Post-Certification Interface Fellowships-2025

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Oncoplastic Breast Surgery

Details of the Oncoplastic Training Interface Fellowships

6 & 12 month fellowships commencing from August 2025

The fellowships are open to applicants that will be post-certification or appear on the GMC and/or Irish Specialist Registers at the start date of the post. These posts are most suited to those applicants within two years of the completion of surgical specialty training. 

The fellowships will be available for 6 or 12 months.  You must declare whether you are applying for 6 or 12 months at time of application.  Most fellowships start on the 6th of August 2025 in training centres throughout the UK.  Applicants undertaking the 6-month fellowship may also have the option to start on 5th of February 2026 depending on availability. The posts offer 6 or 12 months of intensive training and are suitable for candidates who have trained in Plastic Surgery or General Surgery, who have a demonstrable interest in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery. 

An opportunity to focus the fellowship on microsurgery is available to increase confidence and independence in microsurgical reconstruction.  A letter from a current or recent microsurgeon trainer confirming your aptitude and competence in microsurgery is required.

Training Locations Available

Further details of the fellowships, the units and the training available can be viewed on the JCST website.    

As well as the units listed other training centres may offer additional training under an honorary contract, such as St Thomas's and Swansea.

The application process for new centres is currently open so there is a possibility that new centres may be added to the list.  A confirmed list of locations will be published to candidates shortly before the interview date. 

Recruitment

Applications open on the 18th October 2024 and should be submitted via the on-line portal (Oriel) until the 2nd of December 2024.  To access Oriel click the 'Apply Now' button at the top of this page. 

The interviews will be virtual and will be held from 23rd of January 2024.

For full details of the the selection process please view the

The Selection Process

The selection process will be made of two components:

1. Curriculum vitae and logbook

2. Virtual interview

Curriculum Vitae and Logbook

As part of the selection process we are asking candidates to provide a validated logbook demonstrating experience relevant to the sub-specialty and a structured CV.  The CV should be no longer than 4 single sided pages in length, text a minimum of 12 point font, and include the information listed below.  

Candidates will be asked to email both documents to england.sevrecruitment.sw@hee.nhs.uk by no later than 10:00am on the 8th of January 2025.    

List of contents    

 Additional Qualifications  

Please list additional qualifications other than FRCS or equivalent, including year of attainment and institution. Give a short summary of the work involved and outcome. Please state if a qualification is in progress or completed. 

  Prizes   

Please list up to 5 prizes you have, when they were awarded and for what reason. Research grant awards can be included. 

  Courses 

Please list a short summary of relevant specialty specific training courses or conferences you have attended in the last 3 years. 

  Audit   

Please list a summary (maximum of 6) of audit experience, highlighting relevance of the audits, your participation in the audit, where the audit was presented including examples of closing the loop audits. 

  Publications   

Please list a short summary and reference of your publications, highlighting relevant specialty papers and your involvement in the publication. Book chapters can be included. 

  Presentations    

Please list a short summary of your poster/ oral platform presentations, highlighting relevant presentations only.   

 Teaching

Please summarise your teaching experience, listing your involvement i.e. organisation of teaching programs, delivery of teaching, faculty teaching experience, participation in an educational committee, qualification in teaching (not included in additional qualification section).  Briefly summarise any feedback for each role 

 Management / Leadership/ Teamworking   

Please list any managerial roles/leadership training including designing and leading any healthcare improvement project (within the last 3 years). Include any formal qualification in management or active participation in NHS committee work 

Evidence of cross specialty working

 Please provide examples of cross speciality working

CV Scoring Structure

Domain

Guidance

1

2

3

4

Additional Qualifications

Evidence required for completion of post graduate degree

Any post graduate degree in process

Any post graduate completed (other than PhD or MD) including MDMS / BSc / single year MD

PhD or MD completed

PhD completed or MD relevant to breast/plastic reconstructive surgery completed

Prizes

Numbers and types of prizes described for each score

Undergraduate prize

Post Graduate Local/regional prize

Post Graduate 

National / International prize; Significant research grants

Multiple prizes (3 or more) and awards including National / International prize

Courses

Relevant to Breast/ reconstruction/ Aesthetic approved educational institutions eg RCS, ESSO, BAPRAS, BAAPS

Regional course

National course run by Specialty Association or Royal College

2+ National course run by Specialty Association or Royal College

3+ National Course run by specialty association or Royal College

Audit

Scores for Breast/reconstructive plastic audit

Local audit completed and presented with closed loop.

Local/regional audit presented at regional meeting

Closed loop audit presented at a national meeting

3 or more audits presented at national/international conferences at least one with a focus on breast

Publications

“Significant author” required for publications

Abstracts do not score

Co-author in peer reviewed publication any subject or book chapters

first author in peer review publications any subject

3 or more papers as first author in any subject in indexed journal

3 or more papers as first author in specialty breast/recon/aesthetics in indexed journal

Presentations

National/International  significant author/ presenter

Co-presenter only any subject 

Any poster presentation in breast/plastic reconstructive surgery

Regional &/or National presentations any subject

Regional & National presentation in including specialty breast/recon/aesthetics

3 or more oral  presentations including specialty breast/recon/aesthetics

National/ International

Teaching

 

Involved in local/regional teaching including web based teaching

Organised teaching course with evidence of feedback incl. eg ATLS instructor

Faculty on National / international Breast/recon course with evidence of feedback

Formal teaching qualification

Management / Leadership / Teamworking

Can use examples from inside or outside medicine which demonstrate leadership, working in teams, prioritisation, organisation

Evidence of  attending leadership/

Management course

Demonstration of co leading or co-ordinating teams inside or outside medicine

Demonstration of leading, coordinating teams inside medicine / active role on national or regional committee

MBA / Additional leadership qualification 

Evidence of cross specialty working

Interest and engagement with non parent speciality

Awareness and knowledge of other speciality practices eg management of 2WW clinic, suitability for reconstruction

Interaction with both specialities

eg in MDT setting

Clinical engagement with other speciality

eg in theatre/ clinic environment, joint publication / audit

Evidence of strong collaborative working for example joint high level publications, strong logbook

 

Virtual Interview

The interview will consist of two individual interview panels and both interviews will be 15 minutes in length. The interview panel will be made of a combination of specialty representatives.

Panel 1 (15 minutes - 7.5 mins per competence) 

  • Research
  • Leadership/Management 

Panel 2 (15 minutes - 7.5 mins per competence) 

  • Clinical Scenario
  • Audit/service improvement