Job summary
Barts Health NHS Trust
Barts Cancer Centre - Gynae-oncology including brachytherapy, with another tumour site (Breast, Head & Neck or Lower GI)
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We are seeking to appoint a substantive Consultant Clinical Oncologist to join our existing site-specialist multidisciplinary teams in the field of Gynaecological Cancers based at St Bartholomew's Hospital in the Barts Cancer Centre, with some sessions based at Queens Hospital, part of Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. A second tumour site will be agreed in conjunction with the successful candidate (Breast, Head & Neck or Lower GI). The successful candidate will join a well-established clinical oncology team and play a key role in developing cancer services across the Trust. The post offers an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and welcoming consultant team, and to develop new models of care/services that support the people in north-east London and beyond.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate professional excellence and the ability to deliver effective care. This post is advertised as a full time 10 PA position; an alternative timetable would need to be requested prior to appointment for consideration by the Clinical Director.
You will require full registration with the General Medical Council with a licence to practice.
Main duties of the job
1. To contribute to the provision of a comprehensive, efficient and high-quality evidence-based Clinical Oncology service, with continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care.
2. Leadership, development, and organisation of the services in their charge in line with Trust / Divisional business plans. Full participation in the management of the Barts Cancer Centre (BCC). Liaison and communication with the Divisional Manager, General Manager, Associate Director of Nursing and Head of Radiotherapy.
3. To develop their own interests within oncology, including active participation in research programmes.
4. To have corporate and individual responsibility for the professional management of doctors in training.
5. To have regard at all times to the clinical and quality standards set out in the NHS Radiotherapy Service Specification and National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance reports.
6. To liaise effectively and on a timely basis with General Practitioners, community services, and all healthcare agencies.
7. To maintain and promote team and multidisciplinary work.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. The post holder will work with Dr Melanie Powell and Dr Millie Light to provide the Gynaecology service for patients from Queens Hospital and North East London.
2. The post holder will be part of the team delivering the specialist gynaecological brachytherapy service.
3. The post holder will also cover another tumour site for North East London patients (head and neck/breast/lower GI) to be agreed with the Clinical Director.
4. It is expected that the post holder will actively participate in recruitment to and development of research studies related to their clinical interests.
5. To provide, with colleagues, clinical care and supervision of patients attending the Paget Oncology Chemotherapy Day Unit.
6. To provide, with colleagues, care for patients attending the radiotherapy department and to advise and treat patients with oncological emergencies from Barts Health NHS Trust and also Homerton NHS Foundation Trust.
7. The post holder will contribute to the training and education of oncology trainees and also undergraduates and non-medical personnel.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* MB BS, or equivalent
* MRCP(UK), CCT in Clinical Oncology (or within 6 months of date of interview)
Desirable
* Higher degree, e.g. MD/PhD
Knowledge
Essential
* Broad based knowledge of and understanding of Clinical Oncology, including radiotherapy, systemic therapy and the principles of Palliative care.
* Specialist knowledge in the management of gynaecological malignancies and that of the second tumour site.
* Knowledge of delivering gynaecological brachytherapy services.
Desirable
* Experience in delivering gynaecological brachytherapy services (further training can be provided if required)
Training expected
Essential
* Higher Specialist Training in Clinical Oncology.
* Experience in teaching / training undergraduates and postgraduates.
Management/Audit Experience
Essential
* Experience of clinical audit.
Desirable
* Formal management training.
Academic Achievements Research Publications
Essential
* Experience of clinical audit and research.
* Publications in indexed journals.
Desirable
* PhD/MD Thesis.
Personal Skills
Essential
* Good presentational and verbal skills.
* Ability to motivate and develop medical trainees.
Personal Qualities
Essential
* Self-motivated.
* Able to work in teams.
* Ability to work under pressure.
* Reliable work record.
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
Barts Health NHS Trust
Address
St Bartholomew's Hospital
West Smithfield
London
EC1A 7BE
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