Senior Clinical Fellow in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery

The Breast Service at Kingston & Richmond NHS Foundation Trust is based on the Kingston site.

The Service is provided by a Multidisciplinary Team comprising four Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeons (3.2 WTE), two Consultant Medical Oncologists (joint posts with the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust), four Consultant Breast Pathologists, six Consultant Breast Radiologists (each with additional specialty / cross-sectional interests, four Breast Clinical Nurse Specialists, one Nurse Consultant, four Advanced Nurse Practitioners (one post currently vacant), an Advanced Clinical Practitioner and one Surgical Care Practitioner.

A business case for a second Surgical Care Practitioner is in progress. . The weekly Multidisciplinary Meeting is also supported virtually by Consultant Clinical Oncologists from the Royal Marsden (RM), with radiotherapy delivered at the Chelsea or Sutton RM sites according to patient preference.

Chemotherapy is delivered on site at Kingston in the RM Chemotherapy Suite through the RM / Kingston Partnership Agreement.

The Service receives approximately 6300 referrals per year and treats over 300 newly diagnosed patients with breast cancer. Around 25-30% of breast cancer patients treated are referred from the Regional Breast Screening Services, the majority from the South West London Breast Screening Service and a smaller cohort from the Jarvis.