Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a candidate interested in a 12-month fixed-term locum medical oncology consultant post at Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.
We are looking for an enthusiastic medical oncologist to join our well-established, dedicated and supportive team.
The post will cover gynae plus some other clinical work (to be negotiated).
You will be primarily located at Queen’s Hospital, Romford, Essex where the Oncology department is based.
There are opportunities for you to develop further your interests in research, leadership and teaching.
We are a friendly and supportive team into which we would love to welcome you.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to provide, to a high standard, the full range of specialist diagnosis, treatment and care to patients requiring oncology services as outlined in the proposed program, including the following:
•Medical oncology management of gynae malignancy.
•Medical oncology management of one other tumour site.
•Input into the Acute Oncology Service.
•Clinic reviews.
•To work with and support the established multi-disciplinary site-specific teams.
•Outpatient chemotherapy and inpatient clinical opinions.
•To take an active role in research and clinical trials.
•Contribute actively to clinical governance within the department.
•To support and develop quality improvement projects within the department.
•Flexibility to undertake different appropriate clinical tasks within allocated DCC sessions at the request of the Clinical Leads.
•Actively participate in the department’s teaching programme and undertake supervision, teaching and training of medical trainees and other multi-professional staff, in line with guidance from the relevant Royal Colleges or specialty bodies.
To participate in clinical guidelines development, audit and CPD and ensure successful revalidation when required.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we’re no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and that our patients are happy with.
Many of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London – more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.
Patients across northeast London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It’ll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. Medical oncology management of breast malignancy (supported by a team of two clinical oncologists).
2. New patient numbers approx. 200-250 in line with RCR guidelines.
3. Input into the Acute Oncology Service; this service is led by a team of three acute oncology nurses who field calls and review patients. The acute oncology ward round/consultant supports the AOS nurses in this role, and undertakes ward reviews and offers oncology advice as necessary.
4. Clinic reviews.
5. To work with and support the established multi-disciplinary site-specific teams.
6. Outpatient chemotherapy and inpatient clinical opinions.
7. Participate in the out of hours on-call service: Consultants on-call frequency is 1:12 offsite for advice on oncology inpatients and to offer oncology advice to other teams. On-call Monday to Friday covers after 5pm until 9am the following morning. On-call on Saturday and Sunday covers the entire weekend supported by an on-site oncology registrar 9am-5pm, and the medical team overnight. There is an expectation of weekend consultant led ward rounds of new admissions/any unwell patients. Acute admissions are taken by the medical team out of hours, but oncology review may be requested the following day. This would only be needed for acutely unwell, complex patients. Time in lieu (such as for weekend working) will be considered by the Clinical Leads.
8. To take an active role in research and clinical trials.
9. Contribute actively to clinical governance within the department.
10. To support and develop quality improvement projects within the department.
11. Actively participate in the department’s teaching programme and undertake supervision, teaching and training of medical trainees and other multi-professional staff, in line with guidance from the relevant Royal Colleges or specialty bodies.
12. Participate in clinical guidelines development, audit and CPD, and ensure successful revalidation when required.
13. Appropriate desk space and secretarial support will be available.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
14. Full and specialist registration with the General Medical Council (GMC), or eligible for registration within six months of interview.
15. Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or within six months of interview
16. MRCP (Clinical Oncology)
17. Understand and be competent at management of all stages of Oncology to CCST or higher. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of treatment regimens and research developments
Desirable criteria
18. MD Formal training in teaching techniques
19. Higher Degree
20. Experience with Trials
21. Formal training in teaching techniques
22. Published Audit
23. Experience of audit management
24. Leadership Qualities
25. Management Course
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.