Locum Consultant Clinical Oncologist-WRH
This job is now closed
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the appointment of a Consultant Clinical Oncologist to join the Oncology team at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The post will provide and develop Oncology services for patients with breast and gynaecological cancers and will also contribute to the Acute Oncology Service. The post will be mainly based at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, with an outpatient clinic at one of our peripheral hospital sites.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will be responsible for:
Provision of a comprehensive service in Oncology with consultant colleagues, including new patient and follow up clinics at Worcester and one of our peripheral sites.
The care of patients in his/her charge and for the proper functioning of the department
Provision of emergency cover, including on call and ward rounds and reciprocal cover for your consultant colleagues during reasonable periods of leave on a shared basis.
Undertaking teaching/training duties as required and actively participating in the teaching programmes
Participating in clinical and medical audit and actively contributing to both departmental and Trust matters concerning clinical Governance.
Actively participating in continuing medical education.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Details
Date posted
31 August 2023
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£93,666 to £126,281 a year on call availability supplement
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9365-23-0491
Job locations
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 1DD
Employer details
Employer name
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 1DD
Employer's website
https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Supporting documents
Privacy notice
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)