Acute Oncology Specialty Doctor

Job summary

We have two exciting opportunities for Specialty Doctor's in Acute Oncology at Salisbury District Hospital starting immediately. You will be working Monday-Fridays . One post is full time and this post is for one-year fixed term position in the first instance. The second position is part time for 22.5 hours per week and is a permanent position.

These post's would be an excellent opportunity for applicants who have completed Core Medical Training and wish to gain experience in Medical and Clinical Oncology in a busy District General Hospital and would provide valuable experience for individuals with career interests in oncology, haematology and palliative care especially. You will provide medical support to the Acute Oncology Team and will also be encouraged to provide outpatient clinic support to the Consultant Oncologists across a range of tumour sites or potentially to Haematology if preferred. Although the post is advertised as a full-time appointment, candidates wishing to work less than full-time are encouraged to apply.

Main duties of the job

These posts would give an ideal opportunity for candidates to gain a wide range of Oncology experience in a cancer unit setting. You will perform a daily ward round of all Oncology inpatients who are admitted. You will also review any outliers and see ward referrals. You will review telephone advice given by the nurses and take action if required. You will review patient receiving Outpatient chemotherapy on the Pembroke suite in the event of complications.

You will be working closely with the appropriate Oncologist and liaising closely with the Medical Consultants responsible for Oncology inpatients. You will also liaise with the hospital palliative care team (Hospice on site) and the Oncology Research team.

You will assist the consultant Oncologists in the provision of Outpatient clinics, together with attendance at relevant MDT meetings.

Please see attached Candidate pack for full details of roles and responsibilities, team structure and Person Specification.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk