Job summary
This post iswithin the Kent Oncology Centre, based in Maidstone, providing services to patients from East and West Kent.
The post holder will join our team of medical and clinical oncologists to take a major interest in Head and Neck Oncology, providing Oncology services from a West Kent base. As a member of the Kent Oncology Centre there will be a commitment to participate fully in a Kent wide approach to the delivery of cancer care. This includes attendance at governance meetings, multi-disciplinary team meetings and the practice of cross-referral with other site specialists.
Job description pending Royal College approval
Main duties of the job
To provide a high standard of care to any patient for whom you have clinical responsibility. This will include any patients referred to you and cared for by you personally or by members of your team and, in addition, any patients of consultant colleagues when you are covering on-call or for annual leave.
To participate in clinical and other service activities and developments with the aim of ensuring a high standard of patient care across the Trust.
To work in close co-operation with other medical, professional and managerial colleagues, both within and outside the specialty, to provide high quality health care to the Trust's patients, and to make a contribution to future thinking about the Trust's strategic direction.
About us
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust was formed in April 2000. It consists of two District General Hospitals based at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells providing services to approximately 450,000 people living in Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells, East Sussex and the surrounding areas.
Its major hospitals are The Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury near Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone Hospital. The Kent Oncology Centre in West Kent is based at Maidstone Hospital. The Trust manages the Oncology centre based at Maidstone and Canterbury. These services form an integral part of Kent's Cancer Services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To participate fully in and share leadership of the clinical governance of the specialty covering its Trust-wide activities. To attend clinical governance half-days as detailed in the Trusts Guide to job planning unless on agreed leave or while attending emergencies.
To participate actively in departmental audits, sharing co-ordination of audit activities within the department and implementation of change.
To take an active responsibility for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, training and supervision.
To assume responsibility, both personally and corporately with consultant colleagues, for the management of junior medical staff. You are expected to be involved in their professional development, both clinical and personal as per guidance from the Deanery.
We encourage the inclusion of research in normal clinical work but also keen to support developing research activities for interested applicants.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To participate fully in and share leadership of the clinical governance of the specialty covering its Trust-wide activities. To attend clinical governance half-days as detailed in the Trusts Guide to job planning unless on agreed leave or while attending emergencies.
To participate actively in departmental audits, sharing co-ordination of audit activities within the department and implementation of change.
To take an active responsibility for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, training and supervision.
To assume responsibility, both personally and corporately with consultant colleagues, for the management of junior medical staff. You are expected to be involved in their professional development, both clinical and personal as per guidance from the Deanery.
We encourage the inclusion of research in normal clinical work but also keen to support developing research activities for interested applicants.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Full GMC registration
- FRCR
- Entry on the Specialist Register as a Clinical Oncologist or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the advisory appointments committee
Desirable
- Higher qualification in Medicine
- Research degree (MD/PhD)
- Clinical Experience in relevant tumour sites
- Clinical Experience in Brachytherapy
Experience
Essential
- Clinical Training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in specialty
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Desirable
- Experience in Clinical Audit and Research
- Experience in Medical Education
Skills
Essential
- Enthusiasm for developing tumour site specialisation and Cancer Services in Kent
- Ability to organise and manage
Desirable
- An interest and a capacity to teach and learn from members of the multidisciplinary team
- Dedication to maintaining and developing the cancer care group in co-operation with other hospital departments
- Staff management: delegating, appraisal of performance, dealing with poor performance, coaching and motivating
Personal
Essential
- Ability to work in a team
- Good interpersonal skills
- Caring attitude to patients
- Commitment to continuing medical education
- An awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Full GMC registration
- FRCR
- Entry on the Specialist Register as a Clinical Oncologist or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the advisory appointments committee
Desirable
- Higher qualification in Medicine
- Research degree (MD/PhD)
- Clinical Experience in relevant tumour sites
- Clinical Experience in Brachytherapy
Experience
Essential
- Clinical Training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in specialty
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Desirable
- Experience in Clinical Audit and Research
- Experience in Medical Education
Skills
Essential
- Enthusiasm for developing tumour site specialisation and Cancer Services in Kent
- Ability to organise and manage
Desirable
- An interest and a capacity to teach and learn from members of the multidisciplinary team
- Dedication to maintaining and developing the cancer care group in co-operation with other hospital departments
- Staff management: delegating, appraisal of performance, dealing with poor performance, coaching and motivating
Personal
Essential
- Ability to work in a team
- Good interpersonal skills
- Caring attitude to patients
- Commitment to continuing medical education
- An awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses
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).
