Specialist Doctor in Breast Surgery

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will join the Breast Surgery team at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and will work as an experienced, autonomous clinician within the multidisciplinary breast service.

The post holder will undertake a broad range of clinical responsibilities across the breast pathway, working within their agreed scope of competence and in collaboration with consultant colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team.

Clinical responsibilities will include:

• Undertaking outpatient breast clinics, including the assessment, investigation and ongoing management of new and follow-up patients.
• Supporting the delivery of the symptomatic breast service and contributing to efficient patient pathways from assessment through to diagnosis and treatment.
• Undertaking and supporting elective breast surgery in accordance with the post holders clinical competencies and agreed job plan.
• Providing appropriate peri-operative and post-operative assessment, clinical management and follow-up of surgical patients.
• Making autonomous clinical decisions within the post holders area of competence, including appropriate escalation to consultant colleagues where required.
• Participating in the Breast multidisciplinary team and working closely with surgical, radiological, pathological, oncological, nursing and administrative colleagues.
• Supporting the service in the delivery of timely cancer diagnosis and treatment and contributing to ongoing work to improve cancer pathway performance.
• Contributing to additional elective surgical activity, including weekend operating where required, and providing appropriate cross-cover to support continuity of operating activity and effective utilisation of theatre capacity.
• Supporting the delivery and expansion of Breast Surgery activity through the Surgical Elective Centre (SEC), including undertaking elective operating lists and the clinical review and management of patients attending the SEC as required.
• Working flexibly across Oxford University Hospitals sites in accordance with clinical need and the agreed job plan.

Service development, governance and education

The post holder will also be expected to:

• Participate in clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and service development activity within Breast Surgery.
• Contribute to the development of safe, efficient and patient-centred pathways.
• Participate in departmental meetings and relevant multidisciplinary discussions.
• Contribute to the education, training and supervision of junior medical staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team, appropriate to the post holders experience.
• Maintain continuing professional development and participate in annual appraisal and revalidation requirements.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to support effective use of available outpatient, diagnostic and theatre capacity.

The precise duties and job plan will be agreed with the successful candidate and may be reviewed in line with service requirements and the development of elective surgical services.

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will join the Breast Surgery team at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and will work as an experienced, autonomous clinician within the multidisciplinary breast service.

The post holder will undertake a broad range of clinical responsibilities across the breast pathway, working within their agreed scope of competence and in collaboration with consultant colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team.

Clinical responsibilities will include:

• Undertaking outpatient breast clinics, including the assessment, investigation and ongoing management of new and follow-up patients.
• Supporting the delivery of the symptomatic breast service and contributing to efficient patient pathways from assessment through to diagnosis and treatment.
• Undertaking and supporting elective breast surgery in accordance with the post holders clinical competencies and agreed job plan.
• Providing appropriate peri-operative and post-operative assessment, clinical management and follow-up of surgical patients.
• Making autonomous clinical decisions within the post holders area of competence, including appropriate escalation to consultant colleagues where required.
• Participating in the Breast multidisciplinary team and working closely with surgical, radiological, pathological, oncological, nursing and administrative colleagues.
• Supporting the service in the delivery of timely cancer diagnosis and treatment and contributing to ongoing work to improve cancer pathway performance.
• Contributing to additional elective surgical activity, including weekend operating where required, and providing appropriate cross-cover to support continuity of operating activity and effective utilisation of theatre capacity.
• Supporting the delivery and expansion of Breast Surgery activity through the Surgical Elective Centre (SEC), including undertaking elective operating lists and the clinical review and management of patients attending the SEC as required.
• Working flexibly across Oxford University Hospitals sites in accordance with clinical need and the agreed job plan.

Service development, governance and education

The post holder will also be expected to:

• Participate in clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and service development activity within Breast Surgery.
• Contribute to the development of safe, efficient and patient-centred pathways.
• Participate in departmental meetings and relevant multidisciplinary discussions.
• Contribute to the education, training and supervision of junior medical staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team, appropriate to the post holders experience.
• Maintain continuing professional development and participate in annual appraisal and revalidation requirements.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to support effective use of available outpatient, diagnostic and theatre capacity.

The precise duties and job plan will be agreed with the successful candidate and may be reviewed in line with service requirements and the development of elective surgical services.