Trainee - Breast Clinician

Job responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click view the supporting document on the right-hand side. However key duties and responsibilities

As an integral member of the breast care team, the trainee will be involved in:

• Delivering screening and symptomatic breast services
• Undertaking clinical exam
• Assisting in and ultimately running family history clinics assessing genetic risk and organising screening
• Participating in MDT meetings
• Optimising patient management
• Communicating with the multidisciplinary team
• Undertaking audit and service improvement projects
• Collaborating in research
• Understanding of and adherence to clinical governance processes

Through the three year training programme the successful applicant will access high quality clinical training and specific learning allied to the current training in radiology, but dedicated to breast imaging. This is part of a national pilot scheme and the applicant will be expected to work with all clinical groups within the breast service; surgeons, radiologists, breast clinicians, radiographers, oncologists, nurses and clinical genetic services. Upon successful completion, the training will lead to the award of a certified credential in breast disease management, enabling candidates to apply for permanent positions as Breast Clinicians.

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Work health assessments
• Criminal record check standards
• Right to work checks

For further information please visit:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation

We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Agency interest will not be considered until this advert has closed

Qualifications

Essential

• GMC Registration with a license to Practice.
• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Desirable

• Full postgraduate examination (e.g. full MRCP (UK) or MRCPCH or MRCS or MRCGP) at the time of application
• Intercalated BSc or equivalent
• Higher degrees including MSc, PhD or MD (where the research thesis is not part of first medical degree)

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of excellent communication skills and managing patients with diverse presentations.
• Able to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement to problems
• Able to maximise safety and minimise risk
• Research and Audit Skills
• Demonstrates knowledge of evidence informed practice
• Able to work without direct supervision where appropriate
• 18 months or less experience (whole time equivalent) in Radiology or Breast Surgery (not including Foundation modules) by time of intended start date
• 12 months medical experience after full GMC registration (or equivalent post licensing experience)

Desirable

• Evidence of a relevant specialty
• Up to 12 months' experience working or training exclusively in breast diagnostic and clinical services
• Evidence of teaching experience
• Evidence of involvement in an audit project, a quality improvement project, formal research project or other activity

Practical & Intellectual Skills

Essential

• Demonstrates clarity in written and spoken communication, and capacity to adapt language to the situation, as appropriate
• Able to build rapport, listen, persuade and negotiate
• Empathy and Sensitivity
• Capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems/make decisions, indicating an analytical/scientific approach
• Able to work in multi professional teams and supervise junior medical staff
• Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively
• Understands, respects and demonstrates the values of the NHS Constitution (e.g. everyone counts; improving lives; commitment to quality of care; respect and dignity; working together for patients; compassion.

Desirable

• Demonstrates information technology skills
• Evidence of involvement in management commensurate with experience
• Evidence of effective multi-disciplinary team working and leadership, supported by multi-source feedback or other workplace based assessments

Disposition/Adjustment/Attitude

Essential

• Demonstrates probity (displays honesty, integrity, aware of ethical dilemmas, respects confidentiality)
• Capacity to take responsibility for own actions
• Demonstrable interest in, and understanding of, the specialty

Desirable

• Evidence of participation at meetings/courses relevant to chosen specialty
• Evidence of time spent in an oncology department observing the work of an oncologist.
• Evidence of time spent in a breast surgery department observing the work of a surgeon.
• Extracurricular activities / achievements relevant to chosen specialty

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).