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Employer type: NHS Site: Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Town: Gloucester Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum Salary period: Yearly Closing: 01/12/2024 23:59 Consultant Medical Oncologist in Lung and MelanomaConsultant Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust!
We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
Job overview Our oncology team is excited to welcome a friendly and enthusiastic colleague who values strong teamwork and a patient-centred approach.
This new role is a vital addition to our expanding and ambitious oncology service, where you'll join an energetic, innovative team dedicated to providing a comprehensive range of oncology services for the communities of Gloucestershire and Herefordshire.
This is a substantive position for a Consultant Medical Oncologist at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
When working 10 Programmed Activities (PAs), consultants typically see 150 to 200 new patients per year, approximately four new patients each week.
Work closely with our established teams focused on lung cancer and melanoma, with specific opportunities to engage in immunotherapy leadership and research, which are prioritised in the job plan.
While this role is advertised as a 10 PA post, we welcome applications from those interested in less-than-full-time work and are committed to accommodating particular interests or tumour sites the successful candidate may wish to pursue.
Main duties of the job This Medical Oncology post will provide specialist input to the lung and melanoma services within Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in order to deliver high quality patient care.
This will include: Continuing the established links with site specialized teams through multidisciplinary team meetings.
Further strengthening and developing multidisciplinary teams.
Maintaining and fostering links with multi-disciplinary staff groups within Oncology, the palliative care teams, colleagues in medical and surgical specialties, and colleagues in primary care.
Offering as many patients as possible access to a clinical trial (0.5 PA per week to pursue research activity).
Improving patient safety by developing a new role as immunotherapy lead for the department (0.5 PA per week).
Person specificationQualifications Full General Medical Council registration.
Entry on the Specialist Register as a Medical Oncologist or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the advisory appointments committee.
CCT or CESR-Combined Programme; proposed CCT/CESR-CP date within 6 months of interview.
MRCP/FRCP or equivalent.
Higher qualification in Medicine.
Research degree (MD/PhD).
Additional qualification in Quality Improvement, Medical Education, Management or other pertinent expertise.
Clinical Experience Evidence of expertise in lung cancer and melanoma.
A full understanding of clinical risk assessment.
Clear logical thinking showing an analytical/scientific approach to clinical practice.
Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
Experience in Medical Education.
Personal Attributes Effective team working skills.
Friendly and enthusiastic colleague, with drive, initiative and conscientiousness.
Caring and empathetic.
Able and driven to take responsibility, show leadership and make decisions.
Non-judgemental in approach to patients and colleagues regardless of the sexuality, ethnicity, disability, religious beliefs or financial status.
Flexible and resilient.
Committed to lifelong learning.
Able to meet travel commitments of the post.
Management Expertise Participation in clinical audit including completion of audit project.
Understanding and experience of Clinical Governance and Quality Improvement.
A willingness to accept shared responsibility and provide leadership.
Awareness of current relevant developments within the wider NHS.
Determination to have a key role in establishing and developing the service.
Educational Experience Training of resident doctors.
Additional Education Qualification.
Research Experience Active involvement in clinical trials.
Research degree (MD/PhD).
The health and wellbeing of our staff and patients remains the priority of the Trust.
Vaccination remains the best chance we have of conquering COVID and the Trust encourages everyone to take up this offer.
Please note, this vacancy may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so please apply as soon as possible if you are interested.
Committed to safeguarding our community If applicable for the post, all successful candidates will be required to pay for their own Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
The cost will be £29 (standard checks) or £46 (enhanced checks), and will be recovered through two instalments from the candidate's salary.
Committed to supporting service personnel As part of our commitment to support Service Personnel, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with the Career Transition Partnership, offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for all qualifying Service and Ex-Service Personnel.
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