Medical Oncology Specialty Doctor | Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 16 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £59,175 - £95,400 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 October 2024 |
| Location: | Swindon, SN3 6BB |
| Company: | The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6622135/249-6622135 |
Summary
The Great Western Hospital is delighted to advertise a Medical Oncology Specialty Doctor within our Cancer Services.
We are a friendly department and would welcome any interested candidates to visit the Trust or to get in touch to ask any questions that you might have. The team are also open to discussing other sub-specialty interests you might like to explore in a potential job plan. To discuss the role or arrange a visit, please contact one of the leadership team, either Dr Carolyn Mackinlay, GWH Lead Cancer Clinician, c.mackinlay@nhs.net or Dr Anne Kendall GWH Clinical Lead for Oncology, anne.kendall2@nhs.net.
The post is a full substantive post and will be based at the Great Western Hospital Swindon (GWH).
Shortlisted candidates are encouraged to visit the Trust and meet senior members of staff and management teams. Details will be shared following shortlisting.
This role is a replacement role within the Oncology Department.
This is a full-time specialty doctor post in the Oncology Department at The Great Western Hospital. It is one of a team of specialty doctor posts supporting the Consultant teams in Medical and Clinical Oncology. The appointed candidate will join an existing team of 10 oncology medical staff including consultants, SAS doctors and specialist trainees. On joining the department, you will become part of a well-established, friendly team and will help us continue to drive forward improvements in the service that we provide to our patients.
The post holders work together to provide day to day cover and continuity for oncology patients attending the day ward, and the Radiotherapy Unit, supporting outpatient clinics and attending MDTs. All posts also have a commitment to cancer clinical trials, assessing patients’ suitability to participate in appropriate clinical trials, consenting patients for clinical trial entry, reviewing patients enrolled in clinical trials and supporting the clinical trials team. The posts also contribute to the delivery of the Acute Oncology Service, reviewing known oncology patients admitted as an emergency and those patients admitted as an emergency who are subsequently found to have a cancer of unknown primary. There is no over-night on-call commitment.
Our STAR values – Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect – are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.
The specialty doctors will work together to cover the day ward and inpatient work, support outpatient clinics and attend MDTs.
This will include:
• The provision of medical support to the day therapy centre (chemotherapy day ward
• Support to clinical teams in the management of oncology in-patients, together with ward rounds with the oncology consultants
• Oncology clinics
• Support radiotherapy patients attending the satellite centre
• Participation in MDT meetings
• Provision of clinical support to oncology clinical nurse specialists
• Audit and Clinical Governance
This advert closes on Monday 30 Sep 2024
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