Job summary
Consultant in Medical Oncology (Melanoma)
From £105,504 p.a. excl. LZ (pro-rata)
Substantive post
Commencing as soon as possible
Cancer services in Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) have undergone a major transformation programme to improve the quality of care and patient experience. The programme includes a new Cancer Centre housing ambulatory cancer services, opened in 2016 and a new cancer treatment centre at Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup (QMS) which opened in May 2017. Clinical pathways have been revised to optimise patient care. This post comprises 5.25 PAs to join the teams at Guy's and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
The post includes MDMs and clinics at Guy's. Guy's hosts a well-developed clinical trials unit and the team makes significant contributions to trial recruitment.
The skin cancer service includes an active clinical trial portfolio with a focus on novel immunotherapy trials including earlier phase (e.g., Phase 2) trials. The team work together closely with the Early Phase Trials Unit and Cell Therapy Unit to jointly deliver advanced trial therapies (e.g., TILs/CAR-T). The service also supports basic and translational research programmes at King's College London via King's Health Partners.
Please see job description for more details.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for a motivated clinician with an interest in skin cancers. The postholder will be working closely with Drs Mark Harries, Dr Yin Wu and Dr Amanda Fitzpatrick. They will be supported by a team of CNSs. The Clinical Director for Oncology is Dr Hartmut Kristeleit (h.kristeleit@nhs.net) and the Deputy Clinical Director for Medical Oncology is Dr Deborah Enting (d.enting@nhs.net).
Please see job description for more details.
**Please note that the job description is currently being approved by the Royal College of Physicians**
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for a motivated clinician with an interest in skin cancers. The postholder will be working closely with Drs Mark Harries, Dr Yin Wu and Dr Amanda Fitzpatrick. They will be supported by a team of CNSs. The Clinical Director for Oncology is Dr Hartmut Kristeleit (h.kristeleit@nhs.net) and the Deputy Clinical Director for Medical Oncology is Dr Deborah Enting (d.enting@nhs.net).
Please see job description for more details.
**Please note that the job description is currently being approved by the Royal College of Physicians**
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Hold MRCP
- Full GMC Registration
- On GMC Specialist List in Medical Oncology or within six months of attaining CCT.
Desirable
- Possession of, or working towards, a higher degree qualification (MD or PhD)
- FRCP
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Training in management of skin cancers
- Experience in leading and delivering recruitment to early phase clinical trials, including advanced therapies.
- Experience of multidisciplinary cancer care.
- Experience of clinical trial development and operation.
Desirable
- Wide general experience in Medical Oncology and an ability to offer expert clinical opinion in a range of problems within the speciality.
Skills
Essential
- Track record of clinical governance, audit, management and IT skills required
- Experience in clinical trials
- Definite track record of research, publications/ understanding / knowledge of Research ethics
- Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff
- Management of all aspects of care of patients with complex cancers undergoing intensive treatment.
Desirable
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
- A background in discovery and development of new molecularly-defined therapies.
- An awareness of current speciality specific developments, initiatives and issues. Evidence of training in research methodology.
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Hold MRCP
- Full GMC Registration
- On GMC Specialist List in Medical Oncology or within six months of attaining CCT.
Desirable
- Possession of, or working towards, a higher degree qualification (MD or PhD)
- FRCP
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Training in management of skin cancers
- Experience in leading and delivering recruitment to early phase clinical trials, including advanced therapies.
- Experience of multidisciplinary cancer care.
- Experience of clinical trial development and operation.
Desirable
- Wide general experience in Medical Oncology and an ability to offer expert clinical opinion in a range of problems within the speciality.
Skills
Essential
- Track record of clinical governance, audit, management and IT skills required
- Experience in clinical trials
- Definite track record of research, publications/ understanding / knowledge of Research ethics
- Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff
- Management of all aspects of care of patients with complex cancers undergoing intensive treatment.
Desirable
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
- A background in discovery and development of new molecularly-defined therapies.
- An awareness of current speciality specific developments, initiatives and issues. Evidence of training in research methodology.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
