Job summary
We are looking to appoint a Medical Oncologist with Special Interest in is a substantive appointment, based predominantly at the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre in Northwood, Middlesex but with commitments at Wexham Park Hospital. The post comprises 10 programmed activities (PAs) and an on-call commitment.
Mount Vernon is a well-respected cancer centre, providing care to over 5,000 new patients a year. It is currently run by East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust (ENHT) and is in the process of merging with University College London Hospital (UCH), a leading tertiary cancer services provider. Mount Vernon will continue to provide high-quality care for cancer patients during the transition period, which is expected to complete by September 2025.
This post is available immediately to provide site specific services to the local population and surrounding areas. Out-patient duties and SACT delivery will be at the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre and Luton & Dunstable Hospital. The post holder will be joining dynamic teams of surgeons and oncologists with a significant national research reputation in both tumour sites.
Please note that the Job description is pending approval from Royal College.
Main duties of the job
At Mount Vernon, the post holder will be expected to work with members of the Gynaecology SMDT to plan and supervise the oncology treatment of patients.
At Wexham Park Hospital the post holder will work closely with the Gynaecology multidisciplinary team to provide a safe and high-quality outpatient oncology and SACT delivery service.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
1. The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
2. New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
3. Hertford County, Hertford
4. Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
5. Entry on GMC Specialist Register or, be within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview or, provide GMC confirmed eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register
6. FRCPath or equivalent
7. Evidence of being up to date and fit to practice safely, and aware of own training needs
Desirable
8. Postgraduate degree (or equivalent)
9. Royal College Fellowship
Previous Experience
Essential
10. Broad range of experience in Medical Oncology in particular specialist interests in gynaecology cancers
11. Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues
12. Ability to offer and be accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion
13. Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice
Skills
Essential
14. Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors.
15. Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation