Consultant in Clinical Oncology (Head and Neck) | East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 01 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £93,666 - £126,281 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 May 2024 |
| Location: | Northwood, HA6 2RN |
| Company: | East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6188879/361-R2R-2259 |
Summary
We have a substantive appointment available! Based predominantly at the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre in Northwood, Middlesex but with commitments at Wexham Hospital and Northwick Park Hospital. The post comprises 10.4 programmed activities (PAs) and an on-call commitment.
Mount Vernon is a well-respected cancer centre, providing care to over 5,000 new patients a year. It is currently run by East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust (ENHT) and is in the process of merging with University College London Hospital (UCH), a leading tertiary cancer services provider. Mount Vernon will continue to provide high-quality care for cancer patients during the transition period, which is expected to complete by September 2025.
The cancer centre will move to an established local acute hospital site, with access to intensive care facilities, whilst remaining a separate cancer centre. A networked satellite radiotherapy service will be developed to enhance the provision of cancer care to patients in the north of the area. We welcome applications from those who would relish the opportunity to be a part of the development of a new state of the art cancer centre.
This post is available immediately to provide site specific services to the local population and surrounding areas in Head & Neck malignancies. Out-patient duties, radiotherapy and SACT delivery will be at the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre. There is also a monthly Wexham Hospital joint outpatient clinic and a two weekly Northwick Park Hospital joint clinic. The post holder will be joining dynamic teams of surgeons and oncologists with a significant national research reputation in this tumour site.
At Mount Vernon, the post holder will be expected to work with members of the Head & Neck SMDT to plan and supervise the oncology treatment of patients.
At the Wexham Hospital and Northwick Park Hospital sites the post holder will work closely with the multidisciplinary teams to provide a safe and high-quality outpatient oncology service.
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
• Maintenance of high-quality patient centered care
• Shared responsibility for the day-to-day management of the service
• Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary service
• Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings and directorate clinical governance activity
• Delivery and development of SACT administration
• Delivery & development of Radiotherapy treatment
• Active participation in continuing medical education
• Active participation in trial research activities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
This advert closes on Sunday 19 May 2024