Job overview
This post will support the existing Consultants in the Oncology department at Hampshire Hospitals. The post will be focusing on the treatment of GI patients and one other tumour site. This role is a cross-site role and will involve work at both Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospital and The Royal Hampshire County Hospital. There will also be a component of Acute Oncology cover. Flexible working discussions are welcomed.
Main duties of the job
·Join the HHFT oncology service, working in close collaboration with colleagues across the relevant cancer site-specific multi-disciplinary teams and other allied specialities (palliative medicine, emergency medicine, clinical haematology etc).
·Deliver outpatient consultations, see patients on the wards and if problems arise during their chemotherapy treatment on the oncology units.
·Consultant input to the acute oncology service, including partaking in inpatient ward rounds.
·Participate in teaching and training of all junior doctors across Trust.
·Participate in audit and responsibility for clinical governance and quality improvement. In particular the bimonthly mortality and morbidity meeting.
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
THE CLINICAL ROLE
Location
This post will be split between Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospital and the Royal Hampshire County Hospital.
The post itself
This post has been devised to provide consistent Consultant cover for GI cancer patients on the Basingstoke and Winchester sites as well as work in a second tumour site. The post-holder will work closely with the other Oncology consultants, specialist nurses and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
They will be expected to coordinate GI oncology patients care, supervising their systemic treatment and also working with the wider team to continue to deliver a high quality systemic therapy service for the Trust. It is also expected that they will deliver 1 acute Oncology ward round session per week and contribute to the team as a whole.
The job plan will include an appropriate proportion of time allowed for Supporting Professional Activity (audit, education, CPD etc.). Development of specialist interest which supports development within the Trust would also be considered following discussion and planning.
Administrative assistance and office accommodation will be provided and a PC with Internet access will be provided.
Postgraduate Teaching
The Trust is keen to attract and train the highest calibre of trainee doctors. All senior doctors are expected to contribute to teaching and training. Consultant staff are responsible for the training and supervision of junior medical staff as clinical and educational supervisors. All College and Faculty tutors regularly meet with the Director of Medical Education to discuss training and postgraduate educational matters.
There are regular postgraduate teaching sessions to which the post-holder would be expected to contribute.
If appropriate the post-holder will be named in the contracts of training grades as the educational supervisor responsible for overseeing their training and as the initial source of advice to such doctors on their careers.
Continuing Medical Education
Study leave to attend appropriate meetings/courses is available. The Trust encourages consultants to participate in personal or professional development courses.
Person specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. MBBS or equivalent
2. Full GMC Registration with a license to practice
3. Entry on the Specialist Register in Medical Oncology (or CCT expected within 6 months of date of interview)
4. MRCP (UK) or equivalent
5. NHS Experience
Desirable criteria
6. Higher Degree
Clinical Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
7. Recent clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCST
Desirable criteria
8. Experience of clinical research
9. Guideline and pathway development
Clinical Skills & Ability
Essential criteria
10. Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
11. Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
12. Proven ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team and display leadership
Research & Teaching Skills
Essential criteria
13. Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
14. Awareness of current acute medical initiatives and developments
15. Recent relevant clinical teaching experience within medical and allied disciplines
Desirable criteria
16. Participation in research
17. Publications in relevant peer reviewed journals
18. Formal training in clinical supervision of junior doctors
19. Formal training in Educational supervision of junior doctors
20. Other Educational formal qualification
21. Experience in organising educational activities
Other Specific Requirements
Essential criteria
22. Ability to understand local and national political agendas and respond accordingly
23. Ability to perform effectively and maturely in management roles for the benefit of the service.
24. Ability to plan strategically and to demonstrate sound judgement
25. Ability to lead, motivate and develop the multidisciplinary team
26. Ability to organise work of self and team in an efficient and effective way
27. Evidence of experience and active engagement in clinical audit
28. Ability to work in a team
29. Ability to work flexibly with colleagues, sometimes at short notice.
30. Ability to remain calm under pressure
31. Enquiring, critical approach to work
32. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
33. Commitment to Continuing Medical Education
34. Ability to manage staff and resources
35. Evidence of self-motivation