Clinical Fellow in Breast Surgery or Breast & Endocrine Surgery

Job summary

Junior/ Senior Clinical Fellow in Breast Surgery or Breast and Endocrine Surgery.

The successful candidate may be expected to support surgeons across the service. Homerton Breast Unit provides an Oncoplastic and Reconstructive service. This will provide an excellent opportunity to learn from experienced surgeons, particularly as they look to continue to provide high quality clinical care in a post-COVID healthcare environment. The appointee will be expected to perform a full time surgical practice with an interest in Breast surgery or Breast and Endocrine. He or she will be a member of the breast multidisciplinary team and is expected to contribute to and practice according to the local, network and national clinical practice guidelines. There is no on-call commitment in the post. Participation in clinical activities at different trust sites or at Barts trust sites may be required for example to assist in joint plastics case.

Main duties of the job

To provide in conjunction with consultant colleagues at The Homerton University Hospital a comprehensive out-patient, day-stay and in-patient service for local residents, and for those referred from further afield to the breast unit.

GMC registration and a minimum of 5 years' experience in General Surgery including 2 years in Breast Surgery, MRCS or equivalent post-graduate qualification.

Clinical and operative skill levels consistent with a senior registrar would be appropriate. With the ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and respond appropriately to the service needs.

About us

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated care trust which provides hospital and community health services for Hackney, the City and surrounding communities. The Trust provides a full range of adult, older people's and children's services across medical and surgical specialities.

The hospital has three day-surgery theatres and six main operating theatres for all types of general surgery, trauma and orthopaedics, gynaecology, maxio-facial, urology, ENT, obesity, bariatrics and obstetrics. We also have a surgical treatment room within the main theatres complex.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Diagnosis, treatment and continuing care of patients presenting as emergencies or referred into the service, the post will be based in the Department of General Surgery.

The post involves supporting the supervising consultant in the full spectrum of clinical activity including main theatres, day surgery theatres, out-patients and ward work.

Please see job description and person specification for full details of the role.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Diagnosis, treatment and continuing care of patients presenting as emergencies or referred into the service, the post will be based in the Department of General Surgery.

The post involves supporting the supervising consultant in the full spectrum of clinical activity including main theatres, day surgery theatres, out-patients and ward work.

Please see job description and person specification for full details of the role.

Person Specification

Attributes/Skills

Essential

• GMC registration and a minimum of 5 years' experience in General Surgery including 2 years in /Breast Surgery
• MRCS or equivalent post-graduate qualification

Desirable

• FRCS (general surgery) and / or FEBS (Breast surgery)

Relevant experience in specialty/subspecialty

Essential

• Clinical training and experience in breast surgery

Desirable

• Clinical training and experience in endocrine surgery

Clinical experience

Essential

• Clinical and operative skill levels consistent with a senior registrar would be appropriate

Leadership and professionalism

Essential

• Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and respond appropriately to service need

Desirable

• Familiar with current structure of the health service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes

Teaching & training

Essential

• Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching

Desirable

• Experience of educational supervision, teaching skills course/ qualification

Communication skills

Essential

• Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English IT skills and computer literacy

Desirable

• Computer skills course/certificate

Person Specification
Attributes/Skills

Essential

• GMC registration and a minimum of 5 years' experience in General Surgery including 2 years in /Breast Surgery
• MRCS or equivalent post-graduate qualification

Desirable

• FRCS (general surgery) and / or FEBS (Breast surgery)

Relevant experience in specialty/subspecialty

Essential

• Clinical training and experience in breast surgery

Desirable

• Clinical training and experience in endocrine surgery

Clinical experience

Essential

• Clinical and operative skill levels consistent with a senior registrar would be appropriate

Leadership and professionalism

Essential

• Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and respond appropriately to service need

Desirable

• Familiar with current structure of the health service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes

Teaching & training

Essential

• Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching

Desirable

• Experience of educational supervision, teaching skills course/ qualification

Communication skills

Essential

• Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English IT skills and computer literacy

Desirable

• Computer skills course/certificate

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 .

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. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
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 .

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. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Homerton Hospital

Homerton Row

London

E9 6SR

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