Specialty Doctor - Breast Surgery

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients' experiences, is:
Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.
Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.
Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care., The post suits a Speciality Doctor in Breast Surgery with experience to run breast clinics (rapid diagnosis one stop, results and follow up). The focus will be to work collaboratively with the existing team and to manage the rising cancer 2 week wait referrals and treatment to target times. This post has no General Surgery commitments.
This opportunity would ideally suit someone looking to further their career and scopes of practice with the possibility to work towards the specialist register via the Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR). The department has an excellent reputation for supporting specialty trainees and providing the knowledge and support required.
The post holder is expected to work closely with the Breast Multidisciplinary team providing and further developing care of breast patients and further develop breast services. The post holder will be expected to attend and participate in the Breast MDT and clinical and management meetings., Clinical governance is assuming ever greater importance within the NHS and there is strong emphasis on this area within PAH. The appointee will be expected to contribute and participate in governance activities in depth and breadth. A strong desire to improve governance standards is essential. The post holder will be expected to carry out audit and activities in association with the clinical governance as required by the Trust.
The appointee has continued clinical and professional responsibility for patients admitted under their care.
The post-holder will have an overriding duty of care to patients and will be expected to comply fully with best practice standards. The post-holder will have a responsibility to comply with Trust policies for personal and patient safety and for prevention of healthcare-associated infection (HCAI); this includes a requirement for rigorous and consistent compliance with Trust policies for hand hygiene, use of personal protective equipment and safe disposal of sharps. Knowledge, skills and behaviour in the workplace should reflect this; at annual appraisal you will be asked about application of practice measures known to be effective in reducing HCAI.

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

+ Full induction and onboarding process in our organisation
+ Free car parking for our staff
+ Structured pay scheme, including additional living supplement to your basic salary
+ Minimum 27 days' annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff)
+ Access to our Alex Lounge, our staff only rest area with free tea and coffee
+ Access to NHS Pension scheme
+ Flexible working options available, in line with our flexible working policy
+ Onsite creche facilities
+ Annual appraisals with career pathways
+ In-house training courses
+ Discounted hospital restaurant
+ Staff health and wellbeing health services and complimentary health provision
Important information
+ Our Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all its employees. We welcome applications from anyone who meets the specific criteria of the post regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Reasonable adjustments to the interview process can also be made for any candidates with a disability
+ All new colleagues joining PAHT will be subject to a probationary period of six months
+ The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment
+ Our Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and vulnerable adults. Offers of employment are subject to pre-employment NHS screening checks
+ Providing false or misleading information or unsatisfactory pre-employment checks may result in the offer of a post being withdrawn