Senior Training Fellow in Breast Surgery

Date posted: 17 July 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Doctor - other
Salary: £67,325 a year (Per annum)
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 205-8127659
Job locations: Royal Stoke Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6QG, United Kingdom

Job summary
This post is suitable for an individual with good general surgical and surgical oncology backgroundwho is aspiring for a career as a breast surgeon and wishes to gain experience in oncoplastic andreconstructive breast surgery including perforator flaps and implant-based reconstructions.Candidates should have good knowledge of management of breast disease. Candidate should bekeen to learn new techniques and be involved in research and audit. The post will comprise noemergency duties. It is mainly to cover elective sessions at UHNM. It is a ten-session job withresearch and audit commitments.The UHNM Breast Unit is a busy breast surgery unit in the West Midlands, UK and manages thespectrum of benign and malignant breast disorders in close collaboration with colleagues fromradiology, oncology, pathology and plastic surgery. Screening assessment cases are managed acrossNorth Staffordshire. The Unit sees 700 new breast cancers a year.

Main duties of the job
This is a full time Senior Clinical Fellow post which will support the Breast team in providing acomprehensive specialist Breast and Breast Oncoplastic surgical service to the University Hospital ofNorth Midlands Hospital NHS Trust which caters to the population of Staffordshire, Wolverhampton,South Cheshire and Shropshire. No General surgery and no on calls involved in this job. The proposedtimetable outlined towards the end of this document will be flexible to accommodate training needs. Youwill be enrolled to Keele reconstruction course which runs twice a year and the successful candidatewould be in charge of oncoplastic MDT. Help maintaining oncoplastic data base and prepare MDTs and oncoplastic MDT.

About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Job responsibilities
Please see attached job pack for detailed job description and main responsibilities.

This is a full time Senior Clinical Fellow post which will support the Breast team in providing acomprehensive specialist Breast and Breast Oncoplastic surgical service to the University Hospital ofNorth Midlands Hospital NHS Trust which caters to the population of Staffordshire, Wolverhampton,South Cheshire and Shropshire. No General surgery and no on calls involved in this job. The proposedtimetable outlined towards the end of this document will be flexible to accommodate training needs. Youwill be enrolled to Keele reconstruction course which runs twice a year and the successful candidatewould be in charge of oncoplastic MDT. Help maintaining oncoplastic data base and prepare MDTs and oncoplastic MDT.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Full GMC
• MRCS/FRCS or equivalent

Desirable

• Higher degree ( Mch,MD, PhD) National training number FRCS Intercollegiate

Ability
Essential

• Able to work in complex team and provide leadership Able to work flexibly

Experience
Essential

• Broad experience in elective breast and oncoplastic surgery

Desirable

• Attended oncoplastic courses or currently doing MS oncoplastic surgery.

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.

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).

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Employer details
Employer name: University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Address: Royal Stoke Hospital, Newcastle Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6QG, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk