King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

General Practitioner with a Specialist Interest in Cancer

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Job summary

GP with Special Interests

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Care Group

Site: King's College Hospital PRUH & South Sites General Practitioner with a specialist interest in Oncology (4 PAs)

Grade: Specialty Doctor

Part-time 4 PAs

Fixed Term (9 months - maternity leave cover)

This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established and effective team of clinicians to provide 9 months' maternity cover for this post. This small team of consultants and ANPs focus on improving Cancer Diagnostic Pathways, patient care and experience. We are now seeking maternity cover for our General Practitioner with special interest in oncology to further develop, deliver and embed our innovative model of care. Specifically the post-holder will deliver general medical and diagnostic expertise in the outpatient PRUH Rapid Diagnostic Clinic. Also, this position will help build primary and secondary care links across the South East London network to help improve patient access to RDCs.

Candidates should be GPs with interest in diagnostics, ideally with robust working knowledge of local cancer referral pathways. In short, this post is ideal for a clinician keen to work across care boundaries to produce more effective and innovative service delivery.

Main duties of the job

Roles and Responsibilities

The key roles and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

To actively participate in the smooth running of the RDC by:

- Assessing patients referred to the RDC and perform appropriate investigations to help establish a diagnosis, under supervision of the Clinical Lead.

- Communicating back the outcomes of the patient interaction to the referring GP.

- Providing support to the administrative team and ANP in triaging referrals to the RDC.

- Actively participating in the local RDC multi-disciplinary meeting (MDM).

- Troubleshooting issues within the RDC team.

To participate in audit activities and engage with SELCA research projects
To ensure keeping of accurate and contemporaneous records
To participate in regular appraisal of performance and training needs
To participate in education and training activities

This post requires a general practitioner who has successfully attained their MRCGP qualification. In addition, the following is required:

An excellent clinician who can bring their General Practice expertise to the RDC.
Ideally, experience of secondary care oncology as part of their current or previous placements / jobs. This can be experience as part of GPVTS training.
Enthusiasm to develop their knowledge and skills in oncology.
Is committed to team working in a multi-professional setting.
Understands the importance of audit and research in the continuing development of oncology practice.

About us

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The Trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD; Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do.

At King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust we are proud of our diverse workforce and the strength that gives us to provide compassionate care to all of our patients. We are fortunate to employ a workforce that represents the population we care for, and we celebrate the value of differences in age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sex, sexual orientation and religion or belief. We have demonstrated our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion by making it one of our four headline ambitions in our BOLD vision (brilliant people, outstanding care, leaders in research, innovation and education and diversity, equality and inclusion at the heart of everything we do) and there is significant work undertaken at the Trust to ensure that this is a reality for all of our staff.

Date posted

13 June 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£52,530 to £82,400 a year Pro rata exc london Zone Allowance

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

213-PRUH-6378662

Job locations

Princess Royal University Hospital

Farnborough Common

Farnborough

BR6 8ND

Job description

Job responsibilities

This post requires a general practitioner who has successfully attained their MRCGP qualification. In addition, the following is required:

An excellent clinician who can bring their General Practice expertise to the RDC.
Ideally, experience of secondary care oncology as part of their current or previous placements / jobs. This can be experience as part of GPVTS training.
Enthusiasm to develop their knowledge and skills in oncology.
Is committed to team working in a multi-professional setting.
Understands the importance of audit and research in the continuing development of oncology practice.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This post requires a general practitioner who has successfully attained their MRCGP qualification. In addition, the following is required:

An excellent clinician who can bring their General Practice expertise to the RDC.
Ideally, experience of secondary care oncology as part of their current or previous placements / jobs. This can be experience as part of GPVTS training.
Enthusiasm to develop their knowledge and skills in oncology.
Is committed to team working in a multi-professional setting.
Understands the importance of audit and research in the continuing development of oncology practice.

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

CCT within 12 months
GP Fellow should be in a permanent salaried post in general practice in South West London

Experience

Essential

Broad experience in General Practice
Teaching experience/willingness to teach medical, nursing & other staff
Experience of audit/ clinical research

Desirable

Undertaken a management course
Understanding the NHS and its organisation

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Strong verbal and communication skills
Ability to lead the team
Commitment to work with other consultants and members of the multi-disciplinary team
Commitment to the achievement of Government and Trust targets

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

CCT within 12 months
GP Fellow should be in a permanent salaried post in general practice in South West London

Experience

Essential

Broad experience in General Practice
Teaching experience/willingness to teach medical, nursing & other staff
Experience of audit/ clinical research

Desirable

Undertaken a management course
Understanding the NHS and its organisation

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Strong verbal and communication skills
Ability to lead the team
Commitment to work with other consultants and members of the multi-disciplinary team
Commitment to the achievement of Government and Trust targets

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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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

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Princess Royal University Hospital

Farnborough Common

Farnborough

BR6 8ND

Employer's website

https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Princess Royal University Hospital

Farnborough Common

Farnborough

BR6 8ND

Employer's website

https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)