Locum Senior Clinical Fellow (ST3+ LAS) Oncology

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Trust as a locum appointment for service (LAS, ST3+ equivalent) senior clinical fellow at the Royal Free and Chase Farm Hospital sites. This post is effective from August 2024 for a period of 12 months, although this may be extended. We have three infusion suites to treat cancer patients at The Royal Free, Finchley Memorial and Chase Farm Hospitals whilst radiotherapy is delivered at the Royal Free Hospital. The post-holder will work alongside medical and clinical oncology colleagues at the Royal Free and Chase Farm sites, and will be essential for service provision as well as the development of the breast, GI and Urology cancer pathways. Experience of working at IMT2 equivalent level; MRCP is desirable as is previous experience in oncology. This post is best suited to a candidate hoping to apply to medical or clinical oncology training, or for a candidate hoping to pursue CESR training in oncology. The timetable can also be flexed according to the educational needs of the successful candidate, and less than full time applications can also be considered.To find out more about working at the Royal Free please visit our website at: www.royalfree.nhs.uk/jobs For further details please contact : Dr Judy King, Clinical Services Lead for Oncology judy.king@nhs.netDr Neha Chopra, Training Lead for Oncology: neha.chopra@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

• Professional / Clinical responsibilities
• The focus of this post will be on supporting the outpatient clinics and acute oncology teams based at Royal Free and Chase Farm Hospital.
• The post holder will support outpatient clinics which will involve seeing patients on treatment for cancer and assessing their fitness for treatment and identifying and treating complications of treatment. There is exposure to both medical and clinical oncology clinic with the possibility of radiotherapy planning if the post holder has a clinical oncology interest.
• The post holder will attend the lung MDT and would be expected to present oncology patients requiring a MDT discussion on management.
• Associated clinical responsibilities include dealing with both routine and emergency patient review in outpatient clinics and on inpatient wards, organizing and managing administration duties related to outpatient clinics, planning and prescribing of chemotherapy and other protocol-specific treatments, accurate record-keeping in medical case notes and clinical trial documentation, and enabling inter-disciplinary management.
• Working with the AOS team to provide a robust service. There is scope to work with the nurses and the medical team to ensure oncology patients are seen efficiently. At the Barnet site, the oncology service no longer has inpatients.

About us

The Royal Free began as a pioneering organisation and continues to play a leading role among UK hospital trusts. Established in 1828 by William Marsden, a newly qualified surgeon shocked that he could not find treatment for a penniless young woman, we were the first to provide care free of charge and the only London hospital to stay open during the 19th-century cholera epidemics. In the 21st century, we continue to lead improvements in healthcare, from targeted cancer therapies to new kinds of surgery. We offer an exceptionally wide range of local and specialist services, including cancer, plastic and neurosurgery, blood disorders and infectious diseases and are proud to have some of the best clinical outcomes in the country. On 1 July 2014, we became one of the largest trusts in the UK by acquiring Barnet and Chase Farm hospitals. Our trust has around 10, 000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. We provide care at Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.