Consultant Surgeon Special Interest: Breast

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Consultant Surgeon Special Interest: Breast

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GBP 60,000 - 80,000

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Consultant Surgeon Special Interest: Breast

Applications are invited for a Consultant Breast Surgeon, based at the newly opened Specialist Breast Unit at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr, Ystrad Mynach with occasional operating lists at the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport. Secretarial support, junior staff and full IT facilities will be provided.

The successful candidate will join an enthusiastic team of breast specialists within the division of General Surgery, but will not be required to be part of the General Surgery on-call rota. Training in the diagnosis and management of both symptomatic and screen detected breast cancers, and breast reconstruction is essential.

The appointee will work with a multidisciplinary breast team delivering breast services and within the Health Board. There is an established multidisciplinary team including surgery, radiology, histo/cytopathology, oncology, radiotherapy, with specialist nursing support. There are close links with plastic surgery.

Main duties of the job

As a senior employee of the Health Board the post holder will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Health Board's patients.

Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:

1. To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service
2. To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
3. To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
4. To undertake all work in accordance with the Health Board's procedures and operating policies
5. To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Division's and Health Board's service plans
6. To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Medical Division or the Health Board

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Date posted

11 February 2025

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

£106,000 to £154,760 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

040-CON588

Job responsibilities

This position involves Regulated Activity with children and adults as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and the following checks will be undertaken following any conditional offer:

1. Enhanced check with barred list information, including an adults and children's barred list check

Applicants must hold full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC.

Candidates for Consultant posts must also be on the GMC Specialist Register (including via CESR/European Community Rights) or will have a CCT/CESR(CP) date within 6 months of interview.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• - as per person spec

Clinical Experience

• - as per person spec

Other requirements

• - as per person spec

Teaching

• - as per person spec

Research

• - as per person spec

Clinical Governance

• - as per person spec

Management

• - as per person spec

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.