The Christie NHS FT

Clinical Fellow in Medical Oncology

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Job summary

The role is contracted at 40 hours per week (full time) for a fixed term of 12 months. This role does not currently have an agreed rota commitment. The post holder will be employed by The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and will be based at The Christie. The successful applicant would be expected to work alongside consultants and trainees in out-patient clinics, supervising chemotherapy delivery and performing on-treatment reviews and follow-up assessments.

  • The appointee will be a Locally Employed Doctor in Medical Oncology
  • The employing authority is The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
  • They will be managerially accountable to the Clinical Director of the Directorate of Medical Oncology
  • They will be professionally responsible to the consultants in whose clinics they will be supporting.
  • The post-holder will be assigned a clinical supervisor (Consultant Medical Oncologist). They will work alongside their supervisor at least one clinic.

Main duties of the job

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Responsibility for attending out patients at the Christie and peripheral sites and support of the ORTC outpatient chemotherapy unit
  • In the out-patient clinics they will be expected to review and manage patients on chemotherapy, review patients and new patients. All of this will be done under the clinical supervision of the team consultant.
  • They will be expected to teach junior medical staff, medical students and nurses on occasion
  • They will be expected to take part in audit and research.

About us

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

Details

Date posted

05 February 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£43,923 to £63,152 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

413-MD-C2023-23523

Job locations

Medical Oncology - E00251

Manchester

M20 4BX


Job description

Job responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Responsibility for attending out patients at the Christie and peripheral sites and support of the ORTC outpatient chemotherapy unit
  • In the out-patient clinics they will be expected to review and manage patients on chemotherapy, review patients and new patients. All of this will be done under the clinical supervision of the team consultant.
  • They will be expected to teach junior medical staff, medical students and nurses on occasion
  • They will be expected to take part in audit and research

Continuing Professional Development

The Trust supports the requirements for continuing professional development (CPD) as laid down by the GMC and surgical colleges and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities.

Role Planning indicative)

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

AM

DG IP/Admin

ORTC

Admin (& cross-cover ORTC)

Clinic

ORTC

PM

Clinic

Clinic

SPA

Clinic

DG IP/Admin

On call Commitments

This role does not require participation in the on-call rota.

Contacts

Arrangements to visit the hospital or to discuss the role further, may be made direct with:

Name &

Role Title

Email

Number

Dr Andrew Clamp

Maggie Cox

Margaret.cox13@nhs.net

0161 446 3025

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential for the post

Desirable for the post

METHOD OF ASSESSMENT

1. ATTAINMENTS

Educational

Qualifications

MB BCh or Equivalent

MRCP (UK)

Professional Qualifications

GMC registration

CE

Research / Publications

Research awareness

Evidence of enthusiasm and participation in research

2. TRAINING

3. EXPERIENCE

Job Specific

Management / Audit

Understands principles of audit.

Ability and willingness to

work in multidisciplinary

teams

Evidence of participation in audit

Skills in time/resource management

AF & interview

4. TEACHING

Experience of and ability to teach junior medical staff, medical students and nurses.

Interview

5. PERSONAL SKILLS

Acceptability

Good interpersonal skills.

Professional demeanour

Confident in ability but knows own limitations

Interview

Leadership

Self- reliance

Evidence of general medicine competence. Good communication skills with patients and colleagues. Technical ability

Ability to

effectively/efficiently deal with diverse clinical problems which affect cancer patients.

Motivation

Evidence of interest in the subject of oncology and insight into the nature of cancer treatments.

Hard-working and

Interview

6. CIRCUMSTANCES

Domicile

Within 30 minutes travel time to the hospital.

Car Owner/driver

Interview

Abbreviations for Methods of Assessment:

AF Application Form

I Interview

R References

CE Certification Evidence

Job description

Job responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Responsibility for attending out patients at the Christie and peripheral sites and support of the ORTC outpatient chemotherapy unit
  • In the out-patient clinics they will be expected to review and manage patients on chemotherapy, review patients and new patients. All of this will be done under the clinical supervision of the team consultant.
  • They will be expected to teach junior medical staff, medical students and nurses on occasion
  • They will be expected to take part in audit and research

Continuing Professional Development

The Trust supports the requirements for continuing professional development (CPD) as laid down by the GMC and surgical colleges and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities.

Role Planning indicative)

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

AM

DG IP/Admin

ORTC

Admin (& cross-cover ORTC)

Clinic

ORTC

PM

Clinic

Clinic

SPA

Clinic

DG IP/Admin

On call Commitments

This role does not require participation in the on-call rota.

Contacts

Arrangements to visit the hospital or to discuss the role further, may be made direct with:

Name &

Role Title

Email

Number

Dr Andrew Clamp

Maggie Cox

Margaret.cox13@nhs.net

0161 446 3025

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential for the post

Desirable for the post

METHOD OF ASSESSMENT

1. ATTAINMENTS

Educational

Qualifications

MB BCh or Equivalent

MRCP (UK)

Professional Qualifications

GMC registration

CE

Research / Publications

Research awareness

Evidence of enthusiasm and participation in research

2. TRAINING

3. EXPERIENCE

Job Specific

Management / Audit

Understands principles of audit.

Ability and willingness to

work in multidisciplinary

teams

Evidence of participation in audit

Skills in time/resource management

AF & interview

4. TEACHING

Experience of and ability to teach junior medical staff, medical students and nurses.

Interview

5. PERSONAL SKILLS

Acceptability

Good interpersonal skills.

Professional demeanour

Confident in ability but knows own limitations

Interview

Leadership

Self- reliance

Evidence of general medicine competence. Good communication skills with patients and colleagues. Technical ability

Ability to

effectively/efficiently deal with diverse clinical problems which affect cancer patients.

Motivation

Evidence of interest in the subject of oncology and insight into the nature of cancer treatments.

Hard-working and

Interview

6. CIRCUMSTANCES

Domicile

Within 30 minutes travel time to the hospital.

Car Owner/driver

Interview

Abbreviations for Methods of Assessment:

AF Application Form

I Interview

R References

CE Certification Evidence

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MB BCh or Equivalent
  • GMC registration

Desirable

  • MRCP (UK)

Research/ Publications

Essential

  • Research awareness

Desirable

  • Evidence of enthusiasm and participation in research

Experience

Essential

  • Understands principles of audit.
  • Ability and willingness to work in multidisciplinary teams
  • Experience of and ability to teach junior medical staff, medical students and nurses.

Desirable

  • Evidence of participation in audit
  • Skills in time/resource management

PERSONAL SKILLS

Essential

  • Good interpersonal skills. Professional demeanour
  • Confident in ability but knows own limitations
  • Evidence of general medicine competence. Good communication skills with patients and colleagues. Technical ability
  • Evidence of interest in the subject of oncology and insight into the nature of cancer treatments.
  • Hard-working

Desirable

  • Ability to effectively/efficiently deal with diverse clinical problems which affect cancer patients.

CIRCUMSTANCES Domicile

Essential

  • Within 30 minutes travel time to the hospital.

Desirable

  • Car Owner/driver
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MB BCh or Equivalent
  • GMC registration

Desirable

  • MRCP (UK)

Research/ Publications

Essential

  • Research awareness

Desirable

  • Evidence of enthusiasm and participation in research

Experience

Essential

  • Understands principles of audit.
  • Ability and willingness to work in multidisciplinary teams
  • Experience of and ability to teach junior medical staff, medical students and nurses.

Desirable

  • Evidence of participation in audit
  • Skills in time/resource management

PERSONAL SKILLS

Essential

  • Good interpersonal skills. Professional demeanour
  • Confident in ability but knows own limitations
  • Evidence of general medicine competence. Good communication skills with patients and colleagues. Technical ability
  • Evidence of interest in the subject of oncology and insight into the nature of cancer treatments.
  • Hard-working

Desirable

  • Ability to effectively/efficiently deal with diverse clinical problems which affect cancer patients.

CIRCUMSTANCES Domicile

Essential

  • Within 30 minutes travel time to the hospital.

Desirable

  • Car Owner/driver

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.

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

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.

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

The Christie NHS FT

Address

Medical Oncology - E00251

Manchester

M20 4BX


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

The Christie NHS FT

Address

Medical Oncology - E00251

Manchester

M20 4BX


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Medical Oncology Consultant

Dr Andrew Clamp

andrew.clamp@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

05 February 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£43,923 to £63,152 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

413-MD-C2023-23523

Job locations

Medical Oncology - E00251

Manchester

M20 4BX


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