Consultant Medical Oncologist - NHS
Job overview
The Royal Marsden GI team is looking for 3 substantive Consultant Medical Oncologists to complete our team at our Sutton site. Of the core team of four, two consultants will specialise in upper GI cancers and two will specialise in lower GI cancers.
Main duties of the job:
- To supervise (clinical and educational supervision) doctors in training in the GI team and to undertake teaching as appropriate.
- To attend the unit specific MDMs, clinics and departmental meetings
- To lead Inpatient board rounds and reviews on the designated days
- To participate in and support the multidisciplinary care team which includes Medical Oncologists, Clinical Oncologists, Surgeons, the relevant junior team, Specialist Nursing Staff, Therapists, Dietician, Social worker, Palliative Care and Counselling for patients and families.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to play a pivotal role in the Acute Oncology Service at Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust and the GI service at The RMH for all patients. The post holder will be required to participate in the RMH out-of-hours medical oncology consultant on-call rota. This post holder will support the AOS service at Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust providing:
- Management of acutely unwell medical patients
- Management of patients in the Clinical Assessment Unit
- Leadership on the co-ordination and integration of patient care with surrounding Trusts who may be caring for our patients on both an emergency and elective basis
- Telephone support to the Royal Marsden Macmillan Hotline
- Development for the way the Trust provides inpatient management for long stay medical patients
- A key role in junior doctor educational development and leadership
Working for our organisation
The Royal Marsden is a world leader in cancer research, treatment and education. Together with our academic partner, The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), we are the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe and the only National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre specialising in cancer in the UK.
Our mission is to continue to make a national and international contribution to cancer research and treatment, so that more people are cured and quality of life is improved for those with cancer. The Royal Marsden therefore plays an important role in championing change and improvement in cancer care through research and innovation, education and leading-edge treatment.
We have a reputation for delivering high quality performance. We were ranked joint first in the CQC national inpatient survey results, above average in national cancer patient experience survey and ranked first amongst teaching hospitals in the UK for our staff survey results.
Predominantly the Trust’s workload is from within the South West and West London Cancer Networks but, as a specialist cancer, the Trust has a high out-of-area referral rate for rare cancers, recurrent disease and treatment-related problems including international referrals.The Trust operates a shared care model with St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust for paediatric cancer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description and person specification for the full job details. This is available to download at any time.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Membership of the Royal College of Physicians or equivalent qualifications
- CCT in Medical Oncology or equivalent or within 6 months’ of obtaining it.
- Eligible for full GMC registration
- Higher degree MD or PhD
Experience
Essential criteria- Broad based experience in oncology, including systemic therapies
- Significant experience in clinical and translational research
- Significant interest and experience in the management of acute oncology patients
- Undergraduate and postgraduate training experience
- Management and leadership
Personal qualities
Essential criteria- The ability to work in collaboration with consultant colleagues in other disciplines and across RM Partners
- Commitment to achieving excellence
- Strong communication and leadership skills
- Enthusiasm
- A patient centred approach to delivering care
- Committed to personal and professional development
The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.
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Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff
At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.
The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.