Junior Clinical Fellow Oncology

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Colney; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Junior Clinical Fellow in Oncology. This role offers invaluable experience in an oncology setting, providing both inpatient and outpatient care, and will help prepare junior doctors for specialist training. The post includes varied weekly responsibilities, on-call duties, and collaborative care with a dedicated team.

Qualifications

• Medical Degree with interest in oncology.
• Experience in inpatient or outpatient care is beneficial.
• Ability to work nights and weekends as needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient care to oncology patients.
• Participate in outpatient services when required.
• Share clinical duties with a team of junior doctors.

Skills

Patient Care

Oncology Knowledge

Teamwork

Education

Medical Degree

Job description

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Junior Clinical Fellow

Junior Clinical Fellow

This is a Junior Clinical Fellow post intended as an interim step for junior doctors wanting further experience prior to making a commitment to specialist training. The post is Trust funded, rich in experience but not part of formal training. This post is based in the oncology department for a fixed term of one year

A candidate who is unable for personal reasons to undertake the duties of a whole-time post will receive equal consideration. If such a candidate is appointed the job will be modified as appropriate in consultation with colleagues and management.

We welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post. The Trust operates job share and flexible working

You will share clinical duties with the other medical staff (currently 5 Senior house officer equivalents (One CMT, 2 GP trainees, one FY2 and a second junior clinical fellow). The main duties would be to provide inpatient care but there may also be opportunities to participate in outpatient care. Out of hours duties would include evenings and weekends on call for patients under the care of the oncology team, plus participation in the Medicine Hospital at Night rota.

Oncology and haematology patients are usually accommodated on one of our two specialist wards, Mulbarton and Mattishall, which both have a combination of six-bed bays and en-suite individual rooms. On most days a team of four junior doctors is jointly responsible for the oncology inpatients, of which there are typically around thirty at any one time. The wards are conveniently co-located with the oncology outpatient services including consultant and junior doctor offices.

The acute oncology service is staffed by specialist nurses and doctors with consultant support when necessary. The service is built around proactive reviews of outpatients with complications of cancer and its treatment including neutropenic sepsis, side effects of chemotherapy, ascites, pleural effusions etc. The national RAG telephone triage system is used and prospectively audited. Intravenous fluids and antibiotics are administered and pleural and ascitic drains placed all on an outpatient basis. There are strong links with the palliative care team who review patients as required.

Overnight and at weekends the service is manned by a trained nurse on Mulbarton ward with the support of the on call junior doctor and consultant as necessary.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Jenny Nobes Job title: Consultant Oncology, Service Director for Oncology Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01602 286286

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Internship

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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