Job summary
Guys' and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a 6 session Specialty Doctor in Oral Medicine to work as part of the Head & Neck Surgical Oncology Department with a commitment to high quality patient care, innovative service models, delivery of performance targets, and excellence in education / training. The post has no recognition for training and would therefore, be suitable for an experienced specialty doctor who is interested in obtaining further experience in this field and has a demonstrable track record of working independently. Core components of this particular post include: Full weekly Head and Neck Oncology MDT meetings, regular H&N 2 week-wait clinics, audit and clinical research.
Our unit is one of the largest tertiary referral base centres in the UK for Complex Head and Neck Oncological Surgery including Salvage Surgery, Transoral Robotic Surgery, Thyroid and Salivary Gland Cancer. The Unit also provides a tertiary referral base for complex Thyroid Surgery including revision and mediastinal surgery, malignant skull base surgery, complex head and neck skin cancers and surgery osteoradionecrosis.
The post is fixed term and it is based at Guy's Hospital where the Head and Neck Surgery Cancer Unit is established. The candidate will be expected to carry out research and audit projects and will be encouraged to present them in national and international meetings as well as mentoring and teaching of junior staff.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be accountable to the Divisional Clinical Director and report to the Clinical Lead. The post is within the Head & Neck Surgical Oncology team at Guy's Hospital.
This fixed term contract position is to cover staff going on maternity leave. The post will be strategic to meeting the needs of the referring cohort and will be instrumental in ensuring efficient service provision.
Main duties of the job include:
- Clinical
- Quality Assurance & Safety
- Administrative
(Please see further details below)
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work under the direction of the Consultants in Head & Neck Surgical Oncology and be directly responsible to the Clinical Lead. He or she will be expected to:
Clinical:
- Provide a courteous and efficient H&N 2 week-wait service to all users by actioning all enquiries & queries accurately and promptly thus enabling patients, referrers and clinicians needs to be met/exceeded
- Provide high quality management of H&N patients
- Be directly involved in the administration of patient investigations according to departmental operating procedures e.g. blood testing, imaging, biopsy
- Deliver the clinical protocols for all H&N patients to ensure that processes and procedures in place conform to local and national standards
- Ensure that the whole team is aware of the process and protocols in place for a patient requiring H&N care.
- Ensure that the appropriate patient pathways defined for the internal referral of patients who require such treatment are in place.
- Undertake continuing professional development / local mandatory training and be aware of any new clinical developments, and to regularly update his/her skills and clinical practice.
- Undertake teaching and training for all levels of staff which will include undergraduate medical students, trainees as well as support staff.
Quality Assurance & Safety
- Develop quality improvement and audit projects in keeping with hospital policies
- Contribute towards developing, monitoring and reviewing the service including preparing reports as required
- Ensure that all electronic records are completed fully with all relevant data documented
- Ensure that appropriate quality assurance structures and governance are in place and any variations in the service delivery and need are raised with the Consultant/Clinical Lead and the Clinical Director immediately
- Conform to the Trust incident reporting guidelines
- Maintain an awareness of the ongoing changes in relation to H&N practise
- Deliver the service provision to ensure that NHS 2 week-wait service delivery targets are met
- Undertake any training necessary to fulfil duties of the post, including mandatory training e.g. basic life support, fire training and data protection
Administrative:
- Undertake all patient related administration in keeping with locally agreed timeframes to support clinical care
- Deal with complaints efficiently and effectively in line with Trust guidelines under supervision of the relevant Consultant
- Attend all departmental/divisional and hospital meetings
- Undertake effective communications with all users of the service, including referrers
General
- To act with probity and professionalism in adherence to general medical council (GMC) good medical practice standards / general dental council (GDC) focus on standards principles.
- To be familiar with and adhere to the GSTT values
- To comply with the Trusts Diversity & Equality Policy and treat staff, patients, colleagues and potential employees with dignity and respect at all times and apply Trust values at all times.
- To take personal responsibility for promoting a safe environment and safe patient care by identifying areas of risk and adhering to incident reporting policy and procedure.
- To take personal responsibility for ensuring that GSTT resources are used efficiently and with minimum wastage
- To comply with Trust policies for personal and patient safety and for prevention of healthcare-associated infection (HCAI); this includes a requirement for rigorous and consistent compliance with Trust policies for hand hygiene, use of personal protective equipment and safe disposal of sharps.
- To be aware of and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures, the health and safety at work act and the general data protection regulations
Other
These guidelines are provided to assist in the performance of the contract but are not a condition of the contract. The job description is not intended to be exhaustive, and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances and after consultation with the post holder. The post-holder will be required to undertake appraisal as per GMC and Trust Guidance. Personal Development will be encouraged in compliance with GMC and Royal of Colleges guidelines.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work under the direction of the Consultants in Head & Neck Surgical Oncology and be directly responsible to the Clinical Lead. He or she will be expected to:
Clinical:
- Provide a courteous and efficient H&N 2 week-wait service to all users by actioning all enquiries & queries accurately and promptly thus enabling patients, referrers and clinicians needs to be met/exceeded
- Provide high quality management of H&N patients
- Be directly involved in the administration of patient investigations according to departmental operating procedures e.g. blood testing, imaging, biopsy
- Deliver the clinical protocols for all H&N patients to ensure that processes and procedures in place conform to local and national standards
- Ensure that the whole team is aware of the process and protocols in place for a patient requiring H&N care.
- Ensure that the appropriate patient pathways defined for the internal referral of patients who require such treatment are in place.
- Undertake continuing professional development / local mandatory training and be aware of any new clinical developments, and to regularly update his/her skills and clinical practice.
- Undertake teaching and training for all levels of staff which will include undergraduate medical students, trainees as well as support staff.
Quality Assurance & Safety
- Develop quality improvement and audit projects in keeping with hospital policies
- Contribute towards developing, monitoring and reviewing the service including preparing reports as required
- Ensure that all electronic records are completed fully with all relevant data documented
- Ensure that appropriate quality assurance structures and governance are in place and any variations in the service delivery and need are raised with the Consultant/Clinical Lead and the Clinical Director immediately
- Conform to the Trust incident reporting guidelines
- Maintain an awareness of the ongoing changes in relation to H&N practise
- Deliver the service provision to ensure that NHS 2 week-wait service delivery targets are met
- Undertake any training necessary to fulfil duties of the post, including mandatory training e.g. basic life support, fire training and data protection
Administrative:
- Undertake all patient related administration in keeping with locally agreed timeframes to support clinical care
- Deal with complaints efficiently and effectively in line with Trust guidelines under supervision of the relevant Consultant
- Attend all departmental/divisional and hospital meetings
- Undertake effective communications with all users of the service, including referrers
General
- To act with probity and professionalism in adherence to general medical council (GMC) good medical practice standards / general dental council (GDC) focus on standards principles.
- To be familiar with and adhere to the GSTT values
- To comply with the Trusts Diversity & Equality Policy and treat staff, patients, colleagues and potential employees with dignity and respect at all times and apply Trust values at all times.
- To take personal responsibility for promoting a safe environment and safe patient care by identifying areas of risk and adhering to incident reporting policy and procedure.
- To take personal responsibility for ensuring that GSTT resources are used efficiently and with minimum wastage
- To comply with Trust policies for personal and patient safety and for prevention of healthcare-associated infection (HCAI); this includes a requirement for rigorous and consistent compliance with Trust policies for hand hygiene, use of personal protective equipment and safe disposal of sharps.
- To be aware of and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures, the health and safety at work act and the general data protection regulations
Other
These guidelines are provided to assist in the performance of the contract but are not a condition of the contract. The job description is not intended to be exhaustive, and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances and after consultation with the post holder. The post-holder will be required to undertake appraisal as per GMC and Trust Guidance. Personal Development will be encouraged in compliance with GMC and Royal of Colleges guidelines.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the United Kingdom General Dental Council (GDC)
Desirable
- Full registration with the United Kingdom General Medical Council (GMC) if dually qualified
- Fellowship in Dental Surgery or membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery or equivalent
Knowledge
Essential
- A high level of experience in general oral medicine and oral and maxillofacial surgery.
- Experience in the multidisciplinary management of Oral Medicine / OMFS patients.
Desirable
- Experience of working independently on two week wait clinics
Management/Audit
Essential
- Effective participation in clinical audits/service evaluations/quality improvement programmes
- Experience in the day to day clinical management of an outpatient service
- Understanding of the current management issues in the NHS
Desirable
- Lead role in delivery of quality improvement initiatives
- Clinical leadership experience
- Management experience in delivering a clinical service
Personal Skills
Essential
- Proven teaching skills and a commitment to the training of junior doctors
- Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to relate with colleagues - clinical and non-clinical, patients and relatives.
- Team based approach to care and service management, including appreciation of nursing and therapy roles
- Capacity to operate under pressure. Demonstrates initiative & resilience to cope with changing circumstances.
Academic Achievements
Essential
- Must have shown an aptitude for pursuing research goals
- Evidence of continuing personal education
- Evidence of at least one publication in a peer review journal
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the United Kingdom General Dental Council (GDC)
Desirable
- Full registration with the United Kingdom General Medical Council (GMC) if dually qualified
- Fellowship in Dental Surgery or membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery or equivalent
Knowledge
Essential
- A high level of experience in general oral medicine and oral and maxillofacial surgery.
- Experience in the multidisciplinary management of Oral Medicine / OMFS patients.
Desirable
- Experience of working independently on two week wait clinics
Management/Audit
Essential
- Effective participation in clinical audits/service evaluations/quality improvement programmes
- Experience in the day to day clinical management of an outpatient service
- Understanding of the current management issues in the NHS
Desirable
- Lead role in delivery of quality improvement initiatives
- Clinical leadership experience
- Management experience in delivering a clinical service
Personal Skills
Essential
- Proven teaching skills and a commitment to the training of junior doctors
- Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to relate with colleagues - clinical and non-clinical, patients and relatives.
- Team based approach to care and service management, including appreciation of nursing and therapy roles
- Capacity to operate under pressure. Demonstrates initiative & resilience to cope with changing circumstances.
Academic Achievements
Essential
- Must have shown an aptitude for pursuing research goals
- Evidence of continuing personal education
- Evidence of at least one publication in a peer review journal
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
