Job Description

This is a 12 Month Fixed Term post in the first instance.



An opportunity has arisen to join our team at Ipswich Hospital in the Breast Services CDG. ESNEFT is seeking to appoint a dynamic and experienced Locum Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon to join our multi-disciplinary breast unit at our Ipswich site. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality oncoplastic breast surgery, supporting the breast cancer pathway, and contributing to service development, teaching, and clinical research with commitment to breast surgical services across the Trust as required.

We are inviting applications for a 10 PA Consultant breast surgeon



He/she will be expected to provide a comprehensive clinical service to consultant colleagues and clinical disciplines within the hospital and to the local General Practitioners.



Clinical responsibilities

The key duties and responsibilities are:

The appointee will work at the Ipswich Hospital site with the expectation of travel to Colchester Hospital site as required. He/she will be responsible in conjunction with colleagues for planning the future development of these services. The consultant has a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge and for the proper functioning of the department.



The post holder will provide full time support in the delivery of a first class breast surgery service, the appointee should be trained in oncoplastic breast surgery and be able to support an immediate and delayed breast reconstruction service as well as salvage breast surgery. Surgical working requires excellent team working to support all team members in their practice.



The new post holder will be expected to offer a full remit of breast surgery service, to include outpatient and theatre lists working collaboratively with colleagues. Outpatient clinics will be a mix of rapid diagnosis, follow-up, screening assessment results, surgical planning/reconstructive, family history and oncology clinics. A weekly cancer multidisciplinary team meeting and fortnightly oncoplastic MDT provide a forum for development of holistic management plans.



We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.



We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.



We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.



Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.



Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.



We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.



If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.



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General



The appointment is covered by the terms and conditions of service for Hospital Medical and Dental Staff under the 2003 new consultant contract and the code of conduct for private practice.



The job description is a reflection of current service needs and may be reviewed and amended, in



consultation with the post holder, in the light of future changes or development.



The consultant appointed will have a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge



and for the proper functioning of his/her department. He/she will undertake the administrative duties



associated with the care of his/her patients and the running of his/her clinical department.



The consultant will be required to assist management and its agents during investigations into claims



alleging medical negligence and, where requested, to provide related factual statements

The postholder will:

Work with colleagues to provide a consultant-led service with the highest standards of care Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines Develop and maintain good working practices within wards, outpatients and ED Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues in tertiary centres, community services and primary care * Offer support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing and imaging colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary team