Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Junior Clinical Fellow, Breast Services

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Job summary

Junior Clinical Fellow - 12 months fixed term contract

To work within a multidisciplinary teammanagingboth screening and symptomatic breast cancers and benign breast disease.

To gain experience in managing benign and malignant breast disease working towards independence in new patient clinics and routine follow up clinics.

To assist with more specialised clinics, such as diagnostic results clinics, post-operative results clinics, reconstructive clinics, gynaecomastia clinics, family history clinics.

To gain surgical experience in core breast surgical techniques such as benign breast lump excision, simple mastectomy, sentinel node biopsy, and straight-forward breast conservation surgery.

To experience assisting with complex breast surgery including a full range of oncoplastic techniques including oncoplastic breast conserving surgery, implant-based breast reconstruction, use of acellular dermal matrices, pedicle-flap reconstruction, chest wall perforator flaps, free-flap breast reconstruction and lipomodelling.

Main duties of the job

  • Work with the multidisciplinary team to provide a comprehensive oncoplastic breast surgery service for the patients of Bolton.
  • Work with minimal supervision in new patient clinics and routine long-term follow-up clinics.
  • Support the two FY1 doctors and nursing staff to run a safe and efficient pre-operative assessment clinic.
  • Be involved in teaching junior staff and medical students.
  • Provide assistance to the senior surgical team in theatre.
  • Be keen to expand their core surgical skills.
  • Complete administrative work to a high standard and in a timely fashion.

About us

Bolton Breast Unit provides symptomatic breast services for the Bolton area and screening services for the areas of Bolton, Bury and Rochdale (eligible screening population approximately 100,000). 500 new breast cancers are treated each year. There are approximately 5000 new symptomatic referrals each year in one stop diagnostic clinics. The surgical team consists of 5 consultant oncoplastic breast surgeons, an associate specialist breast surgeon, a senior Oncoplastic fellow, two advanced nurse practitioners and a GP with extended role in breast disease management. The unit has an excellent reputation for training and has 1 specialist registrar, 1 core surgical trainee, and 2 foundation doctors.

Oncoplastic breast conservation surgery is offered to all suitable patients including a range of therapeutic mammoplasty techniques and chest wall perforator flaps. Immediate breast reconstruction is available for all appropriate patients, as per NICE guidance. Sub-pectoral and pre-pectoral implant-based reconstructions are offered. Theatres have an implant bank including polyurethane-coated implants and acellular dermal matrix, as well as the Puregraft lipomodelling system. There is a well-established pathway for the referral of patients for DIEP and TUG free flaps at the regional plastics unit at Manchester University Foundation Trust (MFT).

Details

Date posted

20 February 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£49,909 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

241-115AS-MD-25-A

Job locations

Royal Bolton Hospital

Minerva Road

Farnworth, Bolton

BL4 0JR


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for details of the role. If you wish to discuss this further, please get in touch with us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for details of the role. If you wish to discuss this further, please get in touch with us.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Registration

Essential

  • MBChB or equivalent
  • MRCS Part A
  • Full GMC registration

Desirable

  • MRCS Part B

Experience

Essential

  • NHS Experience
  • Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a specialist breast unit

Skills

Essential

  • Experience of managing common presentations in breast one stop diagnostic new patient clinic
  • Good tissue handling skills in theatre
  • Able to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients and families

Desirable

  • Experience of performing core breast operations with support
  • Evidence of formal teaching of different student groups

Audit, Governance & Research

Essential

  • Evidence of involvement in local audit
  • Understands the principles of service improvement through the audit cycle
  • Understands the principles of good governance
Person Specification

Qualifications/Registration

Essential

  • MBChB or equivalent
  • MRCS Part A
  • Full GMC registration

Desirable

  • MRCS Part B

Experience

Essential

  • NHS Experience
  • Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a specialist breast unit

Skills

Essential

  • Experience of managing common presentations in breast one stop diagnostic new patient clinic
  • Good tissue handling skills in theatre
  • Able to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients and families

Desirable

  • Experience of performing core breast operations with support
  • Evidence of formal teaching of different student groups

Audit, Governance & Research

Essential

  • Evidence of involvement in local audit
  • Understands the principles of service improvement through the audit cycle
  • Understands the principles of good governance

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Bolton Hospital

Minerva Road

Farnworth, Bolton

BL4 0JR


Employer's website

http://www.boltonft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Bolton Hospital

Minerva Road

Farnworth, Bolton

BL4 0JR


Employer's website

http://www.boltonft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Operational Business Manager

Claire Loughman

Claire.Loughman@booltonft.nhs.uk

01204390925

Details

Date posted

20 February 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£49,909 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

241-115AS-MD-25-A

Job locations

Royal Bolton Hospital

Minerva Road

Farnworth, Bolton

BL4 0JR


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