Applications are invited for the post of Senior Clinical Fellow in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery, this fixed-term, whole time post will run from August 2026 for 12 months.
The post offers a valuable opportunity for a highly driven Medic to join a progressive and rapidly expanding multidisciplinary team.
The Breast service provides a comprehensive diagnostic and oncological breast service, including screening and symptomatic, and serves as a regional second‑opinion referral centre for Liverpool and the wider Merseyside area.
The Liverpool Breast Unit manages the diagnosis and treatment of approximately 900 newly diagnosed patients with breast cancer each year and provides a comprehensive family history and risk‑reducing surgery service.
The successful candidate will train within the Breast & Endocrine Surgery Unit, working predominantly with the Breast Surgery team. Breast services are delivered across three sites within Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT).
Due to the imminent requirement to fill this post, Candidates who are not GMC registered or do not hold existing right to live and work in the UK, at the time of application will not progress through shortlisting stage.
The post holder will support elective breast activity, participate in breast clinics, theatre lists and MDT meetings (Breast Screening, Oncology and Oncoplastic MDTs), and following induction, independent practice is encouraged. Cross‑cover with the Endocrine Surgery team is provided primarily for peri‑operative ward care.
Surgical experience includes complex breast conservation, therapeutic mammoplasty, local perforator flaps, implant‑based and latissimus dorsi reconstructions for therapeutic and risk‑reducing indications, and NHS‑funded cosmetic breast surgery where approved. Free‑flap reconstruction is provided in collaboration with the local Plastic Surgery service.
Working pattern:
No on‑call commitment, standard weekday working, Saturday theatre lists on a 1:4 rota, and alternate‑week Wednesday evening Rapid Assessment Clinics. Shuttle buses and parking permits support cross‑site working.
The role offers excellent training opportunities including audit, research, teaching, leadership development, and dedicated time with Breast Radiology and Oncology teams. Formal supervision, annual appraisal, logbook maintenance and an allocated Educational Supervisor are provided.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities – from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award‑winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Emma de Sousa Job title: Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon Email address: Emma.deSousa@liverpoolft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0151 706 4712
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