Consultant Medical Oncologist
Posted 22 hours 10 minutes ago by NHS
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a substantive post split across Lung and Sarcoma medical oncology services. The role is for 10 PAs with an equal split across Lung and Sarcoma. The successful applicant will work at The Christie NHS FT main site as well as the Wythenshawe Hospital. The post holder will join two busy medical teams delivering high quality patient care for the region.
Main duties of the jobThe postholder will work across both disease groups as follows:
- Lung - delivering two clinics per week, attending weekly lung meeting, and playing an active part in the fortnightly lung MDT.
- Sarcoma - delivering two clinics per week and attending the GMOSS (Greater Manchester & Ostwestry Sarcoma Service) MDT.
There is a 1:3 rotation for sarcoma ward rounds at The Christie and a weekly ward round for acute oncology at Wythenshawe.
The post-holder will be a core member of the Lung and Sarcoma teams with the opportunity to develop a special interest to suit their interests and the needs of the services.
About usThe Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% of patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.
Job responsibilitiesPlease see attached Job Description for Full Detailed Job Description and Main Duties.
Job Plan Timetable
The timetable below is indicative and will be confirmed on commencement in post.
It is the requirement of the Trust that all new consultant colleagues must have 0.25 SPAs within their job plan to support Trust appraisal and supervision requirements. This can either be as appraiser or a supervisor for medical staff or Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACP).
Monday
Tuesday
Thursday
Friday
AM
Admin (1PA)
Sarcoma OP clinic (1PA).
Admin (0.5PA)
Lung meeting (0.18PA)
PM
SPA (1PA)
Sarcoma OP clinic (0.5PA)
Ward and Board rounds (0.5PA)
SPA (0.5PA)
GMOSS MDT (0.5PA)
Sarcoma clinic (0.5PA) (GIST clinic on alternate weeks)
Ward Round UHSM/Cross cover for Acute Oncology
Admin (0.5PA)
NB This timetable is indicative
Job Plan PA Summary
Total PAs Direct Clinical Care (DCC)
Job description Job responsibilitiesPlease see attached Job Description for Full Detailed Job Description and Main Duties.
Job Plan Timetable
The timetable below is indicative and will be confirmed on commencement in post.
It is the requirement of the Trust that all new consultant colleagues must have 0.25 SPAs within their job plan to support Trust appraisal and supervision requirements. This can either be as appraiser or a supervisor for medical staff or Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACP).
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
AM
Admin (1PA)
Sarcoma OP clinic (1PA).
Lung MDT (0.5PA) 1:2 weeks
Admin (0.5PA)
Ward round (0.25PA)
Lung OP Clinic (1PA)
Lung meeting (0.18PA)
Lung OP clinic Wythenshawe (1PA)
PM
SPA (1PA)
Sarcoma OP clinic (0.5PA)
Ward and Board rounds (0.5PA)
SPA (0.5PA)
GMOSS MDT (0.5PA)
Sarcoma clinic (0.5PA) (GIST clinic on alternate weeks)
Ward Round UHSM/Cross cover for Acute Oncology
Admin (0.5PA)
NB This timetable is indicative
Job Plan PA Summary
Total PAs Direct Clinical Care (DCC)
7.5
Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) (including 1.5 core SPA)
2.5
Supervision role (minimum 0.25 must be allocated)
0.25
Total Programmed Activities (PAs)
10
On call Commitments
This role does require participation in the on-call rota.
Person Specification- Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) specialist register via one of the following: a.Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) b.Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration
- Evidence of productive ethical research relevant to oncology
- Recent publications in peer-reviewed journals
- Wide experience of Oncology including Lung and Sarcoma Cancer
- Appropriate experience across all disease groups in Medical Oncology
- Experience in teaching undergraduates
- Experience of clinical audit
- Research experience
- Evidence of contribution to teaching
- Teaching experience /training
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.
£109,725 to £145,478 a yearPer Annum Pro-Rata