Job summary
- Main area
- Breast Surgery
- Grade
- YC72
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 230-40974786-SURG-G
- Employer
- George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- George Eliot Hospital
- Town
- Nuneaton
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/12/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 06/01/2026
Employer heading
Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon
YC72
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.
The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
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Job overview
Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon
10 sessions per week
Permanent
Salary: £109,725 - £145,478 per annum
Closing Date: 7th December 2025
Interview Date: 6th January 2026
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The main purpose of this post is to support the Directorate of Surgery and the Trust in maintaining the delivery of a high-quality service, ensuring the patients of North Warwickshire have access to Oncoplastic Breast Surgery in a timely manner.
The prospective candidate will be part of the breast care unit team consisting of two consultants and one Specialty Doctor.
We are ably supported by Radiologists and oncologists from UHCW (we are part of Coventry and Warwickshire Breast screening unit). We have a workload of 170 breast cancers in a year. We have excellent co-operation from Plastic surgeons from our local tertiary centre and neighbouring trust (UHCW) for complex reconstructions. Clinical commitments will include provision of new patient assessment clinics, one stops, results clinics, follow up clinics, MDT and theatre.
Main duties of the job
- This post will provide a comprehensive breast surgical service. Oncoplastic breast surgical experience is essential. You will provide outpatient clinics (new patient, results and specialist oncoplastic clinics) and undertake elective surgical lists in breast surgery. a potential for increasing operating sessions to include Saturdays in the future.
- Post operative care of patients is coordinated via the Breast Surgery Team, ensuring that appropriate management and care is provided to all patients under the Breast Surgery Specialty.
- Out of Hours on call service is provided by the general surgery on call rota. A Surgical Assessment Unit is available 7 days per week for emergency access for patients.
Clinical Duties
- Diagnosis and treatment of patients, continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation and training of your staff.
- Diagnosis and treatment of patients occupying accommodation made available under section 58, 65, and 66 of the National Health Act 1977, in so far as such patients have not made private arrangements for such treatment under section 65(2) of the Act.
Working for our organisation
Here at George Eliot our vision to ‘excel at patient care’ takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be expected to work with local managers and professional colleagues in the efficient running of services. Subject to the conditions of the Terms and Conditions of Service, you are expected to observe the Trust’s agreed policies and procedures, drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters, and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of the Trust
In particular, where you manage employees of the Trust, you will be expected to follow the local and national employment and personnel policies and procedures. You will be expected to make sure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of your patients to be able to contact you when necessary. You have responsibility for the work and supervision of junior medical staff who work with you, and you will devote time to this activity on a regular basis. If appropriate, you will be named in the contracts of doctors in training grades as the person responsible for overseeing their training and as the initial source of advice to such doctors on their careers.
Participation in professional audit and continuing professional development.
It is a requirement of the post that post-holders comply with Trust policies and procedures, have (and maintain) GMC registration / licensing and participate in a formal CPD programme (The Trust supports the requirements for Continuing Medical Education and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities). Appraisal and Revalidation The post-holders must also participate in job planning, regular medical audit and in annual appraisal with one of the trained appraisers within the Trust. Job planning will take place on an annual basis, and it is the responsibility of the clinical director and directorate manager to ensure that job planning takes place.
Clinical governance
To have responsibility for a commitment to maintaining a high-quality service to patients by continual development of practice in the light of research evidence and by audit based against clinically relevant standards. In addition, individual staff have a major role in suggesting and implementing improvement to services and in exercising professional responsibility for both themselves and their peers within an open ‘no blame’ culture.
Managerial Duties
Opportunities for higher managerial roles within Breast Surgery may be available to an interested candidate. Any new consultant appointee would be eligible to apply for the position of Clinical Lead for Breast Surgery in turn with their colleagues as required. Work with colleagues to manage the daily business of the Directorate and to develop the service in accordance with the Trust’s strategic direction. Taking part in meetings and other activities as agreed with the Clinical Directorate.
Financial Management
You will operate value for money measures within the constraints of the departmental budget ensuring quality and patient care is not compromised. Teaching Duties You will take responsibility for the work and supervision and management of trainees. If appropriate, you will be named in the contracts of doctors in training grades as the person responsible for overseeing their training and as the initial source of advice to such doctors on their careers. You will contribute to the formal teaching programme of junior staff both within the specialty and the hospital as a whole, to the teaching programme.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Person specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Clinical training and experience in Breast Surgery
- Ability to offer expert opinion in a range of problems covering elective and emergency problems within the specialty
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Training/competence in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
- Ability to organize and manage outpatient priorities, surgical waiting lists and operating lists
- Ability to manage and lead a team
Desirable criteria
- Clinical training and experience to that required for gaining UK CCST in Breast Surgery
Qualifications and Professional Training
Essential criteria
- FRCS or equivalent
- Full GMC registration
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register
- Member of the Royal College of Surgeons
- Eligible to work in the UK
Desirable criteria
- CCT (or CESR) in General Surgery
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Ability to teach clinical and operative skills
- Ability to apply research outcomes to the clinical and surgical problems
- Proven research ability including publications in peer reviewed journals
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching basis clinical skills to undergraduates
- Ability to supervise under or post graduate research
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to work in a team
- Positive interpersonal skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GP’s, nurses and other stakeholders
- Commitment to continuing medical education
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
- Professional integrity and respect for others: capacity to take responsibility for own actions and demonstrate a non-judgmental approach towards others. Displays honesty, integrity, awareness of confidentiality and ethical issues.
- Knowledge of principles of audit Clinical governance: Capacity to be alert to dangers or problems. Demonstrates awareness of good decision making. Aware of own limitations. Track record of engaging in clinical governance: reporting errors, learning from errors. Completion of at least one audit Evidence of conducting an audit or presented/published an abstract
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Natasha Kettle
- Job title
- Deputy Operational Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07345456414
- Additional information
Please note working hours for contact-
Tuesday -08:00 - 18:00
Wednesday - 08:00 - 18:00
Thursday- 08:00 - 16:00
Friday- 08:00 - 18:00
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