Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is one of the biggest trusts in the country, following the merger of Mid Essex, Basildon and Southend hospitals in April 2020.
Senior Clinical Fellow in Breast Surgery
Senior Clinical Fellow
Main area Plastic Surgery, Breast Surgery Grade Senior Clinical Fellow Contract 6 months (Fixed term) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week Job ref 390-B&P-BR-2963
Site Broomfield Town Broomfield Salary £37,068 - £57,570 Per Annum Pro Rata (MN37) Salary period Yearly Closing 12/11/2026 23:59
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the onlyacute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.
Job overview
Persons appointed to these Clinical Fellowships in Microsurgery and Breast Reconstruction will be attached to various Consultant Plastic & Breast Surgeons for six month periods in order to gain further training in the particular expertise of those consultants.
These are not Deanery recognised training posts.
However, senior trainees from both home and abroad are invited to apply. Any successful applicant would be expected to work as an integral part of a surgical team and would take on considerable responsibility for patients under the care of the Consultant for whom he or she is working. The successful applicant would also be involved in research and would be encouraged to present and publish papers.
These posts provide the opportunity for plastic surgical trainees to gain further experience in Microsurgery and Breast Reconstruction. In supporting the breast and microsurgery consultants. The fellows will be involved in the treatment of a large number of patients, with particular emphasis on Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction. In the event of annual and study leave, Fellows will provide prospective cover for other sub‑specialties.
Main duties of the job
The Fellow will support the breast reconstruction service at the St Andrew's Centre & satellite hospitals as required.
The Fellow will be involved in microsurgical breast reconstruction
He/she will participate in breast reconstruction MDT and Risk Reducing Mastectomy MDT
He/she will be required to undertake independently skin cancer surgery, breast symmetrisation procedures and general plastic surgery work
He/she will attend the out-patient departments and the operating theatres as required by the consultants.
He/ she will also be expected to involve themselves in an on‑call rota which covers the management of Plastic, Hand and Burn patients admitted as emergencies in the manner normal to Plastic Surgical Units worldwide.
He/she will be responsible for attending to the administrative matters associated with the above.
Working for our organisation
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
- MBBS or equivalent
- Pt. 1 of Higher qualification
- FRCS, FRCS (Plast) or equivalent
Professional Experience
- Extensive experience in plastic surgery training in hospitals recognised by the Royal College for training
- Previous experience at SpR or equivalent level
- Ability to develop and maintain a subspecialty interes
Audit and Clinical Governance
- Interest in, and knowledge of, medical audit and understands the principles of evidence based audit
- Evidence of audit participation
Registration
- Full GMC Registration with licence to practice
Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.
Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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