Job Description
Barts Cancer Centre
Consultant Clinical Oncologist - Genito-Urinary and Head & Neck Cancers
259-MED411SBH
We are seeking to appoint a Consultant Clinical Oncologist to join our existing site-specialist multidisciplinary teams in the fields of Genito-Urinary and Head & Neck Cancers. This is a full-time position (10 PAs) substantive permanent appointment. The post is based at St Bartholomew's Hospital in the Barts Cancer Centre. The successful candidate will join a well-established clinical oncology team and play a key role in developing cancer services across the Trust. The posts offer an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and welcoming consultant team, and to develop new models of care/services that support the people in north-east London and beyond.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate professional excellence and the ability to deliver effective care. This post is advertised as a full-time 10 PA position; a reduced timetable would need to be requested prior to appointment for consideration by the Clinical Director.
You require full registration with the General Medical Council with the licence to practice.
Main duties of the job
To contribute to the provision of a comprehensive, efficient and high-quality evidence-based Clinical Oncology service, with continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care.
Leadership, development, and organisation of the services in his/her charge in line with Trust / Divisional business plans. Full participation in the management of the Barts Cancer Centre (BCC). Liaison and communication with the Clinical Academic Group Director and General Manager and with the Deputy Director of Operations of BCC.
To develop his/her own interests and specialities within oncology, including active participation in research programmes.
To have corporate and individual responsibility for the professional management of doctors in training.
To have regard at all times to the clinical and quality standards set out in the NHS Cancer Plan, the Improving Outcomes reports and National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance reports.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work with Dr Sherif Raouf and Dr Karen Tipples to help provide the GU and Head & Neck service for patients in North East London.
The service also covers East London with referrals from Whipps Cross, Homerton and Newham Hospitals with non-surgical care of patients shared with medical oncology colleagues. Pelvic surgery is undertaken at UCLH, neurosurgery at RLH.
The post holder will not be expected to be independently competent to perform prostate brachytherapy. Post CCT training will be provided to the post holder, and supervised practice will be undertaken until the post holder is competent to deliver this independently.
It is expected that the post holder will actively participate in recruitment to and development of research studies related to their clinical interests
To provide, with colleagues, clinical care and supervision of patients attending the Paget Oncology Chemotherapy Day Unit.
To provide, with colleagues, care for patients attending the radiotherapy department and to advise and treat patients with oncological emergencies from Barts Health NHS Trust and also Homerton NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC
BMJ Ref: BMJ-112524/259-MED411SBH