Job summary
- Main area
- Breast Surgery
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 382-DOC51-24-A
- Employer
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Blackpool
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Breast Surgeon.
Consultant
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Job overview
The successful candidate will be based at Blackpool Teaching Hospital working within a dedicated Breast Care Unit and within the Trust’s Surgical Unit, comprising in-patient and day-case theatre and elective wards. The new appointee will join a team of two Breast surgeons to provide a comprehensive breast service for the Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre population. Approximately 3400 referrals are received per annum with on average 280 cancers diagnosed.
There is a weekly Breast MDT meeting, which is attended by all the core members of the MDT.
The successful candidate will join a multi-professional team based at Blackpool Victoria Hospital which includes 4 full time Breast Care Specialist nurses. Full secretarial support will be provided along with a designated desk in the Surgical office block.
The post holder will be employed by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The clinical commitments of this post will include responsibility for undertaking elective Breast surgery at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. The post holder will be expected to perform a range of Oncoplastic and Reconstructive breast procedures.
Main duties of the job
Except in emergencies or where otherwise agreed with your clinical manager, you are responsible for fulfilling the duties and responsibilities and undertaking the programmed activities
• Keep up to date with the developments in the specialty. It is expected that active consideration will be given to existing technologies in terms of cost effectiveness. In addition, the use of the new techniques where they can be justified clinically will be encouraged. Conforming to “state of the art” advances will ultimately depend on other priorities within the total unit.
• Contribute to post-graduate and continuing medical education. The Trust supports the requirement of CME/CDP as laid down by the Royal College of Surgeons and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities.Objectives
Agreed personal objectives will form part of individual job plans. Objectives will be set out in clear and transparent terms and will be agreed with an individual’s clinical manager. Objectives are not contractually binding in themselves, but each individual has a duty to make all reasonable efforts to achieve them during the respective year.
Working for our organisation
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a forward looking and innovative place to work and is committed to Values Based Collaborative Leadership and being a ‘Great Place to Work’.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was established on 1st December 2007. The Trust gained Teaching Hospital status and became Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in 2010. In April 2012 the Trust merged with community health services from NHS Blackpool and NHS North Lancashire as part of the Transformation of Patient Pathways Programme. We are now a Vanguard site with Extensive Care Services provided for the complex elderly population within Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
ASSOCIATED DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
i) Main Duties and Programmed Activities
Except in emergencies or where otherwise agreed with your clinical manager, you are responsible for fulfilling the duties and responsibilities and undertaking the programmed activities set out in your new Job Plan, as reviewed annually and in line with the provisions below.
ii) Associated duties
You are responsible for the associated duties set out in schedule 2 of the Terms and Conditions. These include amongst other things a requirement to:- Collaborate with colleagues in primary and secondary care to implement protocols for the management of patients.
• Keep up to date with the developments in the specialty. It is expected that active consideration will be given to existing technologies in terms of cost effectiveness. In addition, the use of the new techniques where they can be justified clinically will be encouraged. Conforming to “state of the art” advances will ultimately depend on other priorities within the total unit.
• Contribute to post-graduate and continuing medical education. The Trust supports the requirement of CME/CDP as laid down by the Royal College of Surgeons and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities.
iii) Objectives
Agreed personal objectives will form part of individual job plans. Objectives will be set out in clear and transparent terms and will be agreed with an individual’s clinical manager. Objectives are not contractually binding in themselves, but each individual has a duty to make all reasonable efforts to achieve them during the respective year.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- MBChB / MBBS of equivalent FRCS
- Evidence of being on the specialist register or within 6 months of being admitted to the register for trainees
Dispositionla Adjustments / Attitude Commitments
Essential criteria
- Good English Communication
- Evidence of a clear understanding of principles and practice of involving patients in all aspects of care.
- Willingness to work flexibility to deliver clinically effective and cost-effective healthcare
- Evidence of willingness to participate in a multidisciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service.
Experiences Training
Essential criteria
- Evidence of ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients undergoing Surgery.
- Evidence of high level of skill in teaching medical, nursing and other professional colleagues in formal and informal modes.
- Evidence of active and constructive involvement in clinical audit and the implementation of actions to be taken on the basis of audit outcomes.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of active involvement in risk management.
- Evidence of personal involvement in management and administrative roles in health care
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Academic achievements / evidence familiarity with research methods
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Any invitation to interview will be sent to the email account stated on your application form.
If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre-employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one-off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £22.00, Standard DBS check £22.00 and Enhanced DBS check £42.00.
You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £13. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures.
Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check.
DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.
By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the above in the event you are successfully appointed.
The DBS Code of Practice can be accessedhere.
Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be judged against this.
Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier.
Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Job Description (PDF, 656.3KB)
- Personal Specification (PDF, 384.6KB)
- Guidance on Pre-Employment Checks (PDF, 64.2KB)
- Statement on Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 43.2KB)
- Application Guide Booklet (PDF, 511.1KB)
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mr Jawad Islam -
- Job title
- Head of Department
- Email address
- [emailprotected]
- Telephone number
- 01253 957893
- Additional information
Ms Kristy Mahdi
[emailprotected]
01253 953078
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