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Barts Health NHS Trust

 Barts Cancer Centre

 Consultant Medical Oncologist- Breast Cancer

259-MED537SBH

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We are seeking to appoint a Consultant Medical Oncologist to join our existing site-specialist multidisciplinary teams in the fields of Breast Cancer. This is a full-time position (10 PAs) but an application for a part-time position would also be considered. The post will be based at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. The successful candidate will join a well-established team and will play a key role in developing breast cancer services across the Trust. The posts offer an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and welcoming consultant team, to develop new models of care/services that support the people in north-east London and beyond.  

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate professional excellence and the ability to deliver effective care. They will need to agree a job plan with the Clinical Director. This post is advertised as a full-time 10 PA position; a reduced timetable could also be considered prior to appointment.   

You require full registration with the General Medical Council with the licence to practice.

(“Pending RCP approval”)

Main duties of the job

To contribute to the provision of a comprehensive, efficient and high-quality evidence-based Medical Oncology service, with continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care.

Leadership, development and organisation of the services in his/her charge in line with Trust / Divisional business plans. Full participation in the management of the Barts Cancer Centre (BCC). Liaison and communication with the Clinical Academic Group Director and General Manager and with the Deputy Director of Operations of BCC.

To develop his/her own interests and specialties within oncology, including active participation in research programmes.

To have corporate and individual responsibility for the professional management of doctors in training.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.