Specialty Doctor in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Specialty Doctor in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery

The closing date is 29 October 2025

Applications are invited for the position of Specialty Doctor in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust.

We anticipate the successful candidate will embrace all aspects of the speciality including surgery, audit, research, innovation and education. We welcome candidates who will work to expand the surgical repertoire of the team and drive clinical initiatives.

Main duties of the job

All surgeons practice Oncoplastic breast surgery (including therapeutic mammoplasty), lipo-modelling and immediate breast reconstruction for mastectomy patients with pedicle flaps (LD and TRAM) and implant based reconstruction with biological mesh.

The breast team is committed to a multidisciplinary approach to breast cancer and works in close collaboration with three consultant breast oncologists who provide adjuvant treatments and plastic surgery colleagues at the Royal Preston Hospital site who provide free perforator flap support.

This is a full time permanent 10 PA post consisting of outpatient clinics, theatre time, MDT meetings and associated admin time with SPA.

About us

The Trust is a cancer centre and has a radiotherapy unit based at the Royal Preston Hospital Site. The Central Lancashire Breast Unit, based at the Chorley & South Ribble Hospital site was opened in July 2012. In the mammography suite there are two digital mammogram machines equipped for stereotactic and vacuum assisted biopsies. There are also two ultrasound rooms and two portable ultrasound machines for use in the clinic. Most biopsies are performed by the radiology team under image guidance. New patient breast clinics are run across the week (10 clinics per week) with biopsy results discussed on a Thursday in the MDT meeting. The service treats approximately 330 breast cancers per annum. There are nine dedicated breast surgery theatre sessions per week. There is a well established breast care nurse team who run both cancer follow up clinics and results clinics.

Job responsibilities

See attached job description, person specification and speciality/trust brochure for details on what we can offer and the team.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration
• MBBS or Equivalent
• FRCS Part III
• Higher Medical Degree
• Have undertaken a TIG Oncoplastic Fellowship in Breast Surgery

Medical Education

• Experience in teaching undergraduate / postgraduate students
• PgCert in Medical Education

Management

• Evidence of commitment to audit
• Well developed IT skills

Research & Development

• Evidence of peer reviewed publications

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exception Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full time

Salary

£61,542 to £99,216 a year pro rata

Reference number

438-MS3164