Locum Consultant Clinical Oncology - Specialist Interest in Prostate

Job overview

Locum Consultant in Clinical Oncology

(Less than full time post, 8.13 PAs)

From £109,725 p.a. excl. LZ (pro-rata)

Commencing as soon as possible

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We are seeking a motivated and experienced clinician with a specialist interest in Prostate Cancer. The successful candidate will work closely with a team of established consultants including Drs Stephen Morris, Gurdip Azad, Van Ren Sim, Ajay Aggarwal, Vinod Mullassery, Kirsty Morrison, Simon Hughes and Sindu Vivekanandan. The service is led by Dr Hartmut Kristeleit, Clinical Director for Oncology, and Dr Ben Taylor, Deputy Clinical Director for Clinical Oncology.

This Consultant post comprises 8.13 Programmed Activities (PAs) and is focused on supporting the Prostate Oncology Services at GSTT and KCH.

Applicants must be fully registered with the GMC/GDC, hold a Licence to Practise, and be listed on the Specialist Register with CCT in Oncology – or within 6 months of attaining CCT by the date of interview. A Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR) or equivalent is essential, along with broad experience in Clinical Oncology, including systemic anti-cancer therapy, radiotherapy, and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT). A research degree is highly desirable.

Main duties of the job

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The post-holder will be accountable to Dr. Hartmut Kristeleit, Clinical Director of Oncology.

Job Summary:

• To provide clinical oncology services to the GSTFT Cancer Centre and South East London Cancer Network.
• To participate in research activities and clinical trials as required.
• To participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care.
• To take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training.
• To contribute to the management of the clinical service and service development.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Job Summary:

• To provide clinical oncology services to the GSTFT Cancer Centre and South East London Cancer Network.
• To participate in research activities and clinical trials as required.
• To participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care.
• To take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training.
• To contribute to the management of the clinical service and service development.

Duties and responsibilities:

Clinical:

The post holder will, together with consultant colleagues, be responsible for the provision of Clinical Oncology services to the Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust to include:

• Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in such hospitals, health centres or clinics or other premises as required.
• Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of, your staff.
• Domiciliary consultations as required from time to time.
• The diagnosis and treatment of patients occupying accommodation made available under Sections 58, 65 and 66 of the National Health Service Act 1977, in so far as such patients have not made private arrangements for such treatment under Section 65(2) of the Act.

The post holder will be working in joint-clinic settings and will be supported by other oncologists in the MDT.

Teaching:

All consultants are expected to take part in undergraduate teaching during their normal clinical work. Consultants taking on additional teaching responsibilities will have time allocated for these in their job plan.

Training:

All consultants will be expected to contribute to the training and support of doctors in training, including the role of Educational Supervisor in the educational contracts for junior staff in the specialty.

Research:

Clinical trial activity and Clinical Research is a key element of the work of a clinical oncology consultant and consultants will be expected to undertake in this activity as agreed with their clinical director.

Clinical Governance:

All consultants are expected to take part in clinical governance activity, including clinical audit, clinical guideline and protocol development and clinical risk management.

Clinical Management:

All consultants are expected to contribute to the management and development of their clinical service.

Other:

The list of duties and responsibilities given above is not an exhaustive list and the post holder may be asked to undertake other duties in line with the overall purpose and nature of the post as may be required by the clinical director from time to time.

This job description reflects core activities of a post at a particular time. The Trust expects that all staff will recognise this and adopt a flexible approach to work.

All consultants are expected to contribute to the smooth running of their directorate as required; in particular, to comply with the policies and procedures, Standing Orders and Financial Regulations of the Trust.

The successful applicant will:

Provide High Quality Care to Patients

• Must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration and hold a licence to practice
• Should develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.
• Must ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.
• Ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.

Research, Teaching and Training

• Collaborate where possible with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trust’s translational research portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Research Governance.
• Provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by the Clinical Director.
• Act as educational supervisor and appraiser as delegated by the Clinical Director to ensure external accreditation of training posts.

Performance Management

• Work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:
• Clinical efficiency e.g. LOS reductions, reducing cancelled appointments and DNA rates.
• Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates.
• Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team.
• Operational efficiency e.g. day-case rates, waiting list activity and demand management.

Medical Staff Management

• Work with colleagues to ensure junior doctors’ hours are compliant in line with EWTD and New Deal.
• Ensure that adequate systems and procedures are in place to control and monitor leave for junior medical staff and to ensure that there is appropriate cover within the clinical areas, including on-call commitments
• Participate in the recruitment of junior medical staff as and when required.
• Participate in team objective setting as part of the annual job planning cycle.
• Be responsible for the annual appraisal of doctors in training, Trust doctors, Clinical Fellows and non-consultant grades as delegated by the Clinical Director/General Manager.

Governance

• Review clinical outcomes in designated area using external benchmarking data where appropriate, and identify and advise variances to the Clinical Director.
• Participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis, and ensure resulting actions are implemented.
• Work closely with Patient and Public Involvement panels in relation to clinical and services developments, as delegated by the Clinical Director.
• Participate in ensuring NICE requirements are reviewed, implemented and monitored in the speciality areas.
• Ensure clinical guidelines and protocols are adhered to by junior medical staff and updated on a regular basis.
• Keep fully informed about best practice in the speciality areas and ensure implications for practice changes are discussed with the Clinical Director.
• Act as a role model for good practice in infection control to all members of the multidisciplinary team.

Strategy and Business Planning

• Participate in business planning and objective setting processes for the Directorate and Trust where appropriate.
• Represent the Trust at appropriate clinical networks/other external clinical meetings, as delegated by the Clinical Director.

Leadership and Team Working

• Demonstrate excellent leadership skills with regard to individual performance, clinical teams, the Trust, and when participating in national or local initiatives.
• Work collaboratively with all members of multi-disciplinary teams, and Kings Health Partners member organisations, as required.
• Chair regular meetings for the specialty.
• Resolve conflict and difficult situations through negotiation and discussion, involving appropriate parties.
• Adhere to Trust/departmental guidelines on leave including reporting absence.

Administrative Support

• Consultants are supported by a team of admin coordinators, treatment schedulers and medical secretaries. IT equipment and office accommodation will be available to the successful postholder.