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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Contact

Address: Royal Victoria Infirmary; Queen Victoria Road; Newcastle upon Tyne; Tyne and Wear; NE1 4LP
Contact Number: 0191 282 0999 option 2

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Ref: 317-CON-24-225 Vacancy ID: 6794219

Consultant Clinical Oncologist - interest in GI, NET, & Rarer Cancers

Closed for applications on: 9-Dec-2024 00:03

Vacancy status: Closed

Closed for applications on: 9-Dec-2024 00:03

Location

Site: NCCC Specialty - FH
Town: Newcastle upon Tyne
Postcode: NE7 7DN
Major / Minor Region: Tyne and Wear

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 9.5 sessions per week

Salary

Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Consultant)

Specialty

Main area: Clinical Oncology

Interview date: 14/01/2025

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical:

· Provide oncology advice to the relevant MDT and to patients with these cancers

· Planning, prescribing and supervision of radiotherapy

· Prescribing of and supervision of prescribing of chemotherapy

· On call cover for general oncological emergencies and provision of advice in and out of hours, to non-specialist teams managing patients with cancer

· Out-patient clinic, day unit and ward management.

Administrative:

· Participation in the directorate clinical governance processes including reporting into the Trust mortality database

· Engagement with all the administrative electronic systems needed to deliver patient care.

Research:

· There is an active research programme within the directorate with links to the Sir Bobby Robson Unit at Freeman Hospital, the late phase research team within the research and development directorate and to Newcastle University. Contribution to the research programme or further developments and collaborations will be actively encouraged.

Teaching:

· There will be opportunity to develop teaching skills within the directorate and within the wider trust environment.

· Bedside and clinical teaching of undergraduate students will form part of the responsibilities of the consultant

· Clinical training and supervision of Trust junior doctors and Deanery trainees and AHCPs will be expected.

Flexibility:

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills

Essential criteria

Primary Medical Qualification.
Full GMC Registration.
Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC).

Desirable criteria

Higher Degree.
Special skills training in the specialty.

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria

Evidence of experience in the specialty.
Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty.
Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality.
Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre.

Management and Administration Experience

Essential criteria

Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty.
Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines.
An understanding of Clinical Governance.

Desirable criteria

Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
Evidence of leadership / project management.
Evidence of having implemented change.
Experience in developing and implementing new technologies.

Teaching

Essential criteria

Experience of supervising junior medical staff.
Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills.

Desirable criteria

Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills.
Postgraduate qualification in medical education.

Research

Essential criteria

Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings.
Research/critical review of literature.
Publications in the last five years.

Desirable criteria

Higher degree

Audit

Essential criteria

Evidence of participation in audit.

Desirable criteria

Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit.
Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement.

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

Alignment with the Trust’s values.
Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development.
Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce.
A commitment to personal / unit CPD
Ability and willingness to work the on-call rota.
Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.