Oncoplastic Clinical Fellow

Overview

The Oncoplastic Clinical Fellow post is now in its 11th successful year and has been created as a result of increased activity demands, Royal College of Surgeons training requirements regarding the Breast Surgery Curriculum, and to help achieve New Deal compliance for junior medical staff by supporting the general surgical patient workload. The post-holder will be expected to ensure adequate support is given to the Breast Team.

This post is intended for senior breast surgery trainees who wish to dedicate time to training in specialist oncoplastic procedures and breast reconstruction. For this reason, this post is likely to be most suitable for those who have experience at looking after breast patients in the past. This is a fixed term post with the postholder working a minimum of 40 hours per week.

The postholder will work under the supervision of Mrs Isabella Karat, Mr Hisham Osman, and Mr Goran Ahmed. The postholder will be expected to provide prospective and cross cover for other members of the Breast Team. Composition of the Team:

• 3 Consultant Surgeons
• 2 Registrars
• 1 Senior Oncoplastic Clinical Fellow
• 1 FY2 or Core Trainee
• 1 FY1

• To provide day to day care of surgical inpatients.
• To support the relevant sub-specialist outpatient clinics as required.
• To obtain exposure and training in the assessment of breast patients for resectional and oncoplastic/reconstructive surgery.
• To support the service workload of the sub-specialty whilst ensuring that she/he still gains the appropriate surgical experience and exposure to Oncoplastic techniques.
• The incumbent is expected to play a contributory role in current departmental research and audit. Full support and advice will be offered.
• Attendance at weekly breast multidisciplinary meetings and breast unit business meetings and AGM.

The postholder will be expected to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances and to be available for exceptional irregular commitments outside normally rostered duties where this is essential for continuity of patient care. The duties will be located in the Inpatient Wards, Outpatients Department and Theatres at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust Hospital.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities. Our new organisational strategy - FHFT 2030 - sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS.

Underpinned by our Trust values - Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation - we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first. We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites.

We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services. We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems.

Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations. Alongside estates  investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement.

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