Consultant Medical Breast Oncologist

The Christie NHS FT; Manchester; On-site; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester is seeking a consultant in medical oncology (breast) to join our multidisciplinary teams for four sessions (32 hours) per week in a substantive role. The appointee will work across Withington and Wigan sites, contributing to clinics, the Breast MDT, and ongoing clinical trials.

The postholder will join a large, established Breast Disease Group and participate in research, teaching, and governance as part of a high-quality, consultant-led cancer

Qualifications

• Breast oncology expertise within Medical Oncology.
• Experience with clinical trials and Good Clinical Practice.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary breast cancer team.

Responsibilities

• Attend weekly breast oncology clinics and participate in clinic duties.
• Support the Breast MDT and contribute to patient management decisions.
• Engage in research activities and clinical trial processes where appropriate.
• Cover weekend and weekday clinical activity as part of MDT support.

Education

GMC registration

Specialist register eligibility

Job description

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is looking to appoint an enthusiastic consultant in medical oncology (breast) to join our multidisciplinary teams for four sessions (32 hours) per week in a substantive role.

The successful candidate will join the multidisciplinary team consultants across Medical Oncology, clinical fellows, a specialist registrar, nurse clinicians, a pharmacist, clinical nurse specialists, research nurses, project managers and clinical trial administrators.

The role will involve two clinics across Withington and Wigan as well as attendance at the Wednesday MDT. Suitable SPA and admin time is provided.

Main duties of the job

The duties and responsibilities of the role, which may be adjusted in the light of changing/developing priorities, include:

• Attendance and review of patients in the weekly breast Medical Oncology clinics. This will include new and follow up patients, on treatment.
• Completion of patient administration tasks
• Completion of and maintenance of Good Clinical Practice Certification (regulatory requirement for clinical trial participation, if appropriate).
• Become familiar with ongoing clinical trials, as appropriate (for context when seeing outpatients in clinic).
• Maintaining knowledge of local, national and international developments in diagnosis and treatment of Breast Cancer through attendance at conferences, as appropriate.

About us

The postholder will contribute to the delivery of high-quality consultant-led care across 7 days. This includes participation in planned weekend and weekday clinical activity to support safe, timely decision-making and continuity of care for patients.

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, looking after more than 64,000 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 25% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.We are the largest radiotherapy provider in the NHS with one in 20 treatments delivered at The Christie. We have up to 15 linear accelerators operating across our network of sites. We operate the largest chemotherapy unit in the UK on our main site and treatments are also provided at 13 other networked sites, and in patients homes. And as a specialist tertiary surgical centre, we focus on rare cancers, complex procedures, and multidisciplinary approaches to cancer surgery, specialising in colorectal, peritoneal, gynaecological, urological and plastic surgery.We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We have been named by the UK's National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), as one of the best hospitals providing opportunities for patients to participate in clinical research studies, with more than 800 studies open at any time, caring for over 3,000 patients.

Job responsibilities

The Medical Oncologist appointed will work with the Breast team to provide a comprehensive clinical service for breast patients. This includes patients in the outpatient, inpatient and ambulatory settings, and SACT whilst also providing Medical Oncology input to the Breast MDT.

The Breast Disease Group, Chaired by Dr Anne Armstrong and Dr Rohan Iype Misra currently consists of 12 Clinical and 14 Medical Oncologists. These oncologists manage all of the breast 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.

This year the whole Medical Oncology team will see around 940 New patients and around 14,000 Follow up patients through the Breast team clinics.

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 Disease Group has a strong emphasis on research with an active systemic therapy and radiotherapy trial portfolio supported by 7 Research Nurses and 5 Clinical Trial Administrators.

To join well-established multidisciplinary teams working to maintain a high-standard breast service within Medical Oncology.

To expand your experience with the peer-support of experienced multidisciplinary teams.

To work closely with your locality teams.

To gain knowledge and experience about the management and symptom control of patients with Breast cancer.

Playing an active role in departmental clinical governance, audit, and quality improvement

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESThe appointee will be expected to develop a significant interest in Breast oncology delivering clinic duties at the Withington site. The post holder will support a weekly research clinic and play an active role in the Breast MDT.

There is collaborative working within both the Breast medical oncology and research teams which the successful applicant will be expected to participate in.Detailed break down of the time table and job plan can be found on the attached job description and person specification (JD&PS).

Person Specification

• GMC registration with a license to practice
• Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) specialist register via one of the following: a.Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) b.Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR). Applicants who are not on the Specialist Register at the time of application must be eligible for inclusion within 6 months of the AAC date to be considered for appointment.
• Evidence of productive ethical research relevant to oncology.
• Recent publications in peer reviewed journals

Experience

• Wide experience of Oncology including Breast Cancer
• Appropriate experience across all disease groups in Medical Oncology as well as clinical trials experience (including Good Clinical Practice accreditation).
• Experience in teaching undergraduates
• Experience of clinical audit.
• Evidence of contribution to teaching.
• Breast clinical experience research experience.
• Teaching experience /training.

Personal Skills

• Is a team player prepared to adapt to changing circumstances.

Circumstances Domicile

• Within 30 minutes travel time to the hospital.

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.

Clinical Director & Consultant Medical Oncologist

£113,565 to £150,569 a yearPer annum Pro Rata