Job description

Job responsibilities

Role Purpose.

The medical oncologist appointed will work with the Breast team to provide a comprehensive clinical service for Breast patients. This includes patients in the outpatient, inpatient and ambulatory settings, delivering Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) and providing Medical Oncology input to the Breast MDT.

The Breast Disease Group, Chaired by Dr Anne Armstrong and Dr Vivek Misra consists of 9 Clinical and 8 Medical Oncologists. These oncologists manage all of the breast cancers diagnosed within the Greater Manchester and Cheshire Cancer Network, with many oncologists delivering a peripheral service through MDTs and clinics. Systemic therapy is delivered centrally or given to patients at peripheral or outreach clinics according to agreed protocols. Radiotherapy is delivered at The Christie or at satellite units in Salford and Oldham.

This year the whole Medical Oncology team will see around 940 New patients and around 14,000 Follow up patients through the Breast team clinics.

All Disease Group consultants work as part of a multi-disciplinary team supporting the delivery of this work including Nurse Clinicians, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Clinical Fellows, Specialist Trainees, Pharmacists and Research Nurses

The Disease Group has a strong emphasis on research with an active systemic therapy and radiotherapy trial portfolio supported by 7 Research Nurses and 5 Clinical Trial Administrators. The Breast Disease Research Sub-group has a 6-weekly business meeting to which all members of the Disease Group are invited.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The appointee will be based at The Christie and will provide senior input to Outpatient clinics, Chemotherapy Services and Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings

The role will be responsible for:

• Management of Breast patients receiving standard and clinical trials including treatment decisions and ongoing care.

• Participating in all relevant aspects of clinical governance, including maintaining up to date protocols, guidelines and clinical audit, under the supervision of the other consultants in in the unit
• Contribute to current research projects and establish new opportunities to expand and develop research within the team.
• Revision and development of evidence-based protocols for patients and undertaking the administrative duties associated with the care of their patients.
• Maintaining a level of continuing professional development consistent the recommendations of the Royal College and Physicians
• Contributing to the undergraduate teaching of medical students on oncology topics
• Providing lectures for the busy postgraduate teaching programme.
• Actively contributing to the training of juniors doctors and other multi-disciplinary team members in both in-patient and outpatient department
• Undertake clinical audit as a member of The Christie Medical Staff Committee.

In addition, consultants in the department share in an on-call rota that involves a commitment to a full week in every twenty weeks. This covers the Specialist Registrar who is second on-call. The on-call consultant provides a post-take ward round each morning to review all newly admitted patients and any sick patients escalated by the team. This takes place seven days per week. Given the low frequency of on-call (1:20) the PAs associated with the predictable element of weekend on-call work form part of the job plan rather than time in lieu. This may be reviewed in the future if requirements for on-call change.

The post holder will have access to office accommodation with computer, intranet and internet and secretarial support.

Person Specification

ATTAINMENTS

Essential

• MRCP or equivalent qualification.
• Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview).
• Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration.
• Evidence of productive ethical research relevant to oncology
• Wide experience of Oncology including Breast Cancer

Desirable

• An appropriate higher degree
• Recent publications in peer-reviewed journals
• An appropriate higher degree

3.EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Appropriate experience across all disease groups in Medical Oncology as well as clinical trials experience (including Good Clinical Practice accreditation).
• Experience in teaching undergraduates.
• Experience of clinical audit.
• Wide experience of Oncology including Breast Cancer.
• Evidence of contribution to teaching

Desirable

• Breast clinical experience.
• Research experience.
• An appropriate higher degree.
• Teaching experience /training

5.PERSONAL SKILLS

Essential

• Is a team player prepared to adapt to changing circumstances.
• Proven ability to lead a team
• Dynamic, decision-making motivator.
• Integrity, management and communication skills including teaching
• Confident in ability, but knowing own limitations.
• Demonstrates knowledge, logic and efficiency
• Evidence of clinical leadership skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Flexibility, commitment and team work with colleagues and staff in the department
• Hardworking, enthusiastic achiever. Good attendance record. Patient friendly.
• Professional demeanour
• Must be resilient and well organised
• Ability to work under pressure
• Self-motivator and able to motivate team

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

The Christie NHS FT

Address

The Christie NHS Foundation

Wilmslow Road

Manchester

M20 4BX