Consultant in Clinical Oncology - Neuro Prostate

Job responsibilities

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Duties and responsibilities:

Clinical:

The post holder will, together with consultant colleagues, be responsible for the provision of Clinical Oncology services to the Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust to include:

o Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust in such hospitals, health centres or clinics or other premises as required.

o Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of, your staff.

o Domiciliary consultations as required from time to time.

o The diagnosis and treatment of patients occupying accommodation made available under Sections 58, 65 and 66 of the National Health Service Act 1977, in so far as such patients have not made private arrangements for such treatment under Section 65(2) of the Act.

The post holder will be working in joint-clinic settings and will be supported by other oncologists in the MDT.

Inpatient care of clinical oncology patients is delivered by a ward attending rota system shared by all clinical oncology consultants. This translates to approximately 2 ward cover weeks per year during which routine work is cancelled.

Teaching:

All consultants are expected to take part in undergraduate teaching during their normal clinical work. Consultants taking on additional teaching responsibilities will have time allocated for these in their job plan.

Training:

All consultants will be expected to contribute to the training and support of doctors in training, including the role of Educational Supervisor in the educational contracts for junior staff in the specialty.

Research:

Clinical trial activity and Clinical Research is a key element of the work of a clinical oncology consultant and consultants will be expected to undertake in this activity as agreed with their clinical director.

Clinical Governance:

All consultants are expected to take part in clinical governance activity, including clinical audit, clinical guideline and protocol development and clinical risk management.

Clinical Management:

All consultants are expected to contribute to the management and development of their clinical service.

Other:

The list of duties and responsibilities given above is not an exhaustive list and the post holder may be asked to undertake other duties in line with the overall purpose and nature of the post as may be required by the clinical director from time to time.

This job description reflects core activities of a post at a particular time. The Trust expects that all staff will recognise this and adopt a flexible approach to work.

All consultants are expected to contribute to the smooth running of their directorate as required; in particular, to comply with the policies and procedures, Standing Orders and Financial Regulations of the Trust.

The successful applicant will:

Provide High Quality Care to Patients

Must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration and hold a licence to practice

Should develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.

Must ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.

Ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.

Research, Teaching and Training

Collaborate where possible with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trusts translational research portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Research Governance.

Provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by the Clinical Director.

Act as educational supervisor and appraiser as delegated by the Clinical Director to ensure external accreditation of training posts.

Performance Management

Work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:

o Clinical efficiency e.g. LOS reductions, reducing cancelled appointments and DNA rates.

o Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates.

o Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team.

o Operational efficiency e.g. day-case rates, waiting list activity and demand management.

Medical Staff Management

Work with colleagues to ensure junior doctors hours are compliant in line with EWTD and New Deal.

Ensure that adequate systems and procedures are in place to control and monitor leave for junior medical staff and to ensure that there is appropriate cover within the clinical areas, including on-call commitments

Participate in the recruitment of junior medical staff as and when required.

Participate in team objective setting as part of the annual job planning cycle.

Be responsible for the annual appraisal of doctors in training, Trust doctors, Clinical Fellows and non-consultant grades as delegated by the Clinical Director/General Manager.

Governance

Review clinical outcomes in designated area using external benchmarking data where appropriate, and identify and advise variances to the Clinical Director.

Participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis, and ensure resulting actions are implemented.

Work closely with Patient and Public Involvement panels in relation to clinical and services developments, as delegated by the Clinical Director.

Participate in ensuring NICE requirements are reviewed, implemented and monitored in the speciality areas.

Ensure clinical guidelines and protocols are adhered to by junior medical staff and updated on a regular basis.

Keep fully informed about best practice in the speciality areas and ensure implications for practice changes are discussed with the Clinical Director.

Act as a role model for good practice in infection control to all members of the multidisciplinary team.

Strategy and Business Planning

Participate in business planning and objective setting processes for the Directorate and Trust where appropriate.

Represent the Trust at appropriate clinical networks/other external clinical meetings, as delegated by the Clinical Director.

Leadership and Team Working

Demonstrate excellent leadership skills with regard to individual performance, clinical teams, the Trust, and when participating in national or local initiatives.

Work collaboratively with all members of multi-disciplinary teams, and Kings Health Partners member organisations, as required.

Chair regular meetings for the specialty.

Resolve conflict and difficult situations through negotiation and discussion, involving appropriate parties.

Adhere to Trust/departmental guidelines on leave including reporting absence.

Administrative Support

Consultants are supported by a team of admin coordinators, treatment schedulers and medical secretaries. IT equipment and office accommodation will be available to the successful postholder.

Professional Qualifications

Essential

• Hold MRCP
• Full GMC Registration
• Entry on the Specialist Register (in Clinical Oncology) and has CCT or within six months of attaining CCT

Desirable

• Possession of, or working towards, a higher degree qualification (MD or PhD)

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Training in management of Neuro and Prostate cancers
• Experience of multidisciplinary cancer care.
• Experience of clinical trial development and operation.
• Experience of Acute Oncology.
• Broad training in Clinical Oncology including both radiotherapy & systemic anti-cancer therapy.
• Experience in IMRT & IGRT

Desirable

• Experience in SABR
• Experience in SRS

Clinical Skills

Essential

• Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
• Good communication skills

Audit Management & IT

Essential

• Track record of clinical governance, audit, management and IT skills required
• Understanding of principles of audit

Research, Teaching skill & experience

Essential

• Experience in clinical trials
• Definite track record of research, publications/ understanding / knowledge of Research ethics
• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff

Desirable

• Evidence of original peer-reviewed research
• Evidence of commitment to teaching

Leadership / Management skills

Essential

• Evidence of organisational and time management skills
• Evidence of Clinical Audit experience
• Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
• Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
• Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
• Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff.
• Knowledge of finance and budgets.

Desirable

• Evidence of understanding of role of clinical management

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).