Locum Consultant in Medical Oncology: Germ Cell and Acute Oncology

Job responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESThe appointee will be expected to develop a significant interest in Germ Cell and Acute Oncology delivering systemic therapy and undertaking clinic duties and inpatient reviews at the Withington site. The post holder will be actively involved in delivering all aspects of systemic therapy.

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)The Trust supports the requirements for CPD as laid down by the GMC and royal colleges and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities.

Job PlanningThe job plan outlines the requirements of the post and may be altered by joint agreement with the Divisional Clinical Director and Service Manager and in response to service needs. Job Plans are prospectively agreed subject to an annual individual job plan review (May September). It is expected that the initial Job Plan discussion will take place within the first six months of employment at the Trust and then be aligned to the Trusts annual Job Planning review cycle.

The annual review will examine all aspects of the job plan (including any educational and supervision components) and will also include an assessment of professional development with defined goals for the future. For more information refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this Job Description and also the Trusts Job Planning Policy

Essential Training/Mandatory TrainingTo ensure you maintain safe practice and understand Trust requirements, you must ensure your essential/mandatory training modules are maintained at all times using allocated core SPA time to complete them.

Job Plan TimetableThe timetable below is indicative and will be confirmed on commencement in post.

It is the requirement of the Trust that all new consultant colleagues must have 0.25 SPAs within their job plan to support Trust appraisal and supervision requirements. This can either be as appraiser or a supervisor for medical staff or Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACP).

AM

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

09:00-

12:30

Admin

Acute Oncology

AAU

SPA

Acute Oncology

AAU

Outpatient Clinic

(Withington)

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

PM

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

13:00-17:00

Outpatient Clinic Remote?

(Withington) 1:2

SPA

Acute Oncology

AAU

MDT

SPA

Acute Oncology

AAU

Outpatient Clinic

(Withington)

Job Plan PA Summary

Total PAs Direct Clinical Care (DCC)

7.5

Outpatient clinics

2.5

Acute Oncology Inpatients

4

Patient Administration General

1

MDT

0.5

Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) (including 1.5 core SPA)

2.5

Supervision role (minimum 0.25 must be allocated)

0.25

Other Supporting Professional Activities

2.25

Total Programmed Activities (PAs)

10

On call CommitmentsThis role does require participation in the on-call rota. Consultants in the department share in an on-call rota that involves a commitment to a full week in every twenty weeks. This covers the Specialist Registrar who is second on-call. The on-call consultant provides a post-take ward round each morning to review all newly admitted patients, and any sick patients escalated by the team. This takes place seven days per week. Given the low frequency of on-call (1:20) the PAs associated with the predictable element of weekend on-call work form part of the job plan rather than time in lieu and is reimbursed as an additional 0.27 PA. This may be reviewed in the future if requirements for on-call change.

The post holder will have access to office accommodation with computer, intranet and internet and admin/secretarial support

Qualifications

Essential

• MRCR(UK) or equivalent qualification
• Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) specialist register via one of the following: a.Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) b.Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration
• Evidence of productive ethical research relevant to oncology

Desirable

• An appropriate higher degree
• Recent publications in peer-reviewed journals

Experience

Essential

• Appropriate experience across all disease groups in Medical Oncology as well as clinical trials experience (including Good Clinical Practice accreditation).
• Wide experience of Oncology including Breast Cancer
• Experience in teaching undergraduates
• Experience of clinical audit
• Evidence of contribution to teaching

Desirable

• Breast clinical experience
• Research experience
• Relevant experience
• Teaching experience /training

Personal skills

Essential

• Is a team player prepared to adapt to changing circumstances.
• Evidence of clinical leadership skills
• Proven ability to lead a team
• Dynamic, decision-making motivator.
• Integrity, management and communication skills including teaching
• Confident in ability, but knowing own limitations.
• Demonstrates knowledge, logic and efficiency
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Flexibility, commitment and team work with colleagues and staff in the department
• Hardworking, enthusiastic achiever
• Good attendance record
• Patient friendly
• Professional demeanour
• Must be resilient and well organised
• Ability to work under pressure

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).