Fixed Term 12 Months Consultant - Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon
The closing date is 28 December 2025
Job summary
Applications are invited to apply for the post of 12 months FIXED TERM (WITH AN OPTION TO EXTEND) NHS Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro. We invite you to apply to join our dynamic, enthusiastic and forward thinking breast surgical team. You would be the 7th member of our consultant team managing patients across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly with breast disease. The current team also has expertise in the surgical management of skin cancer, and the surgical management of patients with a family history of breast cancer.
The breast surgery service is part of the 650 bedded Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro, with two further hospitals St Michael's and West Cornwall Hospital based in the West of the county. All breast clinical and diagnostic work is carried out at the Mermaid Centre (Truro) in a purpose built unit. Most routine breast surgery is undertaken at St Michael's Hospital in Hayle, where there are ring-fenced dedicated beds.
Main duties of the job
This busy and dynamic breast unit manages both symptomatic and breast screening patients. We treat > 640 patients a year with a new diagnosis of breast cancer and see approximately 12,000 outpatients annually. You would join a team already well established in oncoplastic and reconstructive techniques. Patients are offered a full range of reconstructive choices and we have good links with plastic surgeons in Exeter and Plymouth for those patients requiring free flap reconstruction both in the immediate and delayed setting. We are supported by a reconstructive breast nursing team and a team of expert breast care nurses.
The RCHT breast unit is an active research centre and eligible patients are offered entry into several multicentre national surgical trials such as POSNOC, LORIS and POBRAD M as well as a large number of oncology trials. In additional we are at the forefront of technological advances; we use radio-guided occult lesion localisation (ROLL) and have the largest national series and we have a 3D Tomosynthesis unit in theatre. We are supported in our clinics by a motivated research team and have been the leading recruiter in a number of international research trials.
If you are thinking of joining us and have a partner or family who would relocate with you please contact us as we have a variety of employment opportunities within the hospital and would be happy to discuss this with you.
About us
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is the biggest provider of healthcare services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Our three main sites are Royal Cornwall Hospital Truro, St Michael's Hospital Hayle and West Cornwall Hospital Penzance, our staff and services are available across the region.
The Trust employs 5,000+ staff. We work with health and social care organisations -including Cornwall and IoS Integrated Care Board and NHS England- to ensure local healthcare needs are met. We provide acute medical, surgical and specialist services to around 600,000 which can increase significantly during busy holiday periods.
The Trust has teaching hospitals status as part of the University of Exeter Medical School. Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we continually develop clinical services and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care offered locally.
We can offer you a rewarding career in a supportive working environment. We have extensive educational links to help you realise your full potential and develop skills to provide outstanding healthcare to the local community.
Enjoy an outstanding quality of life in a place that offers surfing beaches and fishing harbours to beautiful countryside and historic towns. With clean air, plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities and excellent schools, colleges and universities (including adult education) it is the ideal place for families and for you to develop your own career.
Details
Date posted
05 December 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£105,504 to £139,882 a year Per Annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Job share
Reference number
156-MS-4389
Job locations
Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust
Penventinnie Lane
TRURO
TR1 3LJ
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
Address
Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust
Penventinnie Lane
TRURO
TR1 3LJ
Employer's website
https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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