Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist Clinical Fellow - Skin Cancer
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Job Overview
There is the opportunity to gain experience in all aspects of skin cancer.
The successful candidate will be expected to assist the skin cancer consultant team in providing all aspects of the plastic surgery service including outpatient clinics, theatres, and day surgery.
The postholder will get significant clinical exposure to skin cancer resection, sentinel node biopsy, node clearance, and reconstruction surgery in all parts of the body for both primary and recurrent skin tumours.
This experience will be of significant value in training to become a consultant plastic surgeon with opportunities to manage parallel operating lists where appropriate.
There will be an expectation to be integral in the running of the see and treat clinics at Heatherwood Hospital.
Main duties of the job
There are 5 plastic surgery consultants with a subspecialty interest in skin cancer surgery.
Operating lists and clinics take place at all three main hospital sites at Frimley, Wexham, and Heatherwood, but the majority of the work will be based at Heatherwood.
It will be expected that the postholder will be an integral member of the skin cancer multi-disciplinary meetings (MDMs).
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first-class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work-life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full role requirements.
Depending on training and service requirements, there will be opportunities to undertake work in other subspecialties including microsurgery, breast reconstruction, hand, and emergency surgery.
The successful candidate will be expected to take an active role in audit and academic development as well as the teaching and supervision of junior trainees. The unit has a strong history of contribution to national trials and audits with plenty of opportunity for involvement.
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The ability to work flexibly, cohesively, and in collaboration with the existing teams is a necessary requirement for the post.
The post holder will benefit from the array of experience and surgery in the department. The Skin Cancer Fellow will have flexibility to optimise their training experience as well as meet individual training requirements.
The job plan will be made up of 8 programmed activities (PA) with no participation in the registrar on-call rota.
This job plan is flexible to maximise training and some service commitments with the intention that approximately 80% of commitments be “skin cancer” related and 20% be “service” related.
The post can be approved for training by the GMC and counts towards NTN training in plastic surgery as OOPT.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration and hold a licence to practise
Desirable criteria
- FRCS (PLAST) or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Ideally with Post FRCS Qualification.
- Considerable experience in plastic surgery, as demonstrated by being either a Year 6/7 Specialist Registrar or equivalent
- Experience of undergraduate teaching and post-graduate training
Desirable criteria
- Specialist interest in Cancer Reconstruction
- Previous experience in the surgery and clinical care of patients
Skill & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to communicate clearly and appropriately with patients and other professionals
- Ability to manage own and other’s time effectively
- Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research
- Ability to teach practical clinical skills
- Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management
- Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council
- Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management
Desirable criteria
- Computer literate
- Evidence of original research, Clinical research, and publications
- Teaching qualification
- Management training or qualification
- Evidence of leadership in the development of clinical services
- Appraisal training
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Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement, and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey, and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helping us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, saving time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
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