Consultant Clinical Oncologist (Upper GI,HPB and Lung Cancer)

Consultant Clinical Oncologist (Upper GI, HPB and Lung Cancer)

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Trust as a substantive Consultant Clinical Oncologist covering Upper GI, Hepatic-Pancreatic-Biliary (HPB) and Lung cancer. The post-holder will work alongside medical and clinical oncology colleagues at the Royal Free and Barnet Hospital health units and will be essential for service provision as well as leading the development of the Upper GI radiotherapy service. Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team; have a wide experience in Clinical Oncology but in particular in Upper GI, HPB and lung cancer management with an interest in complex radiotherapy techniques such as SABR. If you believe you meet the criteria of the person specification and would like to join the Royal Free London, we encourage you to apply. To find out more about working at the Royal Free please visit our website at: We welcome applications from candidates wanting to work less than full time. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis in consultation with colleagues and the successful applicant. For further details please contact Dr Neha Chopra, Clinical Service Lead for Oncology at Royal Free Hospital on email , or Dr Mark Prentice, Clinical Lead for Radiotherapy at Royal Free Hospital on email

Main duties of the job

1. To develop and support the Upper GI/HPB SABR service at Royal Free and Barnet hospital health units.
2. To support the ongoing development and delivery of lung chemoradiotherapy and lung SABR across the Royal Free and Barnet health units.
3. To attend weekly tumour specific lung and upper GI/HPB MDTs.
4. To attend the weekly SABR MDTs.
5. To cover the Liver SIRT MDT up to 10 times per year.
6. To take responsibility for the designated clinical workload including all relevant MDMs and out-patient clinics.
7. To take part in radiotherapy clinical trials in lung and upper GI/HPB cancer at Royal Free health unit.
8. To partake in an acute oncology ward round on alternate weeks at Barnet Hospital.
9. To participate in the radiotherapy (1 in 8) and acute oncology (1 in 18) on call rota for The Royal Free health unit.
10. To attend monthly consultant departmental meetings.
11. To provide postgraduate teaching for junior staff.
12. To provide clinical supervision for specialist registrars.
13. To participate in undergraduate medical student teaching.
14. To comply with all the clinical governance processes and procedures of the Trust.
15. Compliance with Patients' Charter and Purchasers' requirements.
16. To lead and participate in medical audit as per Royal College of Physicians guidelines.

About us

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated staff care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17 million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

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Job responsibilities

Please see attached JD proposed timetable.

The proposed job plan provides 8 PAs for DCC and 2 PAs for Supporting Professional Activates (SPAs). An indicative job plan is as follows:

On-call commitments: 1 in 8 (category A rota) radiotherapy rota for weekend radiotherapy emergencies. On-call commitments: 1 in 18 (category B rota) oncology rota for oncological inpatient management/attending system.

SPA activity will include clinical and educational supervision and PG teaching for registrars.

Person Specification Knowledge

• The highest ethical and professional standards in research, education and clinical practice
• Member of a medical defence union
• Knowledge and understanding of the principles of resource and budgetary management within the NHS

Education and Professional Qualifications

• Possession of MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Membership of the Royal College of Radiologists
• Accreditation by the RCR or be within 6 months of obtaining CCT (or equivalent) at time of interview
• Eligible for GMC registration and entry onto the GMC Specialist Register in the area of Clinical Oncology

Experience

• Experience and commitment to multi-disciplinary working
• Wide experience in oncology
• Experience of Upper GI, HPB and Lung cancers
• Experience and an interest in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
• Clinical Trials experience
• Proven ability and commitment to carry out high quality research in the field, leading to publication in peer-reviewed journals

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Royal Free Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Service Lead for Oncology Royal Free NHS

£109,725 to £145,478 a year Per Annum Including HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number Job locations

Royal Free Hospital NHS Foundation Trust