Role: Stereotactic Clinical Fellow
Town / Site: 35 Weymouth St, London W1G 8BJ, The Harley St Clinic
Full time / Part time: Full Time
Shift times:
Salary: Highly Competitive.
We’re looking for a Stereotactic Clinical Research Fellow to join our medical teams at The Harley St Clinic London. The fellow willdeliver oncological care forMRL (Magnetic Resonanceimaging Linac) patients in conjunctionwith the patient's own consultant, primarily providing the clinical aspects of daily plan adaptation, in particular contouring, and assessment of doses to targets and organs at risk, with appropriate escalation of matters arising to the patient’s primary consultant if needed.
The other clinical components of the role involve assessment and acute management of “on treat” patients as required and counselling and consent for stereotactic radiotherapy. The fellow will collaborate closely with the wider MRL MDT,in order tofacilitate a seamless MRL patient pathway and ensure an excellent patient experience.
The MRL Clinical Research Fellow will also have non-clinical responsibilities related to the set-up and ongoing evaluation of the MRL service, which is shortly coming online as a new HCA radiotherapy modality. They will be involved in the development of clinical protocols and take a leading role in auditing patient outcomes following MRL treatment, including the maintenance of rigorous patient follow-up in a well-designed database. The fellow will be facilitatedto present this work in publication and/or at conferences. In addition to clinical service evaluation, the fellow’s job plan includes dedicated time and support for research activities, which will lead to attainment of a higher research degree.
It should benoted that this role does not entitle the post holder to admit or treat private patients within the hospital. However, where the post holder is required to treat or attend a patient as a result of a consultant request, or as an emergency, or other reason, the fellow will carry out such treatment as part of his/her normal duties until the patient is referred to a recognised hospital consultant. There will not be any on-call commitment to the post but the hours may involve early starts (7:30am Stereotactic MDT on Tuesdays, usually not more often than once or twice a week) and late finishes.
At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.
What you’ll bring:
1. Full registration with the General Medical Council with License to Practice
2. Full FRCRmembership (completion of the Final/Part 2 FRCR exams)
3. Experience of working within a radiation oncology environment
4. Good clinical grounding in cancer and its treatment
5. Good abilities in interpreting imaging, MRI modality in particular
6. Completion of Core Medical training (or equivalent) and experience working at a Clinical Oncology Specialty Registrar level
7. Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)
8. Member of RCP in the UK (MRCP UK)
9. Experience working with an MR linac and an understanding of plan adaptation
10. Understanding of the fundamentals of stereotactic radiotherapy planning and delivery e.g. Gamma Knife, CyberKnife orlinac-based delivery.
11. IR(ME)R training
Why HCA UK?
Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.
We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Stereotactic Clinical Fellowyou’ll be eligible for:
12. For 40 hours full time contracts, 264 hours holiday each year (inclusive of bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you. This is pro-rata for part time contracts.
13. Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
14. Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
15. Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
16. Group Life Assurance from day one
17. Critical illness cover
18. Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
19. Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
20. Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
21. Discounts with over 800 major retailers
22. Access to wellbeing support tools, through our thrive 365 channels, onsite mental health first aiders, and free counselling up to 6 sessions per annum
23. Paid Indemnity
How we can support your development:
24. Fundingof an MD (Res) higher research degree
25. The MD (Res) is toundertaken at the Bart’s Cancer Institute (BCI) at Queen Mary University of London
26. HCA will cover the cost of the tuition fees,the Fellow willbe responsible forenrolment and registration.
27. As well as The Harley Street Clinic (HSC) clinical oncology consultant co-supervisors, the fellow will be allocated an academictutor at the Bart’s Cancer Institute.
28. The MD (Res) programme at the BCI includes formal tuition and support from the research office regarding the administrative aspects of the MD (Res) degree.
29. HCA will support the fellow to disseminate their findings from both their clinical service evaluation activities and MD research work, via publication and presentation of data concerning patient outcomes, including attendance at appropriate national and international meetings, as well as publication of research in relevant journals.
Culture and values:
At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.
Our mission is simple, above all elsewe’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:
30. Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
31. Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
32. Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
33. Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity
Reasonable adjustments:
We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.
International candidates:
HCA Healthcare UK hold a Tier 2 sponsorship licence which permits us to be able to recruit the best talent in the UK as well as overseas. The license allows us to support General Visas as well as the Intra-company Transfer Visa for candidates that meet the specific role requirements. Your recruiter will be able to discuss whether this would be applicable to you during the application process, as well as running through any potential financial support with relocation.
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