Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation TrustWith the opening of our brand new Comprehensive Cancer Centre (The Dyson Cancer Centre) in April 2024, this is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and ambitious oncologist to join our cohesive and committed team.
We are recruiting a 10 PA substantive consultant oncology colleague with a specialist interest in Breast and Colorectal cancers.
This is a new expansion post where you will be joining a dynamic and friendly team of both established and new oncologists who value teamwork and input into many national roles.
Main duties of the jobThe job is 10 PAs with an 8.5:1.5 DCC:SPA split providing full oncological systemic services for patients with Breast and Colorectal cancers.
For first-year Consultants, there will be a reduction in Outpatient Clinic commitment with mentoring, including a Trust New consultants induction programme, to enable new consultants to find their feet and build confidence and relationships within the department and wider trust.
Consultants currently provide an out of hours on-call service shared within a 1:8 weeks rota during which they advise the Acute Oncology Service (delivered by three acute oncology nurse practitioners and three junior doctors) during the day, supervise the inpatient ward, and take out of hours calls Monday to Sunday, with a reduction in outpatient clinics during that week.
They also support the SpRs covering the Oncology Ward inpatients and helpline at the weekends on the 1:8 rota.
With this phase in consultant expansion, the on-call commitment will reduce, and with future expansion of medical oncology posts, the role of Clinical Oncologists in Acute Oncology will be reduced with increased focus on radiotherapy delivery.
It is anticipated that new consultant colleagues will undertake approximately 150-200 new referrals per calendar year, depending on demand.
A commitment to CME and maintaining professional expertise is essential.
Attendance at meetings and courses to support this is embedded in the department's culture.
About usAt the RUH, we are proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community.
No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment.
This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn.
We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing, and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation.
We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support.
We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing.
Job responsibilitiesPlease find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.
Person SpecificationQualificationsFull GMC registration with a licence to practiceMRCP or overseas equivalent SCE Medical OncologyEntry on Specialist Register (or entry expected within six months)MD or PhDSpecific sub-specialist skills and experience required as per job descriptionAbility to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems both emergency and elective within specialtyAbility to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patientsManagement and Administrative ExperienceUnderstanding of clinical governance requirementsAbility to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist serviceAbility to organise and prioritise workloadAbility to develop multi-professional teamAttendance at management training course and evidence of learning from itExperience in organising/supervising auditTeaching ExperienceExperience of supervising junior doctorsAbility to teach clinical skillsExperience of supervising SpRs/postgraduate researchPostgraduate teaching qualificationResearch ExperienceAbility to apply research outcomes to clinical problemsSound knowledge of Oncology evidence-base in Breast and Skin CancerEvidence of involvement in clinical researchPersonal Research PublicationsPersonal AttributesAbility to work effectively in a multidisciplinary clinical teamGood interpersonal skillsEnquiring, critical approach to work with ability to reflect and learn from experiencesAbility to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agenciesCommitment to continuing medical educationWillingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levelsHonesty and probityExperience in motivating teamsExperience of conflict resolutionDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
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