Employer: Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Town: Cheltenham
Salary: £59,175 - £95,400 Per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 24/10/2024 23:59
Specialty Doctor in Oncology
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
Job overview
This post holder will be working as part of the Oncology middle grade team based at Cheltenham General Hospital and also providing care to patients at Hereford County Hospital. This post will focus on patients with lung and lower gastrointestinal cancers. The post will include supervising and prescribing systemic treatment, radiotherapy planning and supervising patients receiving radiotherapy. There will be opportunity to see new patients and those on follow up. The majority of the post will cover outpatients; however, there will also be opportunity for inpatient work. There will be opportunity to train in practical procedures including pleural and ascitic drainage. There will be experience of clinical trials.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity to join an excellent regional cancer centre. The post holder will be working with our team of 17 Clinical and Medical Consultant Oncologists, 3 Specialist Doctors, 4 SAS doctors, Junior and Senior Clinical Fellows and 10 Registrars. It will provide excellent Oncology experience and plentiful educational opportunities for the post-holder. Candidates should be eligible for registration with the GMC. Part 1 FRCR is essential and full FRCR is desirable. Candidates should have a minimum of 3 years' experience in Oncology.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PURPOSE OF THE POST & GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
We are looking to appoint a suitably experienced specialty doctor to join our committed and supportive team. This post holder will be working as part of the Oncology middle grade team based at Cheltenham General Hospital and also travelling to Hereford County Hospital 1 day a week. This post focuses on providing care to patients with lung and lower gastrointestinal cancers. The post will include supervising and prescribing systemic treatment, radiotherapy planning, seeing new patients and those on follow up. The majority of the post will cover outpatients.
Minimum Requirements
* MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
* FRCR part 1
* Full GMC Registration
* FRCR part 2
Experience
* At least 3 years of working in Oncology
* Experience of palliative radiotherapy planning
* Experience of independent assessment of patients and prescribing their systemic treatment for cancer
* Experience of radical radiotherapy planning
Skills
* Understanding of the principles and application of clinical research
* An empathetic, non-judgemental approach to patients
* Experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk
* Capacity to work effectively in multi-professional team
* Evidence of interest in palliative medicine
* Experience of research
* Evidence of participating in the teaching process
Commitment to clinical governance / improving quality of patient care
* Clinical governance: Capacity to be alert to dangers or problems. Demonstrates awareness of good decision making. Aware of own limitations. Track record of engaging in clinical governance: reporting errors, learning from errors.
* Evidence of undertaking or contributing to quality improvement
* Effective communication skills: demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication and capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation.
* Empathy and sensitivity: capacity to listen and take in others’ perspectives.
* Works in partnership with patients: always considers patients preferences when discussing treatment options.
* Always considers the full impact of clinical decisions on the patients, Practice shared decision making.
* Directs and supports patients to access the information they need to support decision making.
Personal Skills
* Team working: demonstrates experience working in a team, values the input of other professionals in the team.
* Managing others & team involvement: capacity to work co-operatively with others and demonstrate leadership when appropriate. Capacity to work effectively in multi-professional teams.
* Coping with pressure: capacity to operate under pressure. Demonstrates initiative and resilience to cope with setbacks & adapt to rapidly changing circumstances.
* Problem solving & decision making: capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems & make decisions.
* Organisation & planning: capacity to organise oneself and prioritise own work. Demonstrates punctuality, preparation and self-discipline. Understands importance of information technology.
* Flexible approach to work: able to adapt and work with employers to deliver improved patient care.
* Equality and diversity: promotes equality and values diversity.
Commitment to ongoing professional development
* Demonstrates a commitment to maintaining professional skills and knowledge relevant to the job.
* Demonstrates a willingness to fully engage in appraisal. Self-awareness and ability to accept and learn from feedback.
Language Skills
* All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues.
The health and wellbeing of our staff and patients remains the priority of the Trust. Vaccination remains the best chance we have of conquering COVID and the Trust encourages everyone to take up this offer.
Please note, this vacancy may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so please apply as soon as possible if you are interested.
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