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Consultant Clinical Oncologist GU | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 20 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £99,532 - £131,964 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 July 2024 |
| Location: | Manchester, M20 4BX |
| Company: | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6411333/413-MD-C2024-23838 |
Summary
The Clinical Oncologist appointed will work with the GU team to provide a comprehensive clinical service for GU patients. This includes patients in the outpatient, inpatient and ambulatory settings, delivering Radiotherapy and Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) whilst also providing Clinical Oncology input to the GU MDT.
The GU Disease Group led by Dr James Wylie consists of 8 Clinical Oncologists. These oncologists manage all GU cancers diagnosed within the Greater Manchester and Cheshire Cancer Network, with many oncologists delivering a peripheral service through MDTs and clinics. Systemic therapy is delivered centrally or given to patients at peripheral or outreach clinics according to agreed protocols. Radiotherapy is delivered at The Christie or at satellite units in Salford, Oldham and Macclesfield.
The group also has an active prostate brachytherapy service and the team also has a strong commitment to research and trial activity in which the appointee would be expected to be involved in.
All Disease Group consultants work as part of a multi-disciplinary team supporting the delivery of this work including Nurse Clinicians, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Clinical Fellows, Specialist Trainees, Pharmacists and Research Nurses.
The urology group has an established record in radiotherapy related research, the delivery of clinical trials and has a broad portfolio of commercial and academic phase 2-3 studies. Radiotherapy related research is led by Professor Ananya Choudhury and the urology team have monthly multi-disciplinary radiotherapy research meetings with regular attendance by radiographers, physicists and clinicians. There is also a monthly research seminar at which all ongoing research is presented by surgical, radiotherapy and systemic teams. Systemic and novel agent clinical trials are led by Dr A Hudson. The GU clinical oncology group has an active research programme with a phase I/II/III trial portfolio delivering research studies to ~150-200 patients per year. The research team comprises 5 experienced research nurses and 6 clinical trials administrators.
The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.
We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.
We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.
This role includes a research PA and the appointee will be encouraged to develop a research interest which may include the setting up of radiotherapy trials or clinical developments involving advanced radiotherapy techniques such as SABR, or MR Linac.
The appointee will be based at The Christie and will provide input to the following areas of delivery:
• Outpatient clinics - Providing support with waiting times across Greater Manchester and Cheshire
• Radiotherapy and SACT Services
• Inpatient Services - primarily Wards 11, 12, 4 and the Oncology Assessment Unit
• Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings
• Team meetings
• Educational meetings
• Audit
The role will be responsible for:
• Management of patients with Prostate and Bladder cancer receiving standard therapy including treatment decisions and ongoing care.
• Participating in all relevant aspects of clinical governance, including maintaining up to date protocols, guidelines and clinical audit
• Contributing to current research projects and establish new opportunities to expand and develop research within the team.
• Revision and development of evidence-based protocols for patients and undertaking the administrative duties associated with the care of their patients.
• Maintaining a level of continuing professional development consistent with the recommendations of the Royal College of Radiologists
• Actively contributing to the training of junior doctors and other multi-disciplinary team members in both in-patient and outpatient departments.
In addition, consultants in the department participate in an on-call rota that involves a commitment to a full week (1: 20 rotation). The on-call consultant provides input to the acute admissions unit at the weekend. The trust is currently reviewing the on call commitment and this may be subject to change in the future.
The postholder will be expected to see approximately ~300 new patients per year.
This advert closes on Thursday 18 Jul 2024
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