This post is funding by Thames Valley Cancer Alliance and the post holder would liaise with them regarding the development of a breast pain pathway which is locally feasible in OUH to share ways of re-directing breast pain patients away from 2 week wait clinics onto more appropriate diagnostic pathways.
The post holder would develop and then submit their breast pain pathway for assessment by the Association of Breast Surgery Clinical Practice & Standards Committee as outline on the ABS website under ‘ASPIRE Breast Pain pathways’.
The ABS is very conscious of the stress to capacity caused by large volumes of symptomatic breast referrals to breast units across the UK and is looking to assess the strategies being used by units to address the significant proportion of these which are for patients with breast pain.
The post holder would work on this project in additional to clinical commitments in this busy breast surgery department. An exact timetable, with dedicated time for the project, would be worked out in discussion with the Clinical Lead.
The Breast Unit in Oxford sees approximately 8,000 referrals per year with over 600 newly diagnosed patients with breast cancer. They are treated at the Cancer Centre at the Churchill Hospital, (which is also home to the NHS Breast Screening Programme), and at the Horton Hospital in Banbury.
We have an enthusiastic multidisciplinary team with one stop clinics supported by 6 breast radiologists and 3 breast pathologists, medical and clinical oncologists, cancer genetics, plastic surgery and lymphoedema services.
The fellow will be working under the supervision of 7 consultants (4 are part-time and one is an Associate Specialist). The unit provides a full range of Oncoplastic breast surgery service in collaboration with the plastic surgery team, who provide a free-flap reconstruction service.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
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PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES:
Clinical:
Elective
The post holder’s duties will beacross the various hospitals inthe Trust. The post-holder will work predominantly on theBreast Unit as a fellow. The successful candidate will have regular access to operating lists, with exposure to the complete range of breast proceduresand results clinics for training in various aspects of planning and counselling patients for their appropriate oncological and reconstructive procedures. The post holder will be expected to provide support to the diagnostic and follow-up clinics
Emergency / Out of hours
The post does not involve any on call work. The postholder, however, will be expected to respond appropriately to referrals from the wards, General Practice and the Surgical Emergencies Unit. Optional weekend work is regularly available and is reimbursed as additional sessions.
Research & Audit:
The successful candidate will be expected to engage in the research and audit activities of the department.
Teaching:
Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust is a teaching hospital Trust, and the post-holder will be required to participate in programmes for teaching clinical students, training junior doctors and in clinical examinations. The post-holder’s contribution to teaching, training, and research will be included in the regular job plan review.
Clinical Governance
The post-holder will participate in clinical governance activities, including clinical audit, clinical effectiveness, risk management, quality improvement activities as required by the Trust, Health Authorities, and external accrediting bodies.
Personal and Professional Development
The post-holder will be required to keep himself/herself fully up-to-date with their relevant area of practice and to be able to demonstrate this to the satisfaction of the Trust. Professional or Study Leave will be granted at the discretion of the Trust, in line with the prevailing Terms and Conditions of Service, to support appropriate personal development needs. The Trust currently makes a financial contribution in support of these activities up to an agreed limit.
Management
The post-holder will be required to work within the Trust’s management policies and procedures, both statutory and internal, accepting that the resources available to the Trust are finite and that all changes in clinical practice or workload, or developments requiring additional resources must have prior agreement with the Trust. He/she will undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of his/her patients, and the running of his/her clinical work under the direction of the Clinical Director.
Administrative Responsibilities
The post-holder will undertake the administrative duties associated with the clinical duties outlined above. So far as is consistent with the proper discharge of the above duties the post-holder undertakes to deputize from time to time for absent colleagues.
The post holder undertakes, exceptionally, to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.
The post holder undertakes, exceptionally, to be available for irregular commitments outside normally rostered duties as are essential for the continuity of patient care.
This advert closes on Friday 18 Oct 2024
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