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Locum Consultant Medical Oncologist
The closing date is 31 August 2025
This appointment is the next step in our expanding and ambitious Oncology service, and you could make a real difference to patients' lives by joining our team. At the heart of our organisation are dedicated staff, and we are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us and achieve our vision of providing Best Care for Everyone. Our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff, many of whom are leaders in healthcare, teaching and research.
Main duties of the job
This Medical Oncology post will cover Melanoma plus one other tumour site to be agreed between candidate and department. Options would include breast, urology and upper GI. The successful candidate will be expected to continue the established links with site specialised teams through the appropriate multidisciplinary team meetings. The appointee will be encouraged to participate in the departmental philosophy of entering patients into clinical trials wherever possible. Further strengthening and development of multidisciplinary teams is anticipated. The post holder will maintain and foster links with the multi-disciplinary staff groups within Oncology, the Palliative Care teams, colleagues in Medical and Surgical specialities, and colleagues in primary care.
About us
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust (GHNHSFT) was formed in April 2002 and became a second wave Foundation Trust in July 2004. We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital. In collaboration with the other NHS Trust in Gloucestershire (Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust - GHCNHSFT - who provide physical health, mental health and learning disability services), we provide Oncology services across Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, parts of Powys, and Worcestershire.
Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong. Our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing outstanding patient-centred, high quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas. It is a warm, collegiate, and patient-centred hospital.
Job responsibilities
The appointee will be expected to:
* Take responsibility for the delivery of high quality medical oncology care
* Examine and treat patients in accordance with agreed Department, Regional Cancer Network and Trust wide policies
* Work with local and regional MDT colleagues to ensure the most appropriate care is delivered to patients in a timely way
Please view the job description for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Full GMC registration
* Higher qualification in Medicine
* Research degree (MD/PhD)
* Additional qualification in Quality Improvement, Medical Education, or other pertinent expertise
Experience
* Evidence of expertise in the areas of special interest relevant to the Job Plan
* Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
* A willingness to accept shared responsibility and provide leadership
* Active involvement in clinical trials
* Understanding and experience of Clinical Governance and Quality Improvement
* Participation in clinical audit including completion of audit project
* Experience in Medical Education
Management Expertise
* Participation in clinical audit including completion of audit project
* Understanding and experience of Clinical Governance and Quality Improvement
* A willingness to accept shared responsibility and provide leadership
Educational Experience
* Training of resident doctors and Specialist Registrars
* Additional Education Qualification
Personal Attributes
* Effective team working skills
* Conscientiousness, with drive, initiative, and enthusiasm
* Caring and empathetic
* Able and driven to take responsibility, show leadership and make decisions
* Non-judgemental in approach to patients and colleagues regardless of the sexuality, ethnicity, disabil-ity, religious beliefs of financial status
* Flexible and resilient
* Committed to lifelong learning
* Able to meet travel commitments of the post
Skills
* Effective team working skills
* Conscientiousness, with drive, initiative, and enthusiasm
* Caring and empathetic
* Able and driven to take responsibility, show leadership and make decisions
* Non-judgemental in approach to patients and colleagues regardless of the sexuality, ethnicity, disability, religious beliefs of financial status
* Flexible and resilient
* Committed to lifelong learning
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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