Consultant Medical Oncologist - Lung and Acute Oncology

Job overview

An new and exciting opportunity to join the Lung and Acute team at The Christie NHS foundation Trust.

The appointee will be based at The Christie and will provide consultant level care for patients with Lung cancer from both The Christie Withington site and the Wythenshawe Hospital site of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. This includes providing outpatient care through the outpatient clinics and day case units where Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy Treatments are delivered, as well as inpatient care on the main adult oncology wards.

Main duties of the job

This role also rotates into an Acute Oncology  consultant post providing an inpatient service for selected non-elective admissions where the reason for admission is primarily related to the patient’s underlying malignant diagnosis or its treatment. All admissions are already in receipt of oncology care at the Trust. Normal route of admission is via our 24hr hotline which triages patients and diverts patients to their Acute Trust A&E if appropriate. This is, therefore, not an unselected intake. Those who are admitted usually spend the first 24 – 72 hours on an acute assessment ward (staffed during the day by a consultant in Acute Medicine or General Medicine) & are then transferred to one of the base wards if their admission requires a longer stay. In addition, patients are admitted electively for treatment or procedures.

The role of the consultant is to provide senior support, leadership & co-ordination of the junior doctors on the wards, to liaise with the patient’s oncology team, ensure the patients are appropriately assessed & managed regarding their in-patient episode, progressed without delay on their management plan and appropriately prepared for discharge to avoid unnecessary delay. The consultant will provide board rounds with attendance and contributions from the multi-disciplinary team & direct reviews as required and within the time available. Another key role of this post is to provide junior doctor supervision, education and support for their inpatient work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The role will be responsible for: •    Management of patients with Lung Cancer receiving standard therapy and in phase II/III trials including treatment decisions and ongoing care. •    Participating in all relevant aspects of clinical governance, including maintaining up to date protocols, guidelines and clinical audit, under the supervision of the other consultants in the unit. •    Contribute to current research projects and establish new opportunities to expand and develop research within the team. •    Revision and development of evidence-based protocols for patients and undertaking the administrative duties associated with the care of their patients. •    Maintaining a level of continuing professional development consistent with the recommendations of the Royal College of Physicians. •    Contributing to the undergraduate teaching of medical students on oncology topics. •    Providing lectures for the busy postgraduate teaching programme. •    Actively contributing to the training of junior doctors and other multi-disciplinary team members in both in-patient and outpatient departments including acting as clinical supervisor. •    Undertake clinical audit as a member of The Christie Medical Staff Committee.

NB  This timetable is indicative