Locum Consultant Medical Oncologist - Breast

Locum Consultant Medical Oncologist - Breast

Main area Medical Oncology Grade Locum Consultant Contract 6 months (Fixed Term) Hours 4 sessions per week (Part time) Job ref 413-MD-RR37-OO

Site Medical Oncology - E00251 Town Manchester Salary £113,565 - £150,569 Per Annum, Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 06/07/:59

Job overview

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is looking to appoint an enthusiastic locum consultant in medical oncology (breast) to join our multidisciplinary teams for four sessions (16 hours) per week in a substantive role.

The successful candidate will join the multidisciplinary team consultants across Medical Oncology, clinical fellows, a specialist registrar, nurse clinicians, a pharmacist, clinical nurse specialists, research nurses, project managers and clinical trial administrators.

The role will involve two clinics per week and attendance at the Wednesday MDT. Suitable SPA and admin time is provided.

Main duties of the job

• Attendance and review of patients in the weekly breast Medical Oncology clinics. Includes new and follow up patients, on treatment.
• Completion of patient administration tasks.
• Completion of and maintenance of Good Clinical Practice Certification (regulatory requirement for clinical trial participation, if appropriate).
• Become familiar with ongoing clinical trials, as appropriate (for context when seeing outpatients in clinic).
• Maintain knowledge of local, national and international developments in diagnosis and treatment of Breast Cancer through attendance at conferences, as appropriate.

Working for our organisation

The postholder will contribute to the delivery of high quality consultant led care across 7 days. This includes participation in planned weekend and weekday clinical activity to support safe, timely decision making and continuity of care for patients.

The 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% 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.

Person specification

• GMC registration with a license to practice.
• Evidence of productive ethical research relevant to oncology.
• Wide experience of Oncology.
• Recent publications in peer reviewed journals.

Experience

• Appropriate experience across disease groups in Medical Oncology.
• Evidence of wide experience and training in general and oncological medicine at specialist registrar or similar (e.g. specialty doctor) level.
• Experience in teaching undergraduates.
• Experience of clinical audit.
• Evidence of contribution to teaching.

Personal Skills

• Evidence of communication skills training in advanced techniques for communicating significant news to patients.
• Knowledge of General Medical Council requirements for revalidation and the UK National Health Service process of appraisal.
• Ability to adapt to changing circumstances within a team.
• Evidence of clinical leadership skills.
• Proven ability to lead a team.
• Integrity, management and communication skills including teaching.
• Confident in ability but knowing own limitations.
• Demonstrates knowledge, logic and efficiency.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Flexibility, commitment and teamwork with colleagues and staff in the department.
• Hardworking, enthusiastic achiever. Good attendance record. Patient friendly.
• Must be resilient and well organised.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Self moter and able to motivate team.

Equal Opportunities and Diversity

We want to ensure that everyone who works at the Christie or uses our services is welcomed, valued and treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and are committed to ensuring equal opportunities for all and fair representation across the organisation at all levels. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority people and people with disabilities for this post. Appointment will be only on merit.

We are committed to creating a balanced and diverse workforce. As such we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Together we will foster inclusion and tackle inequity and health inequalities in cancer care.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is committed to the highest standards of ethical conduct and integrity in all our activities. We have a zero tolerance approach to modern slavery in any of its forms, including slavery, servitude, forced or compulsory labour, and human trafficking. We are fully committed to acting ethically and with transparency in all our business dealings and relationships, and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure modern slavery is not taking place anywhere in our organisation or supply chains.