Job overview
We are looking to appoint a Locum Consultant in Medical Oncology with a special interest in upper gastrointestinal and urological malignancies.
This is a fixed-term locum appointment for 6 months, based at the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC) in Northwood and The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The post comprises 7.9375 programmed activities (PAs) and an on-call commitment.
The post holder will contribute to the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred GI and uro-oncology care across MVCC and Hillingdon Hospital. They will be responsible for specialist outpatient care, participation in MDT meetings and the safe delivery of SACT, as well as leading and delivering acute oncology services at both sites. They will also be expected to contribute to teaching and training across the multidisciplinary workforce; and will engage fully in directorate-level clinical governance activities including audit, incident review, quality improvement, and adherence to trust and national cancer standards.
Main duties of the job
At Mount Vernon, the post holder will be expected to work with members of the urology, GI and SABR MDTs planning and supervising the oncology treatment of patients to include the safe delivery of SACT and radiotherapy. At Hillingdon Hospital the post holder will work closely with the GI and urology multidisciplinary teams to provide a safe and high-quality outpatient oncology service.
* Maintenance of high-quality patient centered care
* Shared responsibility for the day-to-day management of the service
* Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary service
* Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings and directorate clinical governance activity
* Delivery and development of SACT administration
* Active participation in continuing medical education
* Active participation in trial research activities
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire 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
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Entry on GMC Specialist Register or, be within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview or, provide GMC confirmed eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register
* College Fellowship RCR or qualification of an equivalent level
Desirable criteria
* Postgraduate degree (or equivalent)
Experience
Essential criteria
* Broad range of experience in Clinical Oncology in particular specialist interest in thoracic malignancies.
* Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues
* Ability to offer and be accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion
* Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice
Desirable criteria
* Published papers and original work in peer reviewed journals
* Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of audit, evidence based practice and clinical quality improvement initiatives
* Demonstrable experience and participation in research
Skills
Essential criteria
* Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors.
* Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation
* Able to show situational awareness and application of good decision making
* Ability to effectively teach clinical skills
* Ability to critically appraise published evidence
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Demonstrate understanding of basic principles of audit, evidence-based practice, and clinical quality improvement initiatives
* Comprehensive knowledge and insight regarding all the domains within the GMC standards of Good Medical Practice
Other requirements
Essential criteria
* Demonstrates an interest and commitment to the specialty
* Experience and evidence of engagement around the equality, diversity, and inclusion agenda. Able to actively support the development of a culture that recognises and promotes equality, values diversity, and actively leads by example in deploying these qualities. Understands the impact on equality, diversity, and inclusion issues in all aspects of service delivery and planning
* Role model our Trust values every day
* Understands and can demonstrate the values of the NHS constitution
* Evidence of being up to date and fit to practice safely, and aware of own training needs