Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to up band one of our existing speciality Drs to a Specialist Grade Dr for a 12 month fixed term contract. The post will provide and help develop oncology services for patients with Breast and Lower GI cancers. The post will mainly be based at Worcestershire Royal Hospital with outpatient clinics at our peripheral hospital sites. The post holder will also take on the role of Lead Chemotherapy clinician during this period.
Please note that as this post is an internal upgrade, the
post is only available to Oncology Specialty Drs employed by W.A.H.T.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will be responsible for:
Provision of a comprehensive service within Oncology with consultant colleagues, including new patient and follow up clinics at our hospital sites.
The care of patient in his/her charge and for the proper functioning of the department.
Leading chemotherapy services with colleagues.
For further details, please visit the Job Description under the Supporting Information section.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This job description, together with the Capabilities Framework
and job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director
and Divisional Director, on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that
it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post
and purchaser requirements.
A suitably experienced post-holder will be
expected to:
Provide a service to patients of the
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners
Be an active member of the
multi-disciplinary team in providing high quality clinical care. It is
anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients home. The Trust is seeking to
extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised
in due course.
Be responsible for the continuing care and treatment of
patients in their charge and personal performance of clinical duties as agreed
in your job plan, allowing for all proper delegation to and training of their
staff.
Provide consultation and advisory service
to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.
Attend multi-disciplinary meetings, which
may be cross county and cross site.
Collaborate with colleagues to deliver a high quality, timely service and
to work towards meeting the Trusts and
departmental objectives.
Provide professional supervision, training and
management of junior medical staff, carrying out teaching, assessment and
accreditation duties as required and contributing to postgraduate and CPD
activity locally and nationally as appropriate.
Whilst undertaking non-resident on-call
duties, attend the hospital site to review patients
when clinically necessary. The Specialist doctor on call must be
prepared to attend willingly whenever requested to do so by a member of their
medical and nursing team.
Participate in clinical audit as part of quality
improvement activity under local arrangements
Commit to taking part in annual appraisal process which
will be undertaken by a trust approved appraiser
Be responsible for compliance with personal continuing
professional development requirements with the support of the Trust. It is
mandatory for all Specialists to keep up to date with evidence based practice.
Be responsible for maintaining awareness of &
acting in accordance with professional guidelines such as Duties of a Doctor,
Good Medical Practice, & the GMC Performance Procedures
Take a Lead role for agreed activities within the
department
Job description
Job responsibilities
This job description, together with the Capabilities Framework
and job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director
and Divisional Director, on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that
it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post
and purchaser requirements.
A suitably experienced post-holder will be
expected to:
Provide a service to patients of the
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners
Be an active member of the
multi-disciplinary team in providing high quality clinical care. It is
anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients home. The Trust is seeking to
extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised
in due course.
Be responsible for the continuing care and treatment of
patients in their charge and personal performance of clinical duties as agreed
in your job plan, allowing for all proper delegation to and training of their
staff.
Provide consultation and advisory service
to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.
Attend multi-disciplinary meetings, which
may be cross county and cross site.
Collaborate with colleagues to deliver a high quality, timely service and
to work towards meeting the Trusts and
departmental objectives.
Provide professional supervision, training and
management of junior medical staff, carrying out teaching, assessment and
accreditation duties as required and contributing to postgraduate and CPD
activity locally and nationally as appropriate.
Whilst undertaking non-resident on-call
duties, attend the hospital site to review patients
when clinically necessary. The Specialist doctor on call must be
prepared to attend willingly whenever requested to do so by a member of their
medical and nursing team.
Participate in clinical audit as part of quality
improvement activity under local arrangements
Commit to taking part in annual appraisal process which
will be undertaken by a trust approved appraiser
Be responsible for compliance with personal continuing
professional development requirements with the support of the Trust. It is
mandatory for all Specialists to keep up to date with evidence based practice.
Be responsible for maintaining awareness of &
acting in accordance with professional guidelines such as Duties of a Doctor,
Good Medical Practice, & the GMC Performance Procedures
Take a Lead role for agreed activities within the
department
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise at the time of appointment
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable
- Higher degree
- Membership examination with the relevant UK Royal College
Experience
Essential
- Completed at least 12 years full time postgraduate training (or equivalent
- gained on part time basis) or have equivalent experience and competencies.
- At least 6 years experience in a relevant specialty at the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades. Equivalent years experience in a relevant specialty from other medical grades including from overseas will also be accepted.
- Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Desirable
- Previous experience working in the NHS within the specialty
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work effectively as a team member
- Enquiring, critical approach to work
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education
- Flexible approach to work duties
- Ability to work without supervision
- Reliable and supportive to other colleagues
- Ability to work antisocial hours
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels
Other Requirements
Essential
- An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 30 minutes when undertaking non-resident on call duties
Teaching Experience
Essential
- Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
Desirable
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities
- Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit
Desirable
- Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making
- Undertaken training in management and/or team working
Research Experience
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiative
Desirable
- Publications in relevant peer- reviewed journals in the last 5 years
- Evidence of having undertaken original research
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise at the time of appointment
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
Desirable
- Higher degree
- Membership examination with the relevant UK Royal College
Experience
Essential
- Completed at least 12 years full time postgraduate training (or equivalent
- gained on part time basis) or have equivalent experience and competencies.
- At least 6 years experience in a relevant specialty at the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades. Equivalent years experience in a relevant specialty from other medical grades including from overseas will also be accepted.
- Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Desirable
- Previous experience working in the NHS within the specialty
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work effectively as a team member
- Enquiring, critical approach to work
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education
- Flexible approach to work duties
- Ability to work without supervision
- Reliable and supportive to other colleagues
- Ability to work antisocial hours
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels
Other Requirements
Essential
- An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 30 minutes when undertaking non-resident on call duties
Teaching Experience
Essential
- Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
Desirable
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities
- Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit
Desirable
- Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making
- Undertaken training in management and/or team working
Research Experience
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiative
Desirable
- Publications in relevant peer- reviewed journals in the last 5 years
- Evidence of having undertaken original research
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).
