Job overview
Applications are invited for a Windeyer Clinical Fellow in Oncology. This is a fixed term appointment for 12 months to commence on 1st May 2025. The fellowship post is based in the academic unit at Mount Vernon Hospital.
The post holder is expected to function as a senior member of the team supervising more junior specialist registrars in training and playing a full part in the clinical activities of the unit. The Unit specialises in urological and gynaecological malignancies, breast cancer and lymphoma with particular interests in translational research, brachytherapy and stereotactic radiotherapy. There are various opportunities for a formal research project within the current research interests of the group.
Main duties of the job
· Management of patients under the care of Professor Peter Hoskin, Dr Hannah Tharmalingham and Dr Mohammed Abdul-Latief to include experience in urological and gynaecological oncology
· Assistance at brachytherapy procedures and experience in brachytherapy clinics
· Attendance at new and follow up outpatient clinics and MDTs
· Participation in radiotherapy planning using and Brachyvision planning systems.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
* Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached – job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Hold a current licence to practice from the General Medical Council
* FRCR (parts 1 and 2) or equivalent
* Eligible for GMC registration
Experience
Essential criteria
* Experience at StR / ST3 and above
* Good range of experience in clinical oncology
Knowledge
Desirable criteria
* Experience of audit
Fitness to Practive
Essential criteria
* Up to date and fit to practice safely and aware of own training needs.
* Evidence of engagement with appraisal and revalidation
Skills
Essential criteria
* Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors
* Able to show situational awareness and application of good decision making
Desirable criteria
* Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues
* Ability to teach clinical skills
Other requirement
Essential criteria
* Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
* Role model our trust values every day
Our values
We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do.
Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.
Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.
Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.
Committed to our Community
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.
We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing resourcing.enh-tr@nhs.net
We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.
We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.