Locum Consultant Clinical Oncologist - Specialising in Gynae & TBC
This is a new post within the Kent Oncology Centre, based in Canterbury, providing services to patients from East Kent.
The post holder will join our team of medical and clinical oncologists providing Oncology services from an East or West Kent base. We have a well-established oncology research department, providing the opportunity for the post holder to run and develop clinical trials.
Main duties of the job
To provide a high standard of care to any patient for whom you have clinical responsibility. This will include any patients referred to you and cared for by you personally or by members of your team and, in addition, any patients of consultant colleagues when you are covering on-call or for annual leave.
To participate in clinical and other service activities and developments with the aim of ensuring a high standard of patient care across the Trust.
To work in close co-operation with other medical, professional and managerial colleagues, both within and outside the specialty, to provide high quality health care to the Trust's patients, and to make a contribution to future thinking about the Trust's strategic direction.
Job responsibilities
Duties of this post will be to support the consultant service across a range of tumour types:
* Attending Consultant led out-patient clinics (both in the Centre and Peripheral Clinics), and undertaking related admin and chemotherapy prescribing.
* Supervision of SHOs and ward patients.
* Review of patients attending for chemotherapy and radiotherapy if required by nursing or radiography staff.
* Teaching of SHOs and medical students.
* Involvement in clinical governance and audit activities.
Person Specification
Education
* Full GMC Registration.
* MRCP or equivalent.
* Higher Qualification in Medicine or Surgery.
Experience
* Clinical Training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in specialty.
* Oncology experience at SpR or equivalent level.
* Experience in Clinical Audit and Research.
* Experience in participating in specialist clinics.
Skills
* Enthusiasm for developing tumour site specialisation and Cancer Services in Kent.
* Ability to organise and manage.
* An interest and a capacity to teach and learn from members of the multidisciplinary team.
* Dedication to maintaining and developing the cancer care group in co-operation with other hospital departments.
Personal
* Ability to work in a team.
* Good interpersonal skills.
* Commitment to continuing medical education.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£99,532 to £131,964 a year per annum / pro rata
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