NHS
Desirable
Ability to build good relationships and work collaboratively with staff at all levels of the organisation Strong teaching skills and experience Personal Attributes & Qualities
Essential
Committed to personal development and learning on the job Commitment to high standards of ethics, personal integrity and probity Motivated to do an excellent job to the best of your ability
Desirable
The ability and skills to be a potential leader in their field Education & professional
Qualifications · Essential
Possession of MBBS or equivalent medical qualification Eligible for GMC registration Membership of relevant Royal College or equivalent MRCS FRCS/FEBS
Experience · Essential
Previous work experience within a Oncoplastic Breast Surgery team
Desirable
Ultrasound skills Royal Free shared commitments
Essential
Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments
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).
