Consultant Medical Oncologist

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in London is seeking a passionate Medical Oncology Consultant to join its team at Queen's Hospital. The role involves managing breast malignancy, participating in research, and supporting the clinical governance of the oncology department. Applicants must hold full registration with the General Medical Council and have experience in teaching and clinical trials. This is an opportunity to be part of a supportive environment focused on improving patient care.

Qualifications

• Full registration with the General Medical Council with a licence to practice.
• Experience of teaching and training of undergraduates and junior medical staff.
• Understanding the principles of clinical audit.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist diagnosis, treatment, and care to oncology patients.
• Participate in the out of hours on-call service.
• Contribute to clinical guidelines development and auditing.

Skills

Medical oncology management

Teaching and training

Clinical governance

Leadership and decision-making

Research involvement

Education

Full and Specialist registration

Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent medical oncology consultant post at Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. We are looking for an enthusiastic medical oncologist to join our well-established, dedicated and supportive team. The successful applicant will cover breast and one other tumour subsite depending on your interests, and have full registration with the General Medical Council with the licence to practice. You will be primarily located at Queen's Hospital, Romford, Essex where the Oncology department is based. There are opportunities for you to develop further your interests in research, leadership and teaching. We are a friendly and supportive team into which we would love to welcome you. If you are the right person for this role and would like an informal discussion, please contact Dr Amy Ward or Dr Simon Ball (tel: [phone] ext 2078).

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to provide, to a high standard, the full range of specialist diagnosis, treatment and care to patients requiring oncology services as outlined in the proposed program, including the following:

• Medical oncology management of breast malignancy
• Input into the Acute Oncology Service
• Outpatient clinic reviews and inpatient clinical opinions
• Work with and support the established multi-disciplinary site-specific teams
• Participate in the out of hours on-call service (1:13)
• Take an active role in research and clinical trials
• Contribute actively to clinical governance within the department
• Support and develop quality improvement projects within the department
• Flexibility to undertake different appropriate clinical tasks within allocated DCC sessions at the request of the Clinical Leads
• Actively participate in the department's teaching programme and undertake supervision, teaching and training of medical trainees and other multi-professional staff, in line with guidance from the relevant Royal Colleges or specialty bodies
• Participate in clinical guidelines development, audit and CPD and ensure successful revalidation when required

About us

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we’re no longer in special measures and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and that our patients are happy with.

Many of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries – live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We operate from two main sites – King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London – more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023. Patients across northeast London are benefiting from two new state-of-the-art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.

We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It’ll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full and Specialist registration and a license to practice
• Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or CCT date is within six months of interview
• Understand and be competent at management of all stages of Oncology to CCST or higher
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of treatment regimens and research developments
• Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions
• Experience of teaching and training of undergraduates and junior medical staff
• Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level
• Involvement in clinical trials
• Understanding the principles of clinical audit
• Excellent written and spoken communications

Desirable

• MD
• Leadership Qualities Management Course
• Formal training in teaching techniques
• Published Audit
• Publications
• Completed CCST portfolios/appraisal/revalidation