Consultant Oncologist

Job description

Job responsibilities

This post will be based within the local oncology team, but will have close links to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.

At our Trust there is one Medical Oncologist covering two specialist body sites with clinics at JPUH (three clinic sessions) and overseeing general services relating to inpatient and outpatient oncology care. There are five visiting clinical oncologists providing clinics for various other body sites (ten clinic sessions). There are three specialty doctors based at the chemotherapy and day care unit (Sandra Chapman Centre), who are also supporting clinics and there is excellent support by seven oncology specialist nurses, based at the Sandra Chapman Centre as well as supporting outpatients and providing nurse led clinics.

Departmental Facilities

Our Oncology Department operates in several areas. Oncology delivers a mix of day case and outpatient services and provides more than 7,000 chemotherapy treatments and 800 outpatient appointments per annum.

The main service areas:

1. Sandra Chapman Unit, a chemotherapy and day care unit for oncology and haematology patients.

2. Acute Oncology Services. This service supports cancer patients visiting the Sandra Chapman Unit and patients admitted to the hospital. The service is supported by a team of specialist nurses.

3. Oncology specialist clinics are held five days a week. Clinics are currently run by five visiting consultants from Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, and the resident consultants (details are given below).

4. Research: This is supported by 2 dedicated research nurses / specialists and various administrative posts within the hospital research department

5. MUO / CUP services

NNUH Oncology Department also runs a radiotherapy department with five linear accelerators and a 35 bed oncology / haematology specialist ward. The chemotherapy day ward at NNUH (13 chairs) and is linked to a 5 bed acute oncology unit. These additional facilities are also available to JPUH patients if required.The service works in close conjunction with the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, sharing various protocols and policies. NNUH provides on-call and further specialist services, such as an MSCC MDT. There are common strategies and protocols for the care of patients with malignant oncological disorders discussed at multi-disciplinary meetings

Oncology and Haematology share a chemotherapy day care unit (Sandra Chapman Centre). The post holder may be sharing responsibilities in these areas and is expected to participate in joint meetings and governance work. The post holder will contribute to the AOS and CUP services and oncology inpatient care and to the set-up and coordination of clinical trials

Clinical Spectrum

Treatments provided in the Sandra Chapman Unit cover a wide range of regimes. Some regimes for melanoma, sarcoma and brain tumours, as well as chemo-RT protocols are only offered at NNUH however, with the new post in place it is planned to offer these patients local care as well. The Consultant will be involved with chemotherapy planning and prescribing. There is a high emphasis on compassionate, holistic care for oncology patients, including thorough symptom control.

Radiotherapy is provided at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, whose Acute Oncology and On Call service can be contacted at any time.

Palliative care is provided in conjunction with a local palliative team, who also visit Sandra Chapman Centre if required and have a very active in-patient hospital service. They also provide outpatient clinics and palliative care in the community.

The Acute Oncology Service offers acute management of out-patient as well as in-patient cancer-related emergencies. It links into the cancer management of other teams, and brings the Oncology team in contact with all aspects of oncology inpatient care.

The local oncology team provides support to the various oncology clinics detailed above.

There are daily MDT meetings requiring input from either visiting consultants or the local oncology team.

The post holder is expected to undertake both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.

Kindly refer to the attached Job description for more details , please note job description is currently with Royal College for approval, an updated Job Description will be uploaded shortly

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or Basic Medical Degree
• Full GMC Registration
• MRCP or equivalent
• Being on or eligible for the UK Specialist Register at the date of interview.

Desirable

• Appropriate higher degree (eg MD, PhD or equivalent)

Training, audit and research

Essential

• Experience in teaching junior medical staff and medical students
• Familiarity with conducting clinical audit
• Commitment to ongoing professional development

Desirable

• Involvement in research projects and published papers

Experience

Essential

• Wide experience in Oncology setting
• Ability to provide expert clinical opinion across a wide range of problems within the specialty

Desirable

• Experience of committee work/project management

Management and Leadership

Essential

• Motivation and ability to plan and develop the service
• Willingness to participate in and lead a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

• Experience of or specific training in management
• Experience or specific training in leadership

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

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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

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

James Paget University Hospital

Lowestoft Road

Gorleston

NR31 6LA

Employer's website

https://www.jpaget.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)