Main duties of the job Clinical To provide a comprehensive Oncology Service together with consultant colleagues covering Acute Oncology, Cancer of unknown primary and inpatient care. To provide Oncology expertise in the management and development of site-specialised cancer services. To collaborate with colleagues within the Department to develop Oncology Services. To work with and support the established multi-disciplinary site specific teams. To liaise closely with surgeons, physicians and staff in other specialties and within the Trust. To provide supervision and management of junior medical staff. To undertake teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and to contribute to postgraduate and continuing education both locally and nationally. To undertake clinical audit, continuing medical education, contribute to the annual appraisal process and undertake an annual job planning review. To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team. To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners. To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways. Applications are invited for a medical oncology consultant to cover AOS, CUP and a preferred tumour site. There is one vacancy which requires site specialist interest in urological malignancies, but other tumour sites will be considered. This is a 10 pa, 6 months fixed term Locum post with possibility of development into a substantive post. There is no requirement for on call in current role and all activity is based at Medway Hospital. This post is a replacement appointment which attracts 10 Programmed Activities but applications are welcome from those who wish to work part time or job share. A formal job plan will be agreed between the successful candidate and their Clinical Lead on behalf of the Medical. A full-time job plan is based on a 10 PA working week. The job plan is a prospective agreement that sets out the consultant's duties, responsibilities, and objectives. It covers all aspects of a consultants professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It will provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external and will include personal objectives, detailing links to wider service improvements and trust strategic priorities. For a full-time contract, the job plan will be divided on average per week (pro-rata for a part time post) as: 7.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) of Direct Clinical Care - includes clinical activity, clinically related activity and predictable and unpredictable emergency work. 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs) - includes appraisal, revalidation ,CPD, audit, teaching and research. There is no out of hours activity included in this role.