Specialty Doctor in Breast Surgery

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) has a vacancy to join the dynamic and friendly Bucks Breast Unit as a Specialty Doctor in Breast Surgery starting ASAP (exact starting dates may be negotiable and to be confirmed at interview with suitable candidates).

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is a major provider of integrated hospital and community services with 6,000 members of staff providing care for half a million people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding counties, Thame (Oxfordshire), Tring (Hertfordshire) and Leighton Buzzard (Bedfordshire). The Trust has the world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre and the regional centres for burns care, plastic surgery, stroke, cardiac services and dermatology, as well as national recognition for urology and skin cancer services. The 'BHT way' sets out our ambition to be 'one of the safest healthcare systems in the country delivering safe, compassionate care every time for every patient'. BHT provides a friendly working approach for all staff to ensure a good work-life balance, and it is an environment where family life is promoted. There are nursery facilities on site.

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Essential: - Full GMC registration with a Licence to Practice in the UK; - Ability to travel to multiple sites

Essential: - Ability to manage own workload; - Ability to effectively communicate and work with a specialist surgical team; - Flexibility to cover for colleague's duties as and when required by the needs of the service; - Ability to use relevant IT systems

Desirable: - Relevant publications an asset; - Management and leadership skills

Essential: - Experience at ST3+ level of General/Breast Surgery in relevant specialties; - Ability to manage surgical patients as the senior surgical opinion on site; - Clinical and technical skills appropriate to the grade; - Special Clinical interest in Breast Surgery; - Evidence of recent audit; - Good grasp of audit methodology, and practice of Clinical Governance

Essential: - MB ChB or equivalent; - MRCS/FRCS; - ATLS

Essential: - Collaborate - Communicates openly, honestly and professionally, and actively promotes team working and building strong working relationships; - Aspire - Patients are always first. Drives service improvements. Strong self-awareness with a desire to grow.; - Respect - Treats all with compassion and kindness. Ensures everyone feels valued.; - Enable - Consults others and listens to their views/opinions. Enables others to take the initiative