Mammary Fold External Fellowship Directory
Oncoplastic fellowships continue to be a highly sought-after training pathway for breast surgery trainees. In collaboration with regional centres, we have identified anticipated local fellowship opportunities to help address the gap created by the current discontinuation of TIG fellowship programmes.
This list is not exhaustive, and trainees are encouraged to contact individual units directly, as well as monitor advertised positions on the NHS Jobs website.
Units can add their local fellowship to the directory by completing the form below.
Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT)
This is a unique opportunity to combine oncoplastic training at the Royal Surrey Hospital Breast unit with a 12 month fellowship supported by GIRFT and ABS. The successful candidate will be part of a wider cohort of GIRFT fellows.
You will have weekly/fortnightly supervision meetings with GIRFT’s Academic Content Lead and have direct supervision from GIRFT’s national clinical lead for breast surgery (Tracey Irvine), Professor Tim Briggs (National Director of Clinical Improvement) and the wider GIRFT Academy team. You will have access to national datasets curated by NHS England (including Hospital Episodes Statistics, Out-patients, Emergency Care and Theatres datasets).
You will also be supported with writing peer-reviewed research publications, presentations for conferences and guidelines/recommendations as appropriate.
Applications close 20 May 2026, with interviews held virtually on 3 June.
National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN)
The National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN) are looking for two Clinical Fellows to work within the Clinical Effectiveness Unit (CEU) at the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
NATCAN is home to all 10 National Cancer Audits in England and Wales, and is the largest centre for evaluating cancer services in the UK.
These posts will support a Macmillan funded partnership with NATCAN looking to:
- Reduce health inequities within cancer care.
- Support patients living with cancer and other long-term conditions.
- Reduce variation in cancer treatment.
Closing date: 25 May 2026
RCS England Breast Surgery Fellowships
Current breast surgery fellowships as part of the Royal College of Surgeons of England Senior Clinical Fellowship Scheme.
Fellowships by location
Anticipated Duration of Fellowship:
1 year
Anticipated Start Date:
April 2027
Is this a post CCT fellowship?
Yes
Contact email address for fellowship supervisor:
What oncoplastic operative exposure would the applicant expect to achieve during the fellowship?
- Implant reconstruction
- Revision surgery
- Therapeutic Mammoplasty
- Chest Wall Perforator Flap revisions
Is there an on-call component to this fellowship?
No
Anticipated Duration of Fellowship:
1 year
Anticipated Start Date:
Variable
Is this a post CCT fellowship?
Yes (or immediately pre-CCT)
Contact email address for fellowship supervisor:
What oncoplastic operative exposure would the applicant expect to achieve during the fellowship?
- Implant reconstruction
- Local perforator flaps
- Therapeutic mammoplasty
- Targeted axillary surgery
- Novel localisation techniques
Is there an on-call component to this fellowship?
No
Anticipated Duration of Fellowship:
1-2 Years
Anticipated Start Date:
March 2026
Is this a post CCT fellowship?
Yes
Contact email address for fellowship supervisor:
What oncoplastic operative exposure would the applicant expect to achieve during the fellowship?
- Implant reconstruction
- Revision surgery
- Therapeutic Mammoplasty
Is there an on-call component to this fellowship?
No
Anticipated Duration of Fellowship:
1 year
Anticipated Start Date:
October 2026
Is this a post CCT fellowship?
Yes
Contact email address for fellowship supervisor:
What oncoplastic operative exposure would the applicant expect to achieve during the fellowship?
- Implant reconstruction
- Revision surgery
- Therapeutic Mammoplasty
- Chest Wall Perforator Flaps
- LD flap
- Cosmetic breast surgery
Is there an on-call component to this fellowship?
No
Anticipated Duration of Fellowship:
1 year
Anticipated Start Date:
April 2026
Is this a post CCT fellowship?
Suitable for either pre- or post-CCT; not currently recognised for pre-CCT national training but opportunities to fill logbook with oncoplastic operating and attend OP clinics and MDTs. Stable of 8 OP consultants with whom to work.
Contact email address for fellowship supervisor:
What oncoplastic operative exposure would the applicant expect to achieve during the fellowship?
Full range of level II oncoplastic procedures; only free-tissue transfer flaps delivered elsewhere.
Is there an on-call component to this fellowship?
No
Anticipated Duration of Fellowship:
1 year
Anticipated Start Date:
August 2026
Is this a post CCT fellowship?
Yes
Contact email address for fellowship supervisor:
What oncoplastic operative exposure would the applicant expect to achieve during the fellowship?
The full repertoire of Oncoplastic breast surgery
Is there an on-call component to this fellowship?
No general surgery on call.
Anticipated Duration of Fellowship:
1 year
Anticipated Start Date:
2026
Is this a post CCT fellowship?
No
Contact email address for fellowship supervisor:
What oncoplastic operative exposure would the applicant expect to achieve during the fellowship?
- Autologous reconstruction
Is there an on-call component to this fellowship?
No
Anticipated Duration of Fellowship:
1 year
Anticipated Start Date:
July 2026
Is this a post CCT fellowship?
Yes
Contact email address for fellowship supervisor:
What oncoplastic operative exposure would the applicant expect to achieve during the fellowship?
- Implant reconstruction
- Revision surgery
- TM
- CWPF
- LD
- DIEP
Is there an on-call component to this fellowship?
No
Anticipated Duration of Fellowship:
1 year
Anticipated Start Date:
TBC
Is this a post CCT fellowship?
No
Contact email address for fellowship supervisor:
What oncoplastic operative exposure would the applicant expect to achieve during the fellowship?
- Everything except free flaps
Is there an on-call component to this fellowship?
No
Anticipated Duration of Fellowship:
2 years
Anticipated Start Date:
September/October 2026
Is this a post CCT fellowship?
No
Contact email address for fellowship supervisor:
What oncoplastic operative exposure would the applicant expect to achieve during the fellowship?
- Implant reconstruction
- Revision surgery
- TM
- CWPFs
- Free Flaps
- lipomodelling
Is there an on-call component to this fellowship?
No
Anticipated Duration of Fellowship:
1 year
Anticipated Start Date:
August (every year)
Is this a post CCT fellowship?
Can be tailored as either post CCT or as part of CESR pathway
Contact email address for fellowship supervisor:
What oncoplastic operative exposure would the applicant expect to achieve during the fellowship?
- Implant reconstruction
- Revision surgery
- TM
- Symmetrising breast reductions/mastopexy
- Fat grafting
- LICAP
- Nipple reconstructions.
Is there an on-call component to this fellowship?
No
Anticipated Duration of Fellowship:
1 year
Anticipated Start Date:
TBC
Is this a post CCT fellowship?
We welcome anyone who is at the CCT level or post -CCT level and requires additional experience in oncoplastic breast surgery to enable a safe transition at year 1 Consultant level.
Contact email address for fellowship supervisor:
What oncoplastic operative exposure would the applicant expect to achieve during the fellowship?
- Perforator flaps
- Therapeutic/symmetrisation/reduction mammoplasty
- Pre-/sub-pectoral implant based reconstruction
- Breast asymmetry
- Lipomodelling
- Gender affirmative chest wall surgery (female to male).
Is there an on-call component to this fellowship?
No
Travelling Fellowships
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) is delighted to invite Higher Surgical Trainees, who have not yet attained Consultant grade, to apply for the Alban Barros D’Sa Memorial Travelling Fellowship.
This fellowship aims to support young surgeons by supplementing costs, of up to £1000, associated with attending international educational meetings and conferences.
Applications are welcome from RCSEd Members and Fellows both in the UK and abroad.
Application deadline: 11 June 2026
Applications are now open for the Dr Jeyasekharan Travelling Fellowship which provides one successful applicant the opportunity to visit the Dr Jeyasekharan Hospital in Nagercoil, India for a four-to-six-week period to work amongst a multidisciplinary team in a rural and tropical setting.
£2000 is available to support travel to the region.
Applications are welcomed from UK and International Members and Fellows of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) who work in surgery, dentistry or wider healthcare roles. Those able to show a proven special interest in tropical or rural surgery will be given special consideration.
Application Deadline: 8 June 2026
