Consultant Clinical Oncologist - Urology/Breast

Job overview

Two full-time Consultant Clinical Oncologists are required for The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, based at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. This post is a replacement appointment which attracts 10 Programmed Activities and an on-call supplement. Applications are welcome from those who wish to work full-time, part time or job share.

There is one new post and one vacancy which requires site specialist interest in Lung and Urology & Colorectal and Breast. Contribution to an out of hours on call rota is core to this role

Main duties of the job

Clinical

• To provide a comprehensive Oncology Service together with consultant colleagues and provide Oncology expertise in the management and development of site-specialised cancer services. To collaborate with colleagues within the Department to develop Oncology Services.
• To work with and support the established multi-disciplinary site specific teams.
• To participate in the out of hours service and provide acute oncology service.
• To liaise closely with surgeons, physicians and staff in other specialties and within the Trust.
• To provide supervision and management of junior medical staff.
• To undertake teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and to contribute to postgraduate and continuing education both locally and nationally.
• To undertake clinical audit, continuing medical education, contribute to the annual appraisal process and undertake an annual job planning review.
• To undertake research. The Trust has a thriving Clinical trials department with active encouragement in clinical trial participation.
• To undertake work on both hospital sites, The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) and Princess Royal Hospital (PRH), Telford.
• To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team.
• To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
• To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A formal job plan will be agreed between the successful candidate and their Clinical Director and consultant colleagues, on behalf of the Medical Director within 3 months of starting in post. A full-time job plan is based on a 10 PA working week. The job plan will be reviewed annually and is a prospective agreement that sets out the consultant's duties, responsibilities, and objectives for the coming year. It covers all aspects of a consultant’s professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It will provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external and will include personal objectives, detailing links to wider service improvements and trust strategic priorities.

For a full-time contract, the job plan will be divided on average per week (pro-rata for a part time post) as:

• 7.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) of Direct Clinical Care - includes clinical activity, clinically related activity and predictable and unpredictable emergency work.
• 2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs) - includes CPD, audit, teaching and research.
• Out of hours activity – on-call is non-resident 1:8 attracting a 3% supplement.

The allocation of PAs is reviewed and may be subject to adjustment when a further diary exercise is undertaken or if the service demands a review of the team job plan.

Any applicant who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with other consultant colleagues.