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Consultant in Breast Surgery

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

CQC: Requires improvement

Telford

Salary

£109,725 – £145,478

Training post

Trust type

Acute

Posted

6 days ago

About the role

The successful candidate would be joining the Breast multidisciplinary team providing Breast services covering Shropshire and Mid Wales. The post holder would provide support to General Breast cancer services, including those referred from the screening programme.

The role would have an emphasis on Oncoplastic Breast Surgery, a service which was established here in 2011. The necessary resources are available to provide this.

The successful candidate will be expected to take part in continuing medical education and audit and provide teaching to members of the professional and nursing staff within the hospital, as well as medical students. Those candidates with an interest in research will of course be encouraged.

Please note, the interviews for this role will be held in person at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.

Consultant in Breast Surgery

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

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To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team

To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners

To work independently caring for patients referred to the breast service through the symptomatic and screening pathways

To participate in the audit and governance and support the training of junior medical staff and other staffing groups that care for our patients.

To carry out appropriate administrative duties in support of clinical commitments

To be a core member and participate in the Breast Cancer MDT

To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.

Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust's catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. The main towns include: Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys) - all beautiful and unique.

Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes' drive apart. Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.

Person specification

Essential

MBBS, MBChB or equivalent medical qualification
FRCS/MRCS or equivalent
Holder of Intercollegiate Specialty Examination (or equivalent)
Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC)
Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the award of CCT) OR Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
Independent operative experience in a wide range of partial and complete reconstructive techniques
Experience in routine Breast Cancer Surgery, Outpatient Clinics and Surgery for screen detected Breast Cancer
12 months training in Breast Oncoplastics at a recognized centre and personal experience in assessment for various reconstructive techniques
Experience in and commitment to Medical Audit
Lead or be heavily involved in a Specialty related Audit project
Participation in Breast Cancer MDT

Desirable

MD by thesis or equivalent higher degree
Experience in contralateral Breast Surgery and, revisional surgery and purely cosmetic Breast Surgery
Research interests or published research in the Breast Specialty
Period of full-time research leading to peer reviewed publication
Experience in supervision of research of others and have a Programme for future research
Membership of relevant Specialist Societies or Associations

23 days left to apply

Wednesday, 27 May 2026

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Trust rating

3.0

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