Job summary
The post being advertised is a replacement post. With the appointment to the vacant post there will be seven oncologists with their primary base at Ipswich Hospital, and eight oncologists based at Colchester Hospital. The Departments of Oncology is within the 'Oncology & Haematology Clinical Delivery Group' of the 'Cancer and Diagnostics' Division.
The post is based at Ipswich Hospital but there is the expectation of cross site working.
It is envisaged that the post holder will work according to an agreed job plan, in order to maintain a service embracing all aspects of Oncology including solid tumour chemotherapy and technically advanced radiotherapy (if a clinical oncologist).
The candidate will have an opportunity to discuss their own proposed favourable tumour sites according to the interest of the applicants. This will be negotiated flexibly for the right candidate, with possible preference given to those with an interest in Gynae and Upper GI.
Applicants will have completed CCT or equivalent (CESR) and must be on the Specialist Register.
An Enhanced Relocation package may be available for the right candidate.
Applications are welcome from those not on the Specialist Register or working towards, who would be considered for a NHS Locum Fixed term position
Main duties of the job
A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointees and Clinical lead and Director on behalf of the Medical Director three months after the commencement date of their appointment.
The job plan will then be reviewed annually. It will cover all aspects of a consultant's professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. In addition, it will include personal objectives, details of their link to wider service objectives and details of the support required by the consultant to fulfil the job plan and the objectives.
10 PA's will be offered with the possible option of 1 more A minimum of 8.5 PA's will be for direct patient care and 1.5 PA's for SPA. ( See Job Plan below)
About us
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provides hospital and community health care . We serve a wide geographical area with a population approaching 800,000 residents. We deliver care services from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals, high street clinics and in patients' own homes. We have nearly 10,000 staff, with an annual budget of over £650 million. We are the largest NHS organisation in the East Anglia.
We're investing £100million over five years in a capital building programme to transform services at our hospitals and make sure patients and staff have the best possible environments.We would like you to help us provide the best care and experience for the communities we serve in east Suffolk and north Essex. You can find out more about us on our website.We are committed to being a great place to work, and great place to train and a great place to receive care. As a large organisation we offer exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.We have a simple philosophy: Time Matters. Time matters for our patients, their families and our staff. By focusing on time, we can remove unnecessary stress and frustration - giving our patients a better experience and to make sure you have more time to care and make the most of your skills.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Expected commitments will include:
Multi-disciplinary ward meeting
One new patient clinic
One or more (if MO) chemotherapy clinics
One or more follow-up clinics
One or more planning clinic (if CO)
One or more on-treatment RT review clinic (if CO)
Acute oncology service support (one or more sessions)
Ward consultations
Other ward rounds
Attendance at relevant site-specific MDTs
Audit, research, CPD, appraisal and revalidation
Support to department management
0.5 PA is allocated to on call commitments
Each consultant post is likely to see between 160 - 180 New patients per year or 3-4 per week for each tumour site.
CLINICAL
On call arrangements
1 in 7 Consultant rota (with internal cover if medical oncologist for radiotherapy emergencies). On call is categorised as Class B. Out of hours cover is supplied by a resident FY2 / ST1-2 from the Medical On Call rota. The junior doctors are all part of the medical rota.
Board & Ward Rounds
All the consultants support the daily board and ward rounds when on call. Clinical sessions are reduced in order to accommodate the required availability.
Provisional Time-table
Medical / Clinical Oncologist
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
AM
Radiotherapy (if Clinical) or Chemo clinic (if Medical)
MDT
MDT
SPA
Acute Oncology Service
Ward/Board Round
Chemotherapy review clinics
Radiotherapy (if Clinical) or Ward/Board Round (if Medical)
PM
New/F/up
clinic
New/F/up
clinic
New/F/up
clinic
SPA
Admin
This timetable could be varied by rearrangement of the current consultants timetables to accommodate any constraints imposed by the appointees special interest and available clinical space in the department.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Expected commitments will include:
Multi-disciplinary ward meeting
One new patient clinic
One or more (if MO) chemotherapy clinics
One or more follow-up clinics
One or more planning clinic (if CO)
One or more on-treatment RT review clinic (if CO)
Acute oncology service support (one or more sessions)
Ward consultations
Other ward rounds
Attendance at relevant site-specific MDTs
Audit, research, CPD, appraisal and revalidation
Support to department management
0.5 PA is allocated to on call commitments
Each consultant post is likely to see between 160 - 180 New patients per year or 3-4 per week for each tumour site.
CLINICAL
On call arrangements
1 in 7 Consultant rota (with internal cover if medical oncologist for radiotherapy emergencies). On call is categorised as Class B. Out of hours cover is supplied by a resident FY2 / ST1-2 from the Medical On Call rota. The junior doctors are all part of the medical rota.
Board & Ward Rounds
All the consultants support the daily board and ward rounds when on call. Clinical sessions are reduced in order to accommodate the required availability.
Provisional Time-table
Medical / Clinical Oncologist
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
AM
Radiotherapy (if Clinical) or Chemo clinic (if Medical)
MDT
MDT
SPA
Acute Oncology Service
Ward/Board Round
Chemotherapy review clinics
Radiotherapy (if Clinical) or Ward/Board Round (if Medical)
PM
New/F/up
clinic
New/F/up
clinic
New/F/up
clinic
SPA
Admin
This timetable could be varied by rearrangement of the current consultants timetables to accommodate any constraints imposed by the appointees special interest and available clinical space in the department.
Person Specification
Professional Qualification
Essential
Person Specification
Professional Qualification
Essential
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).
