Job overview

The RMH breast unit (Sutton and Chelsea) is the largest cancer service in the trust and one of the largest breast units in the UK treating over 700 new breast cancers per annum. We provide one of the UK’s most comprehensive breast services both as a secondary and tertiary provider, with all the usual core services as well as additional services including secondary care specialist nurses, psychological medicine and a regional genetics service. RMH has a 40% primary post-mastectomy reconstruction rate and a mature oncoplastic team with fortnightly oncoplastic MDMs.
The Sutton oncoplastic team consists of 5 breast surgeons. We manage approximately 400 new cancers, 150 of which are screen-detected. We work in close collaboration with our plastic surgical colleagues, 4 of whom have clinics and operate in Sutton.
At the Sutton site there are 9.5 sessions of oncoplastic breast surgery each week and 5 rapid diagnostic clinics. There are also 3 plastics lists (predominantly breast reconstruction) each week. There is a parallel plastics clinic alongside one of the breast clinics. We have a large Open Access Follow Up service to better meet the needs of our growing numbers of survivors.

Main duties of the job

This post is aimed at offering a surgical registrar who would like to commit to a dedicated time for research while maintaining some clinical sessions in the Breast Diagnostic Clinic. The job plan and training will be tailored to the individual. Research and audit can be carried out to follow on from existing projects or the candidate can develop their own project with the support of the Breast Surgery Team. This post is Sutton based.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.