Senior Clinical Fellow in GynaeOncology

NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow

Main area GynaeOncology Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow Contract Fixed term: 12 months (12 months with an option to extend for a further 12 months) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week (1:4 weekend cover) Job ref 321-SUWON-MS S6

Site Churchill Hospital Town Oxford Salary £73,992 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 15/02/:59

The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

Many of our recruitment programmes use values-based interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significance difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families.

Applications are invited for a post of Senior Clinical Fellow in the Department of Gynaecological Oncology based at Oxford Gynaecological Cancer Centre, Churchill Hospital, Old Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LJ.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a large tertiary cancer centre of the Thames Valley Regional Cancer Network covering a population of nearly 2 million. All the modern facilities and the relevant other multidisciplinary specialties required to provide top quality gynaecological oncology training are available.

Main duties of the job

This post is suitable for candidates who wish to expand their knowledge and skills in Gynaecological Oncology, who aim to apply for a Consultant Post as a Unit Lead in Gynaecological Oncology, or use the post as preparation for application for Sub Specialty Training in Gynaecological Oncology.

The post will be for 12 months in the first instance with the option of extending to two years subject to satisfactory progress.

Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The position is designed to offer comprehensive training in Gynaecological Oncology according to the ATSM in Gynaecological Oncology curriculum. The candidate is expected to work alongside the Gynaecological Oncology Team. The post includes responsibility for supervision of inpatient and outpatient clinics. Research is not timetabled in this post but a keen appointee would have support to undertake a research project and present at National and International meetings. Extensive surgical training is possible with up to 40 hours of theatre time available for the Gynaecological Oncology team per week. The successful candidate will be encouraged to register with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists for Gynaecological Oncology Advanced Training Skills Module (ATSM).

Please see the attached job description and person specification for a full list of the main responsibilities of this role.

Person specification GMC

• Full GMC registration and licence to practise

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• Clinical training in Gynaecologic Oncology
• Evidence of clinical or basic research in Gynaecological Oncology
• Ability to make decisions at post MRCOG level
• MRCOG part 2 or equivalent Intercalated degree/MD/PhD Other post graduate diploma
• Evidence of work in a Gynaecological Oncology accredited centre
• Ability to take clinical decision in Gynaecological Oncology

Skills and Knowledge

• Knowledge of the decision making processes and the scientific rationale for these decision in Gynaecologic Oncology
• Adequate surgical skills to cover basic gynaecological surgery
• Knowledge of the principles of Gynaecological Oncology surgery
• Sufficient leadership and organizational skills to interact with junior and seniors
• Well organized and able to prioritize
• Good personal and interpersonal skills
• Good spoken and written English. Communication skills should be highly developed.
• Experience of teaching undergraduates, trainees and non- Medical staff
• Experience of routine clinical audit
• Knowledge of the organization of a tertiary Gynaecological Oncology service.
• Management training and experience
• A commitment to register for ATSM training

COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination. There is a current Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new starters may need to be vaccinated.

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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.

Name Francis Gardner Job title Consultant Gynae-Oncologist Email address Telephone number Additional information

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