The Sarcoma Service at Velindre Cancer Services provides highly specialist systemic therapy and radiotherapy care for patients with soft tissue and bone sarcoma across Southeast Wales. Approximately 40–50 new sarcoma referrals are received annually, including 4–5 teenage and young adult (TYA) patients who are managed in collaboration with the Teenage and Young Adult Unit at the University Hospital of Wales.
This new post has been established to maintain service stability and continuity. The Specialist Grade Doctor will work as part of the multidisciplinary Sarcoma Team to deliver high-quality oncology care, within a clear governance framework and with defined consultant supervision.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
* Provide clinical assessment, treatment, and follow-up for patients with soft tissue and bone sarcoma in accordance with MDT decisions and agreed protocols.
* Prescribe, monitor, and review systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) within approved Velindre Cancer Centre protocols.
* Participate in the weekly South Wales Sarcoma MDT and contribute to treatment planning.
* Liaise with referring clinicians, the TYA service at UHW, and other tertiary partners to ensure coordinated patient care.
* Review treatment toxicities and escalate complex or atypical cases for consultant review.
* Support delivery of sarcoma clinical trials in collaboration with the Clinical Trials team.
This post is fixed term 12 months due to meet the needs of the service
Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and our award-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.
Formed in 1994, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to apply the key principles of value based healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.
If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.
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