Consultant Breast Surgeon

SUBSTANTIVE CONSULTANT ONCOPLASTIC BREAST SURGEON

NHS TAYSIDE

The East of Scotland Breast Team seek a substantive consultant breast surgeon to join our enthusiastic multidisciplinary team of four consultant breast surgeons to replace a departing colleague. We provide a specialist breast service on two sites at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee and Perth Royal Infirmary, Perth.

The Breast Service is responsible for the management of patients with symptomatic disease and those with impalpable disease with the East of Scotland Breast Screening service based at Ninewells Hospital. The unit manages around 500 new breast cancer diagnoses each year.  The indicative job plan is 10 sessions (8 DCC: 2 SPA) but candidates wishing to explore flexible/ part-time working are welcome to apply.

It is expected you will provide a surgical service for diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer patients, experience of oncoplastic breast surgery is strongly desirable. There is no general surgery component to this post. 

This post will provide ample opportunity to develop teaching and research interests due to close links with Dundee University Medical School, the renowned Surgical Skills Centre and the new Clinical Research Centre based within the grounds of Ninewells Hospital. The breast unit is the UKs leading centre for fluorescent guided breast surgery with pivotal innovation and research associated with this. An academic affiliation with the University of Dundee is on offer with the post developing a leading role in the medical schools curriculum.

Informal enquiries are welcomed by contacting the Breast Team:

Mr Vassilis Pitsinis Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon & Clinical Governance  Lead for the  Breast Unit Vasileios.pitsinis@nhs.scot; Mrs Tracey Williams, Clinical Care Group Manager Specialist Surgery tracey.williams1@nhs.scot

You must be on the Specialist Registrar with the General Medical Council or within 6 months of the anticipated award of CCT or CESR (CP) at the time of interview for the post.

Closing Date  27/01/2025

Interview Date 05/02/2025

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.