Job summary
The successful candidate will join established multidisciplinary teams for the management of both soft tissue sarcoma, malignant melanoma and other cutaneous malignancies and rare soft tissue tumours. The surgical division of the Sarcoma unit presently comprises three full time consultant surgeons and the successful candidate will be taking on an established consultant surgical position. The unit sees approximately 1000 new patients a year with suspected soft tissue sarcoma. Many more patients referred on the suspicion of sarcoma on imaging are managed within a diagnostic multi-disciplinary team. The unit manages a large number of patients with stage I, II and III malignant melanoma with a high volume of sentinel node biopsy and formal lymph node dissections. The unit also manages rarer cutaneous malignancies such as Merkel cell carcinoma and angiosarcoma. The surgical department has a national referral practice for the treatment of in-transit melanoma and sarcoma by isolated limb perfusion. All of the 4 consultants work in a collaborative fashion in the management of patients referred to the unit.
Main duties of the job
- Provide a first-class service in Sarcoma/Skin Cancer Surgery, including outpatient assessment and review, appropriate surgical intervention (day case or in patient) together with care planning through agreement with the Multi-Disciplinary Team of other treatment pathways such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy as appropriate.
- Participate in the surgical on-call rota on a frequency of 1:8 weekdays and 1:11 weekends.
About us
The Royal Marsden is a world leader in cancer research, treatment and education. Together with our academic partner, The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), we are the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe and the only National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre specialising in cancer in the UK.
Our mission is to continue to make a national and international contribution to cancer research and treatment, so that more people are cured and quality of life is improved for those with cancer. The Royal Marsden therefore plays an important role in championing change and improvement in cancer care through research and innovation, education and leading-edge treatment.
We have a reputation for delivering high quality performance. We were ranked joint first in the CQC national inpatient survey results, above average in national cancer patient experience survey and ranked first amongst teaching hospitals in the UK for our staff survey results.
Predominantly the Trust's workload is from within the South West and West London Cancer Networks but, as a specialist cancer, the Trust has a high out-of-area referral rate for rare cancers, recurrent disease and treatment-related problems including international referrals. The Trust operates a shared care model with St George's Healthcare NHS Trust for paediatric cancer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description and person specification for the full job details. This is available to download at any time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description and person specification for the full job details. This is available to download at any time.
Person Specification
Status
Essential
- Possession of CCT from Royal College of Surgeons or equivalent leading to Specialist registration
- A willingness to learn any required techniques during the first two or three years in post
- Motivated to ensure the achievement of defined targets
Desirable
- Higher Degree or Diploma and research experience relevant to the field of surgical oncology
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in general surgery especially in abdominal surgery with some experience the treatment of Retroperitoneal Sarcomas
- Organization of education and training of junior doctors and/or undergraduates
Desirable
- Experience in Surgical Oncology and in the treatment of limb sarcomas and complex cutaneous malignancies
- Some experience in the special techniques used in the treatment of sarcoma and melanoma
Personal
Essential
- Approachability
- Team player
- Enthusiasm
- Effective communication
- Committed to personal and professional development
- Approachability
Person Specification
Status
Essential
- Possession of CCT from Royal College of Surgeons or equivalent leading to Specialist registration
- A willingness to learn any required techniques during the first two or three years in post
- Motivated to ensure the achievement of defined targets
Desirable
- Higher Degree or Diploma and research experience relevant to the field of surgical oncology
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in general surgery especially in abdominal surgery with some experience the treatment of Retroperitoneal Sarcomas
- Organization of education and training of junior doctors and/or undergraduates
Desirable
- Experience in Surgical Oncology and in the treatment of limb sarcomas and complex cutaneous malignancies
- Some experience in the special techniques used in the treatment of sarcoma and melanoma
Personal
Essential
- Approachability
- Team player
- Enthusiasm
- Effective communication
- Committed to personal and professional development
- Approachability
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.
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).
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.
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).
