General Practitioner (Medical Oncology) - NET

Job overview

This post is an opportunity to work within the Neuro-Endocrine Tumor (NET) disease group. This post involves working as a physician under consultant supervision in a NET outpatient clinic on a Friday morning. These clinics see a combination of new and follow up patients for review, undergoing chemotherapy and targeted therapies.

Main duties of the job

The duties and responsibilities of the role, which may be adjusted in the light of changing/developing priorities, include:

• Attendance and review of patients in weekly NET clinics on a Friday Mornings.
• Maintaining knowledge of local, national and international developments in diagnosis and treatment of NET malignancies through attendance at NET clinics and reading relevant publications, as appropriate.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The roles will suit a GPs with a keen interest in gaining further experience in the field of NET through attendance at a once-weekly outpatient clinic for new patient's on a Friday morning.

The disease sites treated include Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary (composed of hepatocellular carcinoma, pancreas cancer and biliary tract cancers [cholangiocarcinoma, gallbladder and ampullary cancers]). The group has an active clinical research program with close links to basic research laboratories in the Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Manchester Institute. There is an established record of clinical research in the NET disease group, and the group have an international reputation in the treatment of advanced NET malignancies. There are around 400 new HPB/NET referrals received per year for consideration of systemic treatment (chemotherapy and targeted therapies). The post holder will acquire experience in the oncological management of patients diagnosed with NET malignancies . The Consultants include Professor Dr Richard Hubner, Dr Mairéad McNamara, Victoria Foy, Nadina Tinsley and Alicia Conway. There are also clinical fellows, a specialist registrar, nurse clinicians, a pharmacist, clinical nurse specialists, research nurses, project managers and clinical trial administrators working within the NET disease group.

The role will be responsible for: Attendance and review of patients in weekly NET clinic (Friday Mornings).The duties and responsibilities of the role, which may be adjusted in the light of changing/developing priorities, include:

• Attendance and review of patients in weekly NET clinics (Friday Morning's).
• Completion of and maintenance of Good Clinical Practice Certification (regulatory requirement for clinical trial participation, if appropriate).
• Become familiar with ongoing NET clinical trials, as appropriate (for context when seeing outpatients in clinic).
• Provide a point of contact for General Practitioners as a community expert in the field of NET.
• Potential for setting up and coordinating training days for General Practitioners in the specialty of NET, if desired.
• Potential for maintenance and update of educational material/training for General Practitioners, if desired.
• Maintaining knowledge of local, national and international developments in diagnosis and treatment of NET through attendance at conferences, as appropriate.

Job Plan Timetable

The timetable below is indicative and will be confirmed on commencement in post.

NB This timetable is indicative

On call Commitments

This role does not require participation in the on-call rota.

Contacts

Arrangements to visit the hospital or to discuss the role further, may be made direct with:

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.