Locum Consultant - Skin, Urology, Liver Oncologist

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

Job summary

An exciting opportunity exists for a Locum Consultant in Skin, Urology, and Liver Oncology at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, starting in September for one year. You will collaborate with an established oncology team to manage patients while supporting care and training across various medical oncology services.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Membership for onsite leisure facilities

Qualifications

• Competent at treatment of all stages of medical oncology.
• Experience and competencies in acute oncology emergencies.
• Proven skills in leading and managing colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Manage patients for Skin, Urology, and GTD oncology.
• Support medical oncology services for patients.
• Provide training to junior staff and medical students.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Decision Making

Leadership

IT Skills

Education

On GMC's register with a Licence to Practice

GMC's Specialist Register

Appropriate Royal College Membership

Higher qualification in education

Job description

Locum Consultant - Skin, Urology, Liver Oncologist

There is an exciting opportunity to join the dynamic Oncology Team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, in a locum role starting in September for one year covering a sabbatical. Imperial oncology is an expanding growing service in Northwest London with recurrent yearly growth of 10%. ICHT is the major cancer centre for an inner North West London population of approximately 2 million and is the largest recruiting centre to clinical trials in this sector. The GTD service serves a national catchment area.

This post is an fixed term post and fits into a well-established oncology team at Charing Cross Hospital. A key focus will be to manage the patients for Skin, Urology and GTD oncology from the supra-regional and national network. The Uro-oncology service is supported by a team of 3 medical oncologists and 5 clinical oncologists. The GTD service is supported by 3 other medical oncologists.

The Trust offers specialist care for almost all cancers (excluding paediatrics and sarcoma) and is a lead site for the National Gestational Trophoblastic Disease service. It is also the North West London regional Centre (ICS) for malignant spinal cord compression.

Main duties of the job

This 10PA post will:

Work collaboratively with the Skin, Urology and GTD oncology and surgery teams to provide care to patients of Northwest London and wider networked units

support the delivery and management of the medical and clinical oncology services offered to all skin, Urology and GTD oncology patients

Work collaboratively, offering cross cover, recruitment to and assessment of trials, active metastatic disease & complex case discussion

Offer support and training to all non-consultant grade doctors within the unit.

To work collaboratively with all members of the different MDT's to continue to provide outstanding clinical care and experience.

Boost the departments research output

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Job responsibilities

Full Job description is attached

The research portfolio in Oncology is expanding, with development of medical and clinical academia in areas from computing to early phase trial recruitment and diagnostics. There is an active NCRN trial portfolio. ICHT has been awarded enhanced CRUK and BRC grants, and there has been expansion of the academic base in Medical and Clinical Oncology.

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust works in partnership within the Academic Health Science Centre of Imperial College, with strong academic opportunities. We are a nationally recognised provider or clinical research in Urological and Colorectal Cancer with high recruitment to clinical trials, locally and nationally. We are also a regional trainer of undergraduates, postgraduates and oncology trainees and the role would be key to support of trainees and medical students

Person Specification

Qualifications

• On GMC's register with a Licence to Practice or eligible to apply for GMC registration and a Licence to Practice
• GMC's Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the register by the date of the interviews or eligible for specialist registration
• Appropriate Royal College Membership
• Skin / Uro-oncology sub specialisation

Knowledge & Skills

• Understand and be competent at treatment of all stages of medical oncology to CCST or higher
• Excellent team and communication skills
• Experience and competencies in acute oncology emergencies
• IT Skills and computer literacy
• Maintain up to date knowledge of treatment regimens and re-search finding
• Prior GTD oncology experience - not essential
• Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority
• Have proven skills in leading, motivating, developing and managing the performance of colleagues.
• Evidence of service improvement projects

Teaching & Training

• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates/postgraduates and junior medical staff
• Higher qualification in education

Audit

• Understanding of principles of clinical audit

Language

• Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements

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.

Depending on experience£109,725 to £145,478 per annum FTE