Job summary
Are you looking for an opportunity to work with an enthusiastic and friendly multidisciplinary team? Would you relish the chance to train as a Breast Clinician as part of an exciting national initiative? If your answers to these questions are yes, then this could be the perfect role for you!
Here at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we are inviting applications for a Breast Clinician Credential Trainee to join our Breast Care Centre. The post will be based at Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton.
The post will commence as soon as possible and by no later than August 2022, for a period of three years on a full-time basis, or less than full time equivalent duration. If you would like to work less than full-time, your application is welcomed, however, you must be able to work at least three days per week (i.e. 6 PAs).
You must be fully registered with the General Medical Council and eligible to work in the UK. The minimum entry criteria includes evidence of Foundation competences or equivalent within the last 3.5 years. We would also welcome your application if you have wider experience from other specialties or general practice. For full entry and selection criteria, please see the person specification.
This training post is not designed for established Breast Clinicians or those wishing to pursue a surgical career. If you are an established Breast Clinician wishing to consider work at Somerset Foundation Trust, please contact Dr Zoe Goldthorpe directly.
Main duties of the job
The Breast Clinician role encompasses clinical assessment and breast imaging services, providing a holistic approach to all aspects of breast disease diagnosis and management. The post offers comprehensive training in breast radiology, clinical skills and breast cancer risk analysis, and will enable you to become an independent multiskilled breast specialist upon completion of the programme.
You will work within a highly functional multidisciplinary team of surgeons, oncologists, radiologists and established Breast Clinicians, alongside nursing and radiography staff providing diagnostic and treatment services to patients with screen detected and symptomatic breast disease.
The Credential in Breast Disease Management is supported by Health Education England (HEE) and was developed by the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR), the Association of Breast Clinicians (ABC) and the National Breast Imaging Academy (NBIA) in 2019. If you are interested in breast disease management and have completed Foundation training, or are looking for a career change , this unique training opportunity could be for you.
The application window opens 23 February and closes on 23 March at 11:59pm. You will not be able to submit your application after this time. Please ensure you have completed all the relevant sections of the application form as missing information will deem your application incomplete and it will not be considered.
Interviews will be held in April 2022, date TBC.
About us
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is the first NHS Trust on the English mainland to provide community, mental health and acute hospital services. We work with health and social care partners in Somerset to ensure that we deliver outstanding services that meet the needs of our population.
Our trust was formed on 1 April 2020 when Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust merged.
Location
Taunton is a beautiful area of the South West, located between areas of outstanding natural beauty. Somerset offers you the opportunity to live near some of the UKs most desirable locations; from the beautiful local beaches; to the vibrant cosmopolitan centres of Bristol, Bath and Exeter within easy reach.
The County town of Taunton boasts a wide range of local amenities including; an extensive range of shopping, a wide range of local restaurants, sporting and recreational facilities, and excellent educational facilities. Taunton's nightlife offers a great atmosphere with cosy pubs and trendy bars.
Taunton provides access to the M5 motorway and a mainline intercity rail link with trains to London Paddington in less than 2 hours, and Bristol in 30 minutes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As an integral member of the breast care team, you will be involved in:
- Delivering screening and symptomatic breast services including imaging interpretation and reporting.
- Undertaking clinical assessments of symptomatic and screening patients
- 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
- Complying with systems within the wider and local NHS designed to deliver safe practice
On-call is not a requirement of this training post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As an integral member of the breast care team, you will be involved in:
- Delivering screening and symptomatic breast services including imaging interpretation and reporting.
- Undertaking clinical assessments of symptomatic and screening patients
- 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
- Complying with systems within the wider and local NHS designed to deliver safe practice
On-call is not a requirement of this training post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 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)
Eligibility
Essential
- Be eligible for full registration with, and hold a current licence to practise from, the GMC at intended start date
- Have evidence of achievement of foundation competences, or equivalent
- Be eligible to work in the UK
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Able to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement to problems
- Able to work without direct supervision where appropriate
- Able to prioritise clinical need
- Able to maximise safety and minimise risk
- Evidence of excellent communication skills and managing patients with diverse presentations.
Desirable
- Up to 12 months' experience working or training exclusively in breast diagnostic and clinical services
- Evidence of skills in the management of patients not requiring hospital admission
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 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)
Eligibility
Essential
- Be eligible for full registration with, and hold a current licence to practise from, the GMC at intended start date
- Have evidence of achievement of foundation competences, or equivalent
- Be eligible to work in the UK
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Able to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement to problems
- Able to work without direct supervision where appropriate
- Able to prioritise clinical need
- Able to maximise safety and minimise risk
- Evidence of excellent communication skills and managing patients with diverse presentations.
Desirable
- Up to 12 months' experience working or training exclusively in breast diagnostic and clinical services
- Evidence of skills in the management of patients not requiring hospital admission
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
