Consultant in Medical Oncology - Upper GI Malignancies

Job overview

We are looking to appoint a consultant in Medical Oncology with a special interest in the medical management of Upper GI malignancies. The successful candidate will work with existing Medical and Clinical Oncology colleagues, clinical nurse specialists, nurse and pharmacist prescribers, as well as other members of the multidisciplinary teams across these tumour sites.

Please get in touch with us to discuss this post and what we could offer you. We will work with you to create a suitable job plan

Main duties of the job

• The post-holder’s duties will be primarily at the Churchill Hospital, in Oxford and in Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust. It is a condition of the appointment that the post holder will be willing to work in any of the Trust’s locations or outreach district general hospital clinics, including the Horton Hospital in Banbury, Stoke Mandeville Hospital and Wycombe Hospital (part of Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust) and Milton Keynes Hospital. Each 4-hour clinic has 2 new and 8 follow up patients; for a 42-week year, a full-time post holder is likely to see 250 - 300 new patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical

The post-holder’s duties will be primarily at the Churchill Hospital, in Oxford and Wycombe Hospital or Stoke Mandeville Hospital, in Buckinghamshire. It is a condition of the appointment that the post holder will be willing to work in any of the Trust’s locations or outreach district general hospital clinics, including the Horton Hospital in Banbury, Stoke Mandeville Hospital and Wycombe Hospital (part of Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust), Great Western Hospital in Swindon and Milton Keynes Hospital. Each 4-hour clinic has 2 new and 8 follow up patients; for a 42-week year, a full-time post holder is likely to see 250 - 300 new patients.

Teaching/Research

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is a teaching hospital Trust, and the post-holder will be required  to participate in programmes for teaching clinical students, training junior doctors and in clinical examinations. It is expected that this will be an integral part of everyday clinical activity. The potholder's contribution to teaching, training and research will be included in the regular job plan review. This post includes a requirement to undertake a role as Educational Supervisor within the department. We welcome applications from those who wish to combine NHS work with clinical research.

Funding from the Biomedical Research Centre and University may be available for suitably qualified applicants, and can be discussed with Professor Mark Middleton, Head of the University Department of Oncology

Clinical Governance

The post-holder will participate in all clinical governance activities, including clinical audit, clinical effectiveness, risk management, quality improvement activities as required by the Trust, and external accrediting bodies.

Personal and Professional Development

The post-holder will be required to keep himself/herself fully up-to-date with their relevant area of practice and to be able to demonstrate this to the satisfaction of the Trust. Professional or study leave  will be granted at the discretion of the Trust, in line with the prevailing Terms and Conditions of Service, to support appropriate study, postgraduate training activities, relevant CME courses and other  appropriate personal development needs.

All newly appointed consultants will have access to mentoring  opportunities.  Management

The post-holder will be required to work within the Trust's management policies and procedures, both statutory and internal, accepting that the resources available to the Trust are finite and that all changes  in clinical practice or workload, or developments requiring additional resources must have prior agreement with the Trust. He/she will undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of his/her patients, and the running of his/her clinical department under the direction of the lead clinician and/or directorate chair. In addition, the post-holder will be allocated a Deputy Leadership role to gain additional insight into departmental and Trust management and governance processes. All new  appointees are assigned a mentor within the department, in additional to their formal line manager.