Breast Micro Fellow

Educational Approval This post has Royal College approval and is on the SAC list of approved fellowships as a result of the excellent educational opportunities The Fellowship is well supported with ample opportunity for educational progression in terms of free tissue transfer, particularly in Breast Reconstruction. The Unit has a thriving microsurgical practice with routine lower limb trauma and osteomyelitis, sarcoma, and upper limb free flaps taking place weekly. Learning Objectives The appointee will acquire expert microsurgical skills in Breast Reconstruction, dependent on their level of ability at commencement of post. At the start of the post the successful applicant will meet with the Supervising Consultant to discuss their goals over the coming 6 months. The Fellow will also be expected to attend clinics and develop decision-making skills around candidacy for free flap surgery and planning breast reconstruction. Development of leadership and management skills are encouraged and
Fellows are expected to complete at least 1 quality improvement project and 1 audit during their tenure. Management of the Breast Reconstruction Junior Doctor team is an essential part of the Fellowship to ensure high quality patient care and adequate training. There is an opportunity to participate in managerial activities in order to gain experience prior to consultant interview.

The Department of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery consists of 24 Consultants with ambitions and need to extend the service over the next 12 months. It is a busy surgical centre seeing over 9,000 outpatients and 8,000 inpatients/ days cases per annum.

The Department of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery is the largest unit within the region. The department is a tertiary centre for Ortho-Plastic surgery and sarcoma with a bone infection service. Pre-COVID the department routinely performed more than 100 cases of free-tissue transfer for Breast Reconstruction per year, and has performed 67 flaps in the last 12 months. The postholder will be expected to attend most of these cases and attend the specialist Breast clinics and MDT. The postholder will be encouraged to undertake a clinical research/audit project involving microvascular surgery and breast reconstruction. The successful candidate will support the team in the on-call service with 1 in 12 rota., North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities and we are part of the Bristol NHS Group.

Recognised as the Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff at the Nursing Times Workforce Summit and Awards 2025, our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.