Locum Paediatric Haem-Onc Clinical Fellow (mat cover)

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Banbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS teaching trust in Banbury seeks a Higher Specialty Trainee to manage patients aged 0-19 with various oncology conditions. Responsibilities include inpatient care, managing oncology procedures, and collaboration with community healthcare providers. This role promises to uphold the highest standards of care, encouraging professional development and compassionate patient services.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing patients aged 0-19 years with solid and CNS tumours, and malignant and non-malignant haematological conditions.
• Ability to perform bone marrow aspirates and trephines, and lumbar punctures with intrathecal chemotherapy administration.

Responsibilities

• Inpatient management and follow-up clinics on the oncology day ward.
• Managing procedures under general anaesthesia and liaising with community healthcare providers.

Job description

Overview

The successful candidate will work at Higher Specialty Trainee level and will be actively involved in the management of all patients aged 0-19 years, with a wide variety of solid and CNS tumours, malignant and non-malignant haematological conditions.

Responsibilities

• Inpatient management, on-treatment and follow-up clinics on the oncology day ward.
• Managing a twice weekly procedures general anaesthetic session including performing bone marrow aspirates and trephines, and lumbar punctures with the administration of intrathecal chemotherapy.

Collaboration and Liaison

The postholder will liaise with doctors and community nurses based in Oxfordshire and at the shared care units in the Thames Valley Cancer Alliance (TVCA).

He/she will also be expected to develop the skills to prescribe chemotherapy (after appropriate training), attend various multidisciplinary team meetings and organise procedures and investigations for patients.

About the Trust

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles.

Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.

Equity and Opportunity

If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.