Job summary
The Speciality medical oncology doctor posts are part of the cancer services directorate, (oncology department) where the post holder will be required to provide a high-quality oncology service that aims to provide excellent patient care.
The post holder will be expected to manage his/her own work programme within the broad parameters of departmental policies and procedures, and will be responsible for determining the associated work activities using their initiative.
Main duties of the job
To see patients in review oncology clinics, with the potential to expand to new patients for an experienced candidate
To provide routine prescribing of protocol based chemotherapy regimes
To deal with both routine and emergency attenders
To work as a core member of the hospital acute oncology team including review of patients on our Medical Assessment Units, and patients admitted to outlying wards
To undertake procedures as required for which procedure training will be provided if required medical assessment for chemotherapy patients during their treatment as part of review clinics and on an 'as required basis'
To be involved in complex clinical, patient management problems and multi-disciplinary planning treatment - attending cancer MDTs if required
To ensure all dictation of clinic letters is performed within 24 hours (mandatory)
To use the Trust's Cancer Clinical Database to record all oncology annotations (iQemo)
To contribute to service developments
To participate in continuing medical education and clinical audits
To participate in the consenting and follow up of patients in clinical trials (with the appropriate Consultant supervision)
To provide support to the complaints process (this may include attending complaint meetings with patients, families and their relatives)
About us
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust was formed in 2003 from the merger of Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley NHS Trust and the Burnley Hospitals NHS Trust. East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust provides a caring service to a population of approximately 550,000.
Services are provided from two main sites, the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital and Burnley General Teaching Hospital.The Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital and Phase V at Burnley General Teaching Hospital are significant PFI developments.
In 2006 a service reconfiguration, 'meeting patients needs' was implemented which resulted in the Blackburn site becoming the centre for all acute services in East Lancashire. The ED at Blackburn is the only ED for East Lancashire and since 2012 has become a Trauma Unit in the Lancashire Trauma network with the trauma centre at the Royal Preston Hospital. The ED is supported by Urgent Care Centres at Blackburn and Burnley and a Minor Injuries Unit at Accrington.
Burnley is the site for the East Lancashire Women and Newborn Centre with an in-patient obstetric unit. There is a midwife led birthing unit off the Hospital site in Blackburn
In 2012 the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital was designated as one of the Lancashire Vascular Centres.
The Trust has close links with a number of Tertiary Centres in Lancashire, Manchester and Liverpool.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Cancer Services Directorate is a fully established cancer service with the following establishment:
Lead Cancer Clinician (Clinical Director) Mr Mohan Pillai
Lead Cancer Nurse (Macmillan Assistant Director of Nursing) Stephanie Hechter
Lead Cancer Manager (Directorate Manager for Cancer & Oncology) Sara Bates
Medical Oncologist in Breast Dr Doina Badea
Medical Oncologist in UGI/HPB/NET & Acute Oncology Dr Ana Ferreira (Oncology Clinical Lead)
Oncology Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Breast Naomi Barr
Oncology Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Colorectal Katie Ormston
There are currently tow locum post holders covering additional medical oncology activity in Lung, Gynaecology and Colorectal. In addition to the Medical Oncology team at ELHT there is also a team of Clinical Oncologists who attend weekly from our local cancer centre (The Rosemere Cancer Centre based at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals).
There is a full complement of Medical Secretaries, Multidisciplinary Team Coordinators, and a Cancer Service Improvement Facilitator. All tumour sites have Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist support. SACT services are delivered at both Burnley General Teaching Hospital and Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital where there are two highly experience band 7 sisters. They lead the SACT nursing team supported by band 6 staff nurses at each site together with an associate nursing team. Patients have radiotherapy treatment delivered at the Rosemere Cancer Centre. The Directorate has strong working relationships with its Clinical Commissioning Groups and third sector partners (such as Macmillan and Cancer Research UK).
The provisional timetable is subject to change and final agreement will be made with the appointed candidate.
Day
AM
PM
Mon
Urology Clinic (BGH)
Urology Clinic (BGH)
Tues
Breast Clinic (BGH)
Breast Clinic (BGH)
Wed
Acute Oncology Ward Round (RBH)
Admin
Thurs
SPA
Breast Clinic (BGH)
Fri
Breast/ Gynae Clinic (RBH)
Breast/ Gynae Clinic (RBH)
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Cancer Services Directorate is a fully established cancer service with the following establishment:
Lead Cancer Clinician (Clinical Director) Mr Mohan Pillai
Lead Cancer Nurse (Macmillan Assistant Director of Nursing) Stephanie Hechter
Lead Cancer Manager (Directorate Manager for Cancer & Oncology) Sara Bates
Medical Oncologist in Breast Dr Doina Badea
Medical Oncologist in UGI/HPB/NET & Acute Oncology Dr Ana Ferreira (Oncology Clinical Lead)
Oncology Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Breast Naomi Barr
Oncology Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Colorectal Katie Ormston
There are currently tow locum post holders covering additional medical oncology activity in Lung, Gynaecology and Colorectal. In addition to the Medical Oncology team at ELHT there is also a team of Clinical Oncologists who attend weekly from our local cancer centre (The Rosemere Cancer Centre based at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals).
There is a full complement of Medical Secretaries, Multidisciplinary Team Coordinators, and a Cancer Service Improvement Facilitator. All tumour sites have Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist support. SACT services are delivered at both Burnley General Teaching Hospital and Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital where there are two highly experience band 7 sisters. They lead the SACT nursing team supported by band 6 staff nurses at each site together with an associate nursing team. Patients have radiotherapy treatment delivered at the Rosemere Cancer Centre. The Directorate has strong working relationships with its Clinical Commissioning Groups and third sector partners (such as Macmillan and Cancer Research UK).
The provisional timetable is subject to change and final agreement will be made with the appointed candidate.
Day
AM
PM
Mon
Urology Clinic (BGH)
Urology Clinic (BGH)
Tues
Breast Clinic (BGH)
Breast Clinic (BGH)
Wed
Acute Oncology Ward Round (RBH)
Admin
Thurs
SPA
Breast Clinic (BGH)
Fri
Breast/ Gynae Clinic (RBH)
Breast/ Gynae Clinic (RBH)
Person Specification
Attainments
Essential
- oFull registration with General Medical Council.
- oMRCPCH or MRCP Part 1
Desirable
- oMRCP
- oA higher qualification e.g. M.D or MSc
Training
Essential
- oEvidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice
- oAttendance at appropriate professional meetings and courses
- oCompleted at least 2 years of medical training (minimum FY2 level) in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or equivalent experience and competencies
Desirable
- oExperience in other areas
- oSpecialist experience in one or more areas of practice to take a lead role in that area.
Experience
Essential
- oManagement of wide range of Acute Medical and Oncological Emergencies
- oEvidence of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and commitment to these within the Trust
- oUnderstanding of an experience performing audit during general professional and higher specialist training.
- oAwareness of basic research methods
- oFamiliarity with evidence based practice
Desirable
- oAttendance at courses in teaching, appraisal and mentorship
- oPrevious research projects/publications
Continuing Professional Development
Essential
- oClear commitment to lifelong learning
- oExperience of evidence based medicine
- oAbility to keep up to date in the speciality.
Desirable
- oMembership of appropriate post graduate societies.
- oIT skills
Management
Essential
- oUnderstanding of current NHS management systems including clinical governance and risk management.
- oAttendance at management meetings
Desirable
- oAttendance at appropriate management courses.
- oPrevious participation in a management role
- oExperience in appraisal and mentoring
Personal Skills
Essential
- oAbility to communicate and liaise effectively with patients, their parents and other relatives and with colleagues and staff in all disciplines.
- oExperience of supervision of junior staff
- oAbility to lead the development of services and provoke best practice amongst the colleagues
- oAbility to work in a team with professional colleagues both medical and from other disciplines
Desirable
- oAttendance at e.g. Death/Bereavement or Breaking News workshops and Counselling courses
- oEvidence of development of leadership within the work environment
Person Specification
Attainments
Essential
- oFull registration with General Medical Council.
- oMRCPCH or MRCP Part 1
Desirable
- oMRCP
- oA higher qualification e.g. M.D or MSc
Training
Essential
- oEvidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice
- oAttendance at appropriate professional meetings and courses
- oCompleted at least 2 years of medical training (minimum FY2 level) in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or equivalent experience and competencies
Desirable
- oExperience in other areas
- oSpecialist experience in one or more areas of practice to take a lead role in that area.
Experience
Essential
- oManagement of wide range of Acute Medical and Oncological Emergencies
- oEvidence of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and commitment to these within the Trust
- oUnderstanding of an experience performing audit during general professional and higher specialist training.
- oAwareness of basic research methods
- oFamiliarity with evidence based practice
Desirable
- oAttendance at courses in teaching, appraisal and mentorship
- oPrevious research projects/publications
Continuing Professional Development
Essential
- oClear commitment to lifelong learning
- oExperience of evidence based medicine
- oAbility to keep up to date in the speciality.
Desirable
- oMembership of appropriate post graduate societies.
- oIT skills
Management
Essential
- oUnderstanding of current NHS management systems including clinical governance and risk management.
- oAttendance at management meetings
Desirable
- oAttendance at appropriate management courses.
- oPrevious participation in a management role
- oExperience in appraisal and mentoring
Personal Skills
Essential
- oAbility to communicate and liaise effectively with patients, their parents and other relatives and with colleagues and staff in all disciplines.
- oExperience of supervision of junior staff
- oAbility to lead the development of services and provoke best practice amongst the colleagues
- oAbility to work in a team with professional colleagues both medical and from other disciplines
Desirable
- oAttendance at e.g. Death/Bereavement or Breaking News workshops and Counselling courses
- oEvidence of development of leadership within the work environment
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
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).
