Consultant Medical Oncologist - Lower GI & Acute Oncology

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service in Manchester seeks a Consultant Medical Oncologist specializing in Lower GI & Acute Oncology. The role involves providing comprehensive clinical services for colorectal cancer patients across various settings, including outpatient and inpatient care. Candidates should have GMC registration and experience with LGI cancers. This position offers a competitive annual salary between £109,725 to £145,478, along with opportunities for research and professional development.

Qualifications

• Evidence of productive research activity.
• Experience with LGI cancers and acute oncology.

Responsibilities

• Oversee colorectal cancer patients receiving care and clinical trials.
• Participate in guideline maintenance and clinical audits.
• Support junior doctors and deliver teaching on oncology topics.

Skills

GMC registration with a license to practice

Advanced Trainee Competencies LGI Cancers

Clinical management and audit engagement

Team player

Education

Certificate of completed specialist training or equivalent

Job description

Consultant Medical Oncologist - Lower GI & Acute Oncology

Colorectal Medical OncologyThe appointed locum medical oncologist will work within the colorectal team to deliver a comprehensive clinical service for colorectal cancer patients across outpatient, inpatient, and ambulatory settings. Responsibilities include:

Administering Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT).Providing medical oncology input to the Colorectal MDT.Running a clinic at Macclesfield.

The Medical Oncology Colorectal Disease Group, chaired by Dr Michael Braun, comprises seven oncologists managing patients across the Greater Manchester and Cheshire Cancer Network. Care includes:

Central and peripheral delivery of systemic therapy per agreed protocols.Peripheral services through MDTs and outreach clinics.

Consultants work within a multidisciplinary team including nurse clinicians, clinical nurse specialists, clinical fellows, trainees, pharmacists, and research nurses.

Acute OncologyThe Trust provides inpatient care for selected non-elective admissions primarily related to malignancy or its treatment. All patients are under oncology care at the Trust. Additional elective admissions occur for treatment or procedures.

Bed base: 80 beds across several wards.Senior inpatient cover: Shared between the patient's oncology team (consultant and registrar) and the hospitalist team.This post includes 1 PA Acute Oncology support at Macclesfield.

Main duties of the job

Main DutiesColorectal Oncology (4 PAs)

Patient Management: Oversee colorectal cancer patients receiving standard care and clinical trials, including treatment decisions and ongoing care.Clinical Governance: Participate in protocol updates, guideline maintenance, and clinical audits under consultant supervision.Research: Contribute to existing research projects and develop new opportunities within the team.Protocol Development: Revise and create evidence-based treatment protocols; complete related administrative tasks.Professional Development: Maintain CPD in line with Royal College of Physicians recommendations.Teaching & Training:

Deliver undergraduate teaching on oncology topics.Train junior doctors and multidisciplinary team members in inpatient and outpatient settings.

Audit: Undertake clinical audits as part of The Christie Medical Staff Committee.

Acute Oncology (3 PAs Christie, 1 PA Macclesfield)

Provide consultant-level support to Acute Oncology services at The Christie and Christie @ Macclesfield.Clinical Time: Dedicated 3 sessions per week for acute oncology.Patient Management: Manage acute oncology patients admitted to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.Board Rounds: Attend and contribute to inpatient board rounds.Education: Support and educate junior doctors.MDT Participation: Attend Acute Oncology MDT at Macclesfield.Virtual Support: Provide remote support for Macclesfield AO service, including service improvement initiatives.

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

Colorectal Medical Oncology:The medical oncologist appointed will work with the colorectal team to provide a comprehensive clinicalservice for colorectal patients. This includes patients in the outpatient, inpatient and ambulatorysettings, delivering Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) and providing Medical Oncology input to theColorectal MDT and a clinic at Macclesfield.The Medical Oncology Colorectal Disease Group, Chaired by Dr Michael Braun consists of 7 MedicalOncologists who manage patients diagnosed within the Greater Manchester and Cheshire CancerNetwork who require SACT treatment, with a number of the oncologists delivering a peripheral servicethrough MDTs and clinics. Systemic therapy is delivered centrally or given to patients at peripheral oroutreach clinics according to agreed protocols.All Disease Group consultants work as part of a multi-disciplinary team supporting the delivery of thiswork including Nurse Clinicians, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Clinical Fellows, Resident Doctors,Pharmacists and Research Nurses.The Disease Group has a strong emphasis on research with an active.

systemic therapy and radiotherapy trial portfolio supported by Research Nurses and Clinical Trial Administrators. The Colorectal Disease Research Sub-group has a monthly meeting to which all members of the Disease Group are invited. It is anticipated that the appointee will see approximately 80-100 new patients per annum.

Acute Oncology:The Trust provides an inpatient service for selected non-elective admissions where the reason foradmission is primarily related to the patients underlying malignant diagnosis or its treatment. Alladmissions are already in receipt of oncology care at the Trust.

The normal route of admission is via our 24hr hotline which triages patients and diverts patients to theirAcute Trust A&E if appropriate (e.g. chest pain and acute abdominal pain). This is, therefore, not anunselected intake. Those who are admitted usually spend the first 24 72 hours on an acuteassessment ward (staffed during the day by a consultant in Acute Medicine or General Medicine) andare then transferred to one of the base wards if their admission requires a longer stay.

In addition, patients are admitted electively for treatment or procedures.The current bed base for this service is 80 beds across several wards. Senior cover for the inpatientsis provided jointly between the patients Oncology Team (Consultant and Resident Doctor),supplemented bythe Hospitalist Team.The Hospitalist team is a group of colleagues with general medical, acute medicine and oncologybackgrounds providing senior input to the non-surgical oncology patients admitted to the Trust asabove, in liaison with the patients Oncology Team.This post will also provide 1 PA Acute Oncology support at Macclesfield both on site and virtual support.

Person Specification

• GMC registration with a license to practice
• Evidence of productive research activity

Training

• Certificate of completed specialist training or equivalent (or within 6 months of CCT by interview)
• Evidence of tumour type specific training and experience

Experience

• Advanced Trainee Competencies LGI Cancers and Acute oncology experience
• Productive engagement with clinical management/audit

Teaching

• Active in local teaching
• Active in national/international teaching education

Personal Skills

• Is a team player prepared to adapt to changing circumstances.
• Confident in ability but knowing own limitations.
• Hard working, enthusiastic achiever.

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.

£109,725 to £145,478 a yearPer Annum Pro Rata