Job overview

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.

Working for our organisation

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.