Breast Oncoplastic Consultant

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Consultant in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery to join our dynamic and forward‑thinking Breast Unit. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a high‑performing service delivering comprehensive care for patients with benign and malignant breast disease.

The successful candidate will bring advanced oncoplastic expertise, including therapeutic mammoplasty and reconstructive techniques, and will play a key role in delivering high‑quality theatre, outpatient, and cancer pathway activity. You will work as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, providing senior clinical leadership, driving service development, and ensuring timely, patient‑centred care.

In addition to excellent clinical and operative skills, you will demonstrate strong communication, teaching, and supervisory abilities, supporting the development of junior medical staff and contributing to ongoing service improvement, audit, and governance. A commitment to continuing professional development and collaborative team working is essential.

This post offers the opportunity to shape the future of our breast services while delivering safe, compassionate, and innovative care to our local population.

• Provide specialist oncoplastic breast surgery care, including assessment, diagnosis, and management of benign and malignant breast conditions.
• Deliver a full range of oncoplastic procedures, including therapeutic mammoplasty and reconstructive techniques.
• Lead and participate in theatre lists, outpatient clinics, multidisciplinary meetings, and cancer pathway activity.
• Ensure high‑quality clinical decision‑making and safe management of complex breast disease.
• Organise and manage personal clinical workload effectively to support timely patient care and cancer waiting time standards.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement, and innovation within the breast unit.
• Supervise, support, and teach junior medical staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Apply research evidence to clinical practice and participate in audit, governance, and continuous service improvement.
• Communicate clearly and compassionately with patients, relatives, colleagues, GPs, and partner agencies.
• Maintain professional development, meet revalidation requirements, and engage in continuing medical education.
• Work flexibly, demonstrate leadership, and contribute positively to team functioning, especially during periods of service pressure.
• Uphold high standards of professionalism, empathy, and patient‑centred care.

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Raman Vinayagam Job title: Consultant Breast Surgeon & Clinical Lead Email address: Telephone number:

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