Consultant in Clinical Oncology | East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
We are seeking consultants with enthusiasm, commitment and drive to work closely with colleagues throughout the organisation and within the community to help lead the organisation.
This is a substantive appointment, based at the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre in Northwood and the Lister Hospital. The post comprises 10 programmed activities (PAs) and an on-call commitment.
At Mount Vernon, the post holder will be expected to work with members of the CNS and urology SMDT to plan and supervise the oncology treatment of patients. At the Lister Hospital site the post holder will work closely with the urology multidisciplinary teams to provide a safe and high-quality outpatient oncology service.
We currently provide adult primary CNS tumour treatment for a large population covering Hertfordshire, Luton, South Bedfordshire and Northwest London. We work very closely with the Neurosurgical team at National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery at Queen Square and Addenbrooke’s and join the MDT meetings with both centres.The post holder will join an active unit which currently constitute 1 clinical Oncologist and 1 Medical Oncologist supported by the CNS. With increased workforce, and the proposed change in governance, there is the exciting opportunity of expanding the service and more collaborative work with these units.
We are research active and run multiple clinical trials including investigator led and trust sponsored research. The clinical oncology post holder would be encouraged to develop innovative clinical research activity in urology & CNS malignancies.
Research opportunities are excellent and Mount Vernon is active in national and international trials. There is excellent peer support led by each tumour lead. The Trust has a comprehensive programme of leadership mentoring available for newly qualified Consultants.Opportunities are also available to other Consultant appointees to play an active part in the programme.
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
- Maintenance of high-quality patient centered care
- Shared responsibility for the day-to-day management of the service
- Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary service
- Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings and directorate clinical governance activity
- Delivery and development of Radiotherapy & SACT administration
- Active participation in continuing medical education
- Active participation in trial research activities
This advert closes on Sunday 26 Jan 2025