Consultant Clinical Oncologist (Breast and Skin Cancers)

NHS; Guildford; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job description

Consultant Clinical Oncologist (Breast and Skin Cancers)

This is a 10.25PA post for a Clinical Oncologist, with a specialist interest in Breast and Skin tumours. This post is based at the Royal Surrey Hospital with weekly attendance at our satellite site at East Hospital.

Following a recent review of our outstanding Oncology service, we are pleased to be expanding our medical workforce numbers to meet the growing demand.

We are looking for candidates who are on the Specialist Register for Clinical Oncology (or within six months of CCT date for resident doctors), have expertise and experience in Breast & Skin tumours, have a strong commitment to providing high-quality patient care and continuous professional development, and excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Whether you are applying for your first Consultant job or are an experienced Consultant seeking a new challenge, we look forward to hearing from you.

This post attracts a relocation package of up to £8,000, T&Cs apply.

Main duties of the job

Remit of the Consultant Post:

• Work with colleagues to provide a Breast and Skin oncology service.
• Provide the oncology service for breast patients in the East Surrey catchment area and skin patients for the whole region.
• Offer Chemotherapy and systemic therapy expertise, as well as Radiotherapy (including Stereotactic).
• Participate in regular consultant ward cover sessions.

This remit requires a well-organized individual with good team-working skills and the ability to complete work within agreed timescales in cooperation with all staff groups and with support from senior colleagues.

The Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust hosts a leading regional Cancer Centre, and we are seeking a well-organized Clinical Consultant Oncologist to join our team. The successful candidate will provide expertise in the management and treatment of patients with Breast & Skin tumours. This includes offering Chemotherapy, systemic therapy, and Radiotherapy (including Stereotactic). This role offers the opportunity to join a dynamic team providing exceptional cancer care in a modern, state-of-the-art facility.

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Job responsibilities

The Royal Surrey Cancer Centre provides specialist Cancer and Haemato-Oncological care, including complex cancer surgery, to a catchment area of approximately 1.4 million people in South West Surrey and Hampshire. Non-surgical oncological treatment for these patients is provided at the Royal Surrey Cancer Centre, which is an integral part of the Trust.

We have recently opened our newly refurbished Cancer Centre, and are delighted to offer a modern and welcoming environment for patients. We are proud to work collaboratively with local and regional cancer units and the Surrey Clinical Research Facility, and look forward to welcoming medical students from the newly opened University of Surrey Medical School.

Here at the Cancer Centre, we aim to provide first class, high quality care for all of our patients in a friendly and professional setting. Our services have received national recognition and praise and our patients benefit from the latest and most innovative treatments available, such as Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy, real-time adaptive radiotherapy, high dose rate brachytherapy and a mobile community infusion suite. We also deliver a full range of diagnostic nuclear medicine tests to both adult and paediatric patients, as well as providing a comprehensive Molecular Radiotherapy service (including I-131 for benign and malignant thyroid disease).

We value the expertise of our skilled staff, and will support your professional development through dedicated SPA time, pursuing CPD opportunities and encouraging participation in clinical research. We aim to provide a supportive and collegiate working environment, where teams and individuals alike can reach their full potential. The cathedral city of Guildford offers excellent leisure, cultural and sporting facilities, is close to the stunning Surrey countryside, and is only 40 minutes by train to London.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full registration and a license to practice with the GMC
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register Clinical Oncology via:
  1. Clinical Oncologist Only - CCT (CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview date)
  2. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR)
  3. European Community Rights
• MBBS or equivalent
• Higher medical qualification

Experience

• Recent experience of Oncology care in the relevant tumour groups
• Relevant experience of management of Oncological emergencies
• Broad oncology experience in a variety of tumor sites

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.

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum DoE, plus London Weighting

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working