Job summary
- Main area
- Surgery
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 275-1024SDBS
- Employer
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Gillingham, Kent
- Salary
- £59,175 - £95,400 Per Annum/Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/11/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 21/11/2024
Employer heading
Speciality Doctor in Breast Surgery
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Job overview
Specialty Doctor in Breast Surgery
Division: Surgery and Anaesthetics
Care Group: Surgical Services
Salary: £59,175 - £95,400 per annum / pro rata
Contract Type: Permanent
We are recruiting for a Specialty Doctor in ENT who share our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and have the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
The breast surgery unit has a strong team spirit and is working towards a joint waiting list for outpatient referrals and operating list. The breast unit sees more than 6000 new referrals per year. There are 9 one-stop clinics with full radiology cover per week. The Breast unit is actively involved in research and national trials. Medway Maritime Hospital hosts Medway Breast Screening Unit with screening population of 110000 women. 150 screen detected cancers are treated per year.
The unit provides comprehensive Breast services treating benign and malignant conditions (screen-detected and symptomatic).The unit provides full range of oncoplastic procedures and breast reconstruction using implant-based or lattismus dorsi flaps on site. Breast reconstruction using microsurgery techniques are carried out by plastic surgeons at Queen Victoria hospital, East Grinstead. The unit works closely with the plastic surgeons at Queen Victoria Hospital. There is a plastic surgeon attended clinic on site once a week.
Working for our organisation
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment. Our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust’s and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board’s policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Contribute to the breast MDT and play an active part in the further modernisation and development of the service.
- Play a major role in maintaining the 28 day, 31 and 62 days targets for cancer patients and ensuring that other targets are met.
- Assessment, care and treatment of patients presenting to the breast service.
- Provision of clinical leadership in the delivery of a high quality breast service.
- Providing teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level. A role in the teaching of medical students is expected.
- Participate in relevant audit and quality assurance processes, including reviews of manpower requirements.
- Be involved in research
- Abide by the clinical and corporate governance policies of the trust.
· The successful applicant will be expected to participate fully in the annual job planning review to be eligible for pay progression. Support and Mentoring will be provided by the clinical supervisor
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full registration with the General Medical Council and a valid licence to practise
- Full MRCP or working towards completion
- MBBS or equivalent
- Shall have completed at least four years’ full-time postgraduate training, at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty, or have equivalent experience.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Appropriate level of clinical knowledge
- Knowledge and use of evidence based practice
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ibrahim Ahmed
- Job title
- Clinical Lead- Breast Surgery
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01634974575
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