Senior Oncoplastic Clinical Fellow in Breast Surgery


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£45,715 to £69,976 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, England, United Kingdom, E9 6SR
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	27 Aug 2026
Closing date:	10 Sept 2026

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Summary

Clinical Responsibilities The post will be based in the Department of General Surgery. The post involves supporting the supervising consultant in the full spectrum of clinical activity including main theatres, day surgery theatres, out-patient one-stop and follow-up clinics, paper clinics and ward work. Homerton Breast Unit provides a full spectrum of Oncoplastic and Reconstructive services. This will provide an excellent opportunity to learn from experienced surgeons, particularly as they look to provide high-quality clinical care. The appointee will be expected to perform a full-time surgical practice with an interest in breast surgery. They will be a member of the breast multidisciplinary team and is expected to contribute to and practice according to the local, network and national clinical practice guidelines. There is no on-call commitment in the post. Research Responsibilities Homerton University Hospital has an active research environment. The breast unit is actively involved in multicentre trials. The appointee will be encouraged start new research projects or audits in addition to participating in any ongoing trials and national audits. Management and Clinical Audit The appointee will be expected to take part in the routine management and administrative duties associated with the care of their patients and the supervision of junior medical staff. The appointee will also be expected to take an active part in multi-disciplinary audit, to be involved in attempting to improve the quality of care to patients and the timeliness of communications with general practitioners, and to achieve improvements in clinical risk management. There is a monthly half day session set aside within the clinical directorate at the Homerton for Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance during which all elective clinical duties are suspended to ensure attendance. A yearly timetable is available. There is also an open-ended audit programme for all breast cancer patients, continuously auditing and evaluating several parameters as proposed by the recent NICE guidelines on breast cancer audit. Homerton University Hospital is committed to implementing the New Deal for junior doctors, particularly on junior doctors hours. All the Trusts consultants are responsible for ensuring that the hours targets are met and the junior doctors timetabled educational programmes are maintained. Continuing Medical Education Continuing Medical Education is an integral part of the fellow post. The appointee will be encouraged to ensure that his/her full entitlement to CME/Study Leave is taken. Financial assistance with Course fees and travel is available. Teaching Homerton Hospital considers the teaching of medical students and surgical trainees of high priority. Homerton University Hospital has both undergraduate and postgraduate students, for which there are active teaching programmes. There trainees attend monthly half-day regional teaching sessions set aside for postgraduate teaching. There are also two PRHO teaching sessions each week (in line with the University guidelines) and the successful candidate will be expected to help in giving lectures. Please see job description and person specification for full details of the role.

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