Clinical Fellow in Lung Cancer

Job description

Job responsibilities

The main role of the post holder will be to provide consistent support to the Respiratory Early Diagnostic Service team and Lung cancer and pulmonary nodule services as required under the supervision of the Lung Cancer consultants Dr Alastair Moore (Lung Cancer & Bronchoscopy Lead), Dr John Wrightson (Pleural Lead), Dr Ambika Talwar and Dr John Park (Departmental Lead for Respiratory Medicine)

Specifically, such duties may include:

Bronchoscopy and EBUS lists (including GA and interventional lists)

Lung Cancer Clinics

Virtual nodule follow-up clinics

Weekly Lung Cancer MDT

Attendance at nodule MDTs

Contribution to national and regional databases

Review/action test results

Involvement in audit, including National Lung Cancer Audit

Pleural Clinics

Pleural Intervention lists

Supervised training will be provided to the post holder as required. Training requirements will be reviewed at start and mid-way though post. It is envisaged that the post-holder will gain significant clinical experience in all aspects of Lung Cancer and pulmonary nodule management. It will be necessary for the post holder to work closely with the rotational specialist registrar (or equivalent) flexibly to ensure adequate middle grade cover

Teaching/Research

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a teaching hospital Trust, and the post-holder will be required to participate in programmes for teaching clinical students, training junior doctors and in clinical examinations. It is expected that this will be an integral part of every day clinical activity. The interventional team have recently purchased a state-of-the-art bronchoscopy and EBUS simulator and the post holder will be integral in developing a learning suite and simulation courses with this

Clinical Governance

The post-holder will participate in all clinical governance activities, including clinical audit, clinical effectiveness, risk management, quality improvement activities as required by the Trusts, and external accrediting bodies

Personal and Professional Development

The post-holder will be required to keep himself/herself fully up to date with their relevant area of practice and to be able to demonstrate this to the satisfaction of the Trusts. Professional or study leave will be granted at the discretion of the Trusts, in line with the prevailing Terms and Conditions of Service, to support appropriate study, postgraduate training activities, relevant CME courses and other appropriate personal development needs

Management

The post-holder will be required to work within the Trusts management policies and procedures, both statutory and internal, accepting that the resources available to the Trusts are finite and that all changes in clinical practice or workload, or developments requiring additional resources must have prior agreement with the Trusts. He/she will undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of his /her patients and the running of his/her clinical department under the direction of the lead clinician and/or directorate chair

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

Essential

• MRCP or equivalent
• GMC Registration - Full

Desirable

• Level I Thoracic Ultrasound

Professional Training & Ability

Essential

• Participating in or completed Respiratory SpR training position
• Knowledge of Respiratory Medicine and management of all common medical emergencies.
• Good time management, self-motivated and conscientious

Desirable

• Lung Cancer experience Pleural experience
• Knowledge of Lung Cancer management
• Knowledge of Pleural Disease management

Skills

Essential

• Communication skills - to be clear, fluent and articulate in communication in English (verbal and written)
• Good communication and interpersonal skills to able to work within multidisciplinary team
• Desire to participate in research within the OCRM

Desirable

• Proven ability to communicate in written form (publications, reports etc)
• Track record of ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team
• MD or PhD

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Respiratory Medicine, Churchill Hospital

Old Road

Headington, Oxford

OX3 7LE

Employer's website

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