Consultant Clinical Oncologist - Urology and Breast

Job description

Job responsibilities

• See and treat Urology and Breast cancer patients, joining a supportive team.
• To collaborate with colleagues at the Regional Cancer Centre (Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trusts (CUH), Cancer Units and other agencies to ensure optimum quality of care for cancer patients including referring patients for brachytherapy or to the phase I trials unit at CUH.
• Active participation in clinical audit, continuing professional development and research as appropriate. There is access to a study leave budget for appropriate CPD activities. The post holder will be expected to contribute to the Trust and CBU Clinical Governance processes including the dedicated monthly half days.
• Out-of-hours participation in consultant on-call rota comprising telephone advice for Peterborough City Hospital on a 1:10 basis. It is expected that the on-call consultant will do a remote ward round review daily at the weekends and bank holidays. This has been facilitated by the introduction of electronic inpatient notes. Oncology patients are admitted at this time under the care of the consultant physician on-call and treated according to protocol. The on-call arrangements may change over time with the implementation of the 7-day working initiative. There will be consideration for taking time off in lieu.
• Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and for contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing professional development activity, locally and nationally.

Person Specification

Knowledge/Skills/Clinical Expertise

Essential

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Clinical Oncology
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems in Oncology
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Experience in delivery of SACT and radiotherapy for breast, and urological cancers.
• Experience in participating in and conduction of clinical trials

Qualifications

Essential

• FRCR; Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of training (CCT) at time of interview
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of GMC standards in Good Medical Practice including: ? good clinical care ? maintaining good medical practice ? good relationships and communication with patients ? good working relationships with colleagues ? good teaching and training ? professional behaviour and probity ? delivery of good acute clinical care

Desirable

• MD/PhD

Leadership/Management Skills

Essential

• Ability to take responsibility and demonstrate leadership when appropriate. An understanding of and ability to demonstrate your ability to: ? empower others ? lead through change ? influence strategically ? demonstrate innovation and problem solving abilities
• Ability to cope with and effectively organise the workload of a Consultant
• Ability and drive to use information and experience to improve the clinical service; ability to adapt and respond to changing circumstances to improve patient care
• Good knowledge of the structures and culture of the NHS, as well as the roles, responsibilities and relationships across the MDT and the multi professional team

Teaching and Training

Essential

• Clinical governance: demonstrates awareness of principles of good decision making. Awareness of own limitations. Track record of engaging in clinical governance: including reporting errors and learning from errors.
• Audit: experience of audit.
• Teaching: experience of supervising undergraduates, junior doctors and other staff; ability to teach clinical skills
• Research: ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems; ability to critically appraise published evidence

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Peterborough City Hospital

Bretton gate, Bretton

Peterborough

PE3 9GZ

Employer's website

https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)