Overview
We are delighted to offer this exciting opportunity for a Consultant Paediatric and Adolescent Oncologist to join the paediatric oncology team within the Children and Young People’s Cancer Service. This new role will complement the recent service redesign to improve quality and sustainability of consultant work loads. We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled colleague to join our team delivering expert care to children and young people with cancer. Specifically, we are looking for someone with a demonstrable interest in late effects. The role will also include supporting clinical oncologists to deliver proton‑beam radiotherapy to external patients – in a complementary area of specialism e.g. brain tumours, rare tumours or sarcoma. Attending and on‑call cover of paediatric oncology and teenage in‑patients is a core part of the post.
Key Responsibilities
The job plan will contain 7 programmed activities per week to be carried out on UCLH sites.
* Emergency duties (including emergency work carried out during or arising from on‑call)
* On‑Call: The post will contribute to the CYPCS acute on‑call rota. This will be a 1:7 consultant on‑call for paediatric oncology and 1:7 weekends with ward rounds on site each day; and subsequently on call from home with return if necessary.
* Attending: The post holder will be responsible for about 10 attending weeks per year (1 in 8) with clinical responsibility for acute oncology care in inpatient, ambulatory care, Grafton Way building radiotherapy suites and outpatient environments. The expectation is for the conduct of a minimum of 2 formal ward rounds per week.
* Multi‑disciplinary meetings or other meetings which relate directly to patient care including the late effects MDT. There are additional requirements to attend psychosocial MDTs in paediatrics and separately in TYA, particularly when “attending” to advocate for own patients.
* Out patient clinics. The post holder will conduct 2‑3 clinics per week, one of which will be late effects.
* Collaborative working with Clinical Oncology team to provide paediatric oncology expertise for external patients referred for proton‑beam and photon radiotherapy.
* Administration directly related to the above (including but not limited to referrals & notes).
UCLH Sites
* University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
* National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
* Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
* University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
* Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
* University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
* The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
* University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
About UCLH
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top‑quality patient care, excellent education, and world‑class research.
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net‑zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Rachael Windsor
Job title: Consultant Paediatric and Adolescent Oncologist
Email address: Rachael.windsor@nhs.net
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