Job Summary
Our Department provides Clinical and Medical Oncology inpatient and outpatient services, as well as radiotherapy and systemic anti-cancer therapy to all common tumour sites. We are a single oncology department across Somerset with acute bases in Musgrove Park Hospital and Yeovil District General Hospital.
The Beacon Centre (Taunton) and the St Margaret's Hospice (Yeovil) provide cancer care to the population of Somerset of approximately 560,000. They have received a number of accolades since opening in 2009 for the high-quality care delivered. These include CHKS ISO 9001 accreditation, Macmillan Quality Environment Mark score of 5 (out of 5) on all principles, Investors in People Gold and Customer Service Excellence A+++ award.
Main Duties of the Job
The role will incorporate the management of at least 2 clinical subsites, which may include breast, skin radiotherapy, radiation for haematological malignancies, gynae-oncology, colorectal, urology, and lung. Preferences can be discussed in pre-interview conversations with one of the Clinical Service Leads. We are looking to recruit both Clinical and Medical Oncologists and are looking specifically to expand our SABR provision.
The successful applicant would join a professional but friendly team of Clinical and Medical Oncologists, Specialist Doctors, Specialty Doctors, Clinical Fellows, Consultant Radiographers, Consultant Pharmacists, Chemotherapy Nurse Prescribers and Immunotherapy Advanced Nurse Practitioners. We work with a team of supportive and collaborative colleagues and enjoy training a group of motivated trainees from two deaneries.
About Us
Somerset Foundation Trust and Yeovil District Hospital have merged as of April 2023. The Trust prides itself on providing exemplary patient-centered care and we are supported by responsive management teams and a dedicated clinically run Improvement Network, who strive to enable all endeavors to achieve this.
Life outside work is rich and rewarding. Straddled between areas of outstanding natural beauty and the idyllic rolling hills of Exmoor and Dartmoor, Somerset is an excellent place to live and explore the great outdoors. The county is a hotspot for hiking, cycling, climbing and the world-class surf beaches in North Devon and the Jurassic Coast are within easy reach. Somerset also has a rich local culture and hosts an abundance of music festivals. Taunton, the County town, has diverse shopping, restaurants, and regularly hosts international music and sporting fixtures such as recent cricket World Cup.
Somerset offers some of the best schools in the country. Ranging from award-winning state schools such as the Richard Huish College, which has been ranked in the top 10 of A-level providers nationally for the last eight years, through to secondary's ranking in the top 5% nationally such as The Castle School. Public institutions include Millfield, Queens College, Taunton School, Kings College, Wellington School, Hazelgrove and Blundell's.
Job Responsibilities
For full details on the job description and responsibilities, please review the detailed job description attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Attainments
Essential
1. Full and specialist registration (and with a license to practice) with the General Medical Council (GMC) or be eligible for registration within 6 months of Interview.
2. If an applicant is UK trained then they must also be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of training (CCT) in Medical Oncology or be within 6 months of CCT by date of interview. If an applicant is non-UK trained then they will be required to show evidence of equivalence of UK CCT.
Clinical Experience
Essential
1. Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients and be able to work in a multidisciplinary team.
Desirable
1. Experience of e-prescribing.
Clinical Skills
Essential
1. Evidence of a good standard of Literacy / English language skills.
Organisation & Planning
Essential
1. Experience and interest in teaching of staff both undergraduate and postgraduate and from all disciplines.
2. Knowledge of ethics, principles of practice of clinical research and proven participation in clinical research.
Desirable
1. GDP training and experience in recruiting patients to relevant trials.
Personal Attributes
Essential
1. Behaviours aligned with Trust Values: Respect, Kindness, Teamwork.
2. Willingness to use technology to improve standards of care and support to our patients.
Knowledge
Essential
1. IT Literate Attendance at management training and evidence of Learning.
2. Awareness of the requirements of clinical governance and risk management with particular reference to oncology.
Physical Requirement
Essential
1. Ability to commute between places of work.
2. Must be able to meet on-call requirements.
Desirable
1. Driving licence.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer Details
Employer Name
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Musgrove Park Hospital and Yeovil St M Hospice
Parkfield Drive/ Little Tarratt Lane
Taunton/Yeovil
TA1 5DA
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