Job overview
The Head and Neck and Thyroid Units provide a high quality and accessible cancer service predominantly for the people of South London although referrals are also received from across England and abroad - for these particular tumour sites. The Units have a long and distinguished history, particularly in the multidisciplinary approach to cancer care. In providing this service we have forged excellent links with the St George’s Hospital who partner us in this.
The population we serve at The Royal Marsden exceeds 2 million and draws from a number of peripheral hospitals, some which hold joint consultant contracts with The Royal Marsden, all of which are members of The Royal Marsden multidisciplinary team (MDT). This helps to facilitate efficient patient pathways from diagnosis to treatment across the network. The spoke institutions comprise Croydon NHS Trust; Epsom and St. Helier NHS Trust; Kingston NHS Trust; St George’s Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Charing Cross Hospital and Ashford and St. Peter’s NHS Trust.
Main duties of the job
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Eligible for full Registration with the GMC
2. FRCS or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
3. At least 4 years surgical training with a period of at least two years within head and neck surgery, with the ability to independently perform primary ablative surgery for head and neck cancers, local and regional flaps and have experience as first assistance in microvascular surgery.
4. Experience in the management of acute medical emergencies and, practical interventions e.g. chest drains, central lines etc.
5. Experience in general oncology management including treatment of oncological emergencies and chemotherapy.
6. Experience of working with other systemic cancer therapies
7. Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team and manage junior doctors
8. Motivated to ensure the achievement of defined targets
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential criteria
9. Able to demonstrate skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
10. Good communications skills, ability to work as part as a team, take initiative and make decisions.
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
11. Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice)
12. Capacity to take responsibility for own actions.
13. Demonstrates respect for all
14. Demonstrates clarity in written / spoken communication and capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation. Able to build rapport, listen, persuade and negotiate
15. Capacity to use logical / lateral thinking to solve problems / make decisions
16. Capacity to work effectively with others. Able to work in multi-professional teams
17. Capacity to take in others’ perspectives and treat others with understanding
18. Capacity to manage / prioritise time and information effectively. Capacity to prioritise own workload
19. Capacity to monitor developing situations and anticipate issues
20. Capacity to operate under pressure; demonstrates initiative and resilience to cope with changing circumstances
The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.
Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff
At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.
The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.
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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.