Job summary
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust runs acute hospital services, community services, mental health and learning disability services and a quarter of Somerset's GP practices. It runs services from two acute hospitals - Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton, Yeovil Hospital in Yeovil - services in the community and services from the 13 community hospitals in the county, a range of mental health and learning disability services and Symphony Healthcare Services runs a quarter of GP practices in the county.
Both Musgrove Park Hospital and Yeovil Hospital have significant capital programmes, which will be coming to fruition within the next two to three years. Yeovil District Hospital received a £15 million investment from the government to develop part of the Hospital and reduce waiting times for patients. The first part of our development plans will see Yeovil District Hospital's main theatre receive a significant refurbishment, including increasing space in the recovery area, and an extension that will add a fifth theatre. This is coupled with the £5 million investment into an additional new day surgery unit and modular outpatient unit. A new Surgical Centre will be opening at Musgrove Park Hospital in the Spring of 2025. The county also has a well-established programme of improvement work supporting the effective and efficient management of outpatient services. This includes expanding opportunities for running outpatient clinics in a range of community hospitals across the county.
Main duties of the job
You'll be joining an ambitious team with a reputation for punching above their weight, including a number of consultants who are active within national roles. We are a research-orientated department with a dedicated clinical trials team and are one of the highest recruiters within the South West and nationally for a number of trials.
The role will incorporate the management of melanoma patients and one other tumour site. This second site can be discussed in pre-interview conversations with one of the Clinical Service Leads.
The appointee would join a progressive and enthusiastic melanoma team supported by an experienced and dedicated skin cancer nurse team; comprising 3 dermatology oncology CNS and 1 maxillofacial CNS and invaluable cancer support workers. There is a weekly skin specialist MDT which the Yeovil team also link into via teams. We work closely with the plastic surgery team in Exeter with provision of wide local excision and sentinel lymph node biopsy for all suitable patients. In addition to standard systemic therapy, we are a T-VEC centre, and accept referrals from other cancer centre's for this treatment.
About us
Life outside work is also rich and rewarding. Taunton, the County town, has diverse shopping and restaurants, and regularly hosts international music and sporting fixtures (such as recent cricket World Cup). Straddled between areas of outstanding natural beauty and the idyllic rolling hills of Exmoor, featuring national hotspots for cycling, surfing and climbing such as Cheddar Gorge, there's plenty to keep you occupied alongside the abundance of music festivals and local traditions. Yeovil is also a stone's throw away from Dorset AONB, where you can explore the UKs famous Jurassic Coast.
Somerset offers some of the best schools in the country. Ranging from award winning state schools such as the Richard Huish College, which has been ranked in the top 10 of A-level providers nationally for the last eight years, through to secondary's ranking in the top 5% nationally such as The Castle School. Public institutions include Millfield, Queens College, Taunton School, Kings College, Wellington School, Hazelgrove and Blundell's.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details on the job description and responsibilities, please review the detailed job description attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details on the job description and responsibilities, please review the detailed job description attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Attainments
Essential
- Full and specialist registration (and with a license to practice) with the General Medical Council(GMC) or be eligible for registration within 6 months of Interview
- If an applicant is UK trained then they must also be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of training (CCT) in Medical Oncology or be within 6 months of CCT by date of interview. If an applicant is non-UK trained then they will be required to show evidence of equivalence of UK CCT
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patient's ad be able to work in a multidisciplinary team.
Desirable
- Experience of e-prescribing
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Evidence of a good standard of Literacy / English language skills
Organisation & Planning
Essential
- Experience and interest in teaching of staff both undergraduate and post graduate and from all disciplines
- Knowledge of ethics, principles of practice of clinical research and proven participation in clinical research.
Desirable
- GDP training and experience in recruiting patients to relevant trials
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Behaviours aligned with Trust Values: Respect Kindness Team work
- Willingness to use technology to improve standards of care and support to our patients
Knowledge
Essential
- IT Literate Attendance at management training and evidence of Learning.
- Awareness of the requirements of clinical governance and risk management with particular reference to oncology.
Physical Requirement
Essential
- Ability to commute between places of work
- Must be able to meet on call requirements
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications & Attainments
Essential
- Full and specialist registration (and with a license to practice) with the General Medical Council(GMC) or be eligible for registration within 6 months of Interview
- If an applicant is UK trained then they must also be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of training (CCT) in Medical Oncology or be within 6 months of CCT by date of interview. If an applicant is non-UK trained then they will be required to show evidence of equivalence of UK CCT
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patient's ad be able to work in a multidisciplinary team.
Desirable
- Experience of e-prescribing
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Evidence of a good standard of Literacy / English language skills
Organisation & Planning
Essential
- Experience and interest in teaching of staff both undergraduate and post graduate and from all disciplines
- Knowledge of ethics, principles of practice of clinical research and proven participation in clinical research.
Desirable
- GDP training and experience in recruiting patients to relevant trials
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Behaviours aligned with Trust Values: Respect Kindness Team work
- Willingness to use technology to improve standards of care and support to our patients
Knowledge
Essential
- IT Literate Attendance at management training and evidence of Learning.
- Awareness of the requirements of clinical governance and risk management with particular reference to oncology.
Physical Requirement
Essential
- Ability to commute between places of work
- Must be able to meet on call requirements
Desirable
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
