Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeons

Details
Date posted: 20 July 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year
10 sessions per week
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 164-7812289
Job locations: Nottingham Breast Institute, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, United Kingdom

Job summary
Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon with a responsibility in Breast Services for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The main focus of this Consultant post at the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is to maintain the Consultant surgeon membership of the specialist multidisciplinary breast team, which is located at the City Hospital Campus.

The post holder will be able to deliver a clinical service in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery. At the same time opportunities will be provided for continuous professional development and to encourage active participation in the joint lists and Oncoplastic forum / MDT.

Main duties of the job
The Breast Services activities are concentrated in two main areas: the symptomatic service for GP referred patients and the NHS Breast Screening Programme. The Oncoplastic Breast Surgery service within Breast Services provides standard diagnostic and therapeutic surgery, as well as a comprehensive reconstructive surgery service (working closely with the Plastic Surgeons). The Breast Service is multidisciplinary and includes, under a single management team, surgeons, radiologists, specialist nurses (breast care nurses and nurse practitioners) and ACP's (advanced care practitioners), diagnostic radiographers, waiting list coordinators, MDT coordinators and administrative/clerical staff. We have long established and frequently reviewed clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.

About us
Every day, our teams at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) make a difference. We save lives, we improve lives and we usher in new life. We are proud to play a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of people in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and our surrounding communities.

With more than 20,000 colleagues, we are the largest employer in Nottinghamshire and one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country, serving more than 2.5m residents of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and a further four million people across the East Midlands and beyond.

Job responsibilities
For detailed description of main responsibilities refer to the Job Description document.

This service provided by Breast Specialty may provide across both campuses (with possible additional NHS commitments at independent sector sites), but the primary base is the City Hospital Campus.

The on-call commitment is currently 1:7 Elective activity is not cancelled during on call periods.

Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential

• Full GMC registration
• CCT expected within 6 months of interview date

Professional Qualifications/Development
Essential

• FRCS or Equivalent

Desirable

• Higher professional degree in breast related topic

Clinical Skills/Experience
Essential

• Evidenced oncoplastic operative skills
• Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals
• At least 12 months UK experience

Desirable

• Formal oncoplastic fellowship
• Experience in Family History and Genetics

Other requirements
Essential

• Able to work flexibly in a changing health service
• Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery
• Able to work in a team
• Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit
• GCP certification

Desirable

• Original Research
• Publications in Breast related topic
• Higher teaching degree or qualification or training

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community.