Consultant Breast and Endocrine Surgeon

This is an established full time post which has become vacant due to retirement and attracts 10 Programmed Activities per week. The successful candidate will work within a team of 7 dual specialty surgeons. UHD is the designated Cancer Centre for Dorset and hosts the Dorset Breast Screening Service. The breast unit provides comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic breast services and treats over 700 new breast cancers per year. The endocrine unit is the regional centre for parathyroid surgery, currently undertaking about 100 parathyroid cases per year. Thyroid cases number about 70 per year with a further 50 undertaken by ENT. There is a well-established, regional Thyroid and Endocrine MDT

As University Hospitals Dorset we offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates program is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve. Poole and Bournemouth Hospitals are located approximately 6 miles apart in one of the most attractive areas of the South Coast with its proximity to the world's second largest natural harbour and World Heritage 'Jurassic' Coastline and superb leisure facilities. There are excellent rail links to London, sea links to the continent and Bournemouth International Airport is within a 20 minute drive of both hospitals. Excellent schools are located within the region., Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.