Senior Clinical Fellow ST6-8 in Breast: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

The Breast Services department is strongly supported by a Lead Breast Specialist Nurse and Specialist Nurses in Primary and Secondary Breast Cancer, as well as an Surgical Care Practitioners. There is also a dedicated Breast Clinical Governance and Risk Management Lead.

We offer a wide range of Oncoplastic Breast Surgery, Including Implant based reconstruction, Therapeutic Mammoplasty. Latissimus Dorsi Flap reconstruction, Local artery perforator flap surgery and both wire and magseed guided surgery.

There are weekly countywide MDT meetings for the Breast Cancer, which are well supported by the MDT coordinators, specialist nurses, Histopathology, Radiology and Oncology Consultants.

There are close links between the Plastic Surgery Department at the university Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire and the other Directorates within the Trust.

Main duties of the job

DUTIES OF THE POST

• Under the guidance of the consultants, the post holder will be responsible for the clinical care of Breast patients.
• There is not expectation of on call
• To assist in Breast Out-patient clinics
• Perform Breast surgery within his/her capability sometimes without supervision and if difficulties arise beyond his/her competence to consult the relevant or on call Consultant.
• To be responsible for the maintenance of proper case records and investigations on patients, and correspondence with General Practitioners and others as required
• Duties will be arranged with the consultant to whom you are responsible, and you must discuss and understand these duties as soon as possible as you take up your appointment. The Consultant has final responsibility for all patients under his/her care and therefore any clinical problems causing concern should be referred to the Consultant, as the senior member of your team, or in his/her absence, the Consultant covering his/her duties.

Person Specification

Management and Administrative Experience

Essential

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
• Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Ability to work effectively as a multidisciplinary team member, including under periods of pressure.
• Enquiring, critical approach to work with a commitment to continuing Medical Education and Professional Development.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies.
• Flexible approach to work duties and reliable and supportive to other colleagues.
• Ability to work without supervision.
• Ability to work antisocial hours.

Desirable

• Evidence of innovation
• Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.

Research Experience

Essential

• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
• An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiatives.

Desirable

• Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last 5 years.
• Evidence of having undertaken original research.

Professional Values and Behaviours

Essential

• Practices with professional values and behaviours expected of all doctors set out in the GMC Good Medical Practice and the Professional Capabilities Framework (set out below).
• Adheres to professional requirements of annual appraisal and reviews of performance and progression.
• Demonstrates ability to manage patients with complex needs whilst remaining aware of their own limitations.

Teaching Experience

Essential

• Ability to organise and deliver teaching across the whole undergraduate curriculum.
• Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines.
• Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates.
• Knowledge of audit principles and evidence of participation and completion of audit projects.

Desirable

• Critical appraisal skills.

Experience

Essential

• Completed at least seven years full time postgraduate training (or equivalent gained on part time basis) or have equivalent experience and competencies.
• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required at CT/ST5 level in relevant specialty. Equivalent years’ experience in a relevant specialty from other medical grades including from overseas will also be accepted.
• Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems, both emergency and elective, within specialty and sufficient experience.
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.

Desirable

• Previous experience working in the NHS within the specialty of minimum of 12 months.
• Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making.
• A specialist Oncoplastic Breast Training course.
• A specialist Breast Training course in non-reconstructive breast surgical principles.
• Advanced Communications course (& or cancer communications-based course).

Qualifications

Essential

• Eligible for full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• MB ChB, MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Satisfactory completion of ST3-5 training, or equivalent.
• 12 Months of Specialist Breast Surgery Training at ST3-8 level.
• Membership examination with the relevant UK Royal College.
• ALS Certification.
• ATLS Certification.

Desirable

• Higher degree.
• Attendance at recognised management courses.
• Formal qualification in teaching/education.

Closing Date: 3 November 2026