Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Locum Consultant - Breast Surgery

The closing date is 02 January 2026

Job summary

Breast Surgery RFL are looking for a dynamic team member to support and deliver world class Breast Surgery care.This full time post (10 programmed activities) requires an individual with excellent specialist skills and sub-speciality training to join the vast RFL Breast Surgery Service.

Main duties of the job

This post is for a full-time (10 Programmed Activities) Locum Consultant Breast Oncoplastic Surgeon at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

The successful candidate will join a dynamic team to support and deliver a world-class Breast Surgery care.

The role requires an individual with excellent specialist skills and sub-speciality training in order to allow the completion of breast surgical interventions and outpatient activity.

The postholder will join an experienced multi-disciplinary team of 8 Consultant Breast Surgeons, 6 Specialist Doctors, 1 Nurse Consultant and 5 Advanced Nurse Practitioners.

This is a cross-site post, covering all sites across Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, with clinical activity mostly based out of Royal Free London Hospital and Chase Farm Hospital.

About us

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

Details

Date posted

19 December 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum plus London Weighting

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

391-RFL-7669108

Job locations

Royal Free London Trust (including Chase Farm)

London

NW32QG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Activity

Time

Location

Frequency

PA Allocation

Monday

Admin

SPA

AM

PM

Flexible

1x1

1.25 DCC

1.0 SPA

Tuesday

One Stop Clinic

OPD Clinic

AM

PM

Royal Free Hospital

1x1

1.0 DCC

1.0 DCC

Wednesday

MDT

One Stop Clinic

AM

PM

Royal Free Hospital

1x1

1.0 DCC

1.0 DCC

Thursday

One Stop Clinic

OPD Clinic

AM

PM

Chase Farm Hospital

1x1

1.0 DCC

1.0 DCC

Friday

Operating list

AM/PM/ Evening

Royal Free Hospital

1x2

1.5 DCC

*0.25 DCC additional flexible sessions for joint operating.

*There is currently no on-call requirement as part of this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Activity

Time

Location

Frequency

PA Allocation

Monday

Admin

SPA

AM

PM

Flexible

1x1

1.25 DCC

1.0 SPA

Tuesday

One Stop Clinic

OPD Clinic

AM

PM

Royal Free Hospital

1x1

1.0 DCC

1.0 DCC

Wednesday

MDT

One Stop Clinic

AM

PM

Royal Free Hospital

1x1

1.0 DCC

1.0 DCC

Thursday

One Stop Clinic

OPD Clinic

AM

PM

Chase Farm Hospital

1x1

1.0 DCC

1.0 DCC

Friday

Operating list

AM/PM/ Evening

Royal Free Hospital

1x2

1.5 DCC

*0.25 DCC additional flexible sessions for joint operating.

*There is currently no on-call requirement as part of this role.

Person Specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential

  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Desirable

  • Evidence of ability to meet (other) Trust values

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC Registration with License to Practice and entry on the Specialist Register, or within 6 months of CCT.
  • Evidence of continuing professional / personal development/.

Desirable

  • Relevant postgraduate qualifications e.g MD; PhD; MS; MSc.

Experience

Essential

  • Comprehensive clinical experience in onco-plastic breast surgery sufficient to undertake independent practice.

Desirable

  • Clinical experience in onco-plastic breast surgery

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

  • A commitment to and evidence of multidisciplinary practice, working with other specialties and intensive care departments in the management of cases.
  • A team based approach to care and service management, including appreciation of nursing and therapy roles.
  • Proven teaching skills and a commitment to training of doctors.

Desirable

  • Proven research ability at national level.

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential

  • Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate effectively with colleagues; clinical and non-clinical, patients and their carers/relatives.

Desirable

  • Experience of interpersonal/communication skills at all levels

Others

Essential

  • Track record of clinical governance, audit and management
  • Understanding of principles of audit.

Desirable

  • Strong IT skills.
Person Specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential

  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Desirable

  • Evidence of ability to meet (other) Trust values

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC Registration with License to Practice and entry on the Specialist Register, or within 6 months of CCT.
  • Evidence of continuing professional / personal development/.

Desirable

  • Relevant postgraduate qualifications e.g MD; PhD; MS; MSc.

Experience

Essential

  • Comprehensive clinical experience in onco-plastic breast surgery sufficient to undertake independent practice.

Desirable

  • Clinical experience in onco-plastic breast surgery

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

  • A commitment to and evidence of multidisciplinary practice, working with other specialties and intensive care departments in the management of cases.
  • A team based approach to care and service management, including appreciation of nursing and therapy roles.
  • Proven teaching skills and a commitment to training of doctors.

Desirable

  • Proven research ability at national level.

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential

  • Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate effectively with colleagues; clinical and non-clinical, patients and their carers/relatives.

Desirable

  • Experience of interpersonal/communication skills at all levels

Others

Essential

  • Track record of clinical governance, audit and management
  • Understanding of principles of audit.

Desirable

  • Strong IT skills.

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

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Free London Trust (including Chase Farm)

London

NW32QG


Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Free London Trust (including Chase Farm)

London

NW32QG


Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Service Lead Breast Surgeon

Muneer Ahmed

muneer.ahmed3@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

19 December 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum plus London Weighting

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

391-RFL-7669108

Job locations

Royal Free London Trust (including Chase Farm)

London

NW32QG


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