Job overview

Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Cancer Centre – Consultant Medical Oncology– Gastro-Intestinal Cancer, Cancer of Unknown Primary and Acute Oncology Vacancy

 Advert

We are seeking to appoint a substantive Consultant Medical Oncologist to join our existing site-specialist multidisciplinary teams in the field of GI Cancers based at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in the Barts Cancer Centre. The post offers an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and growing consultant team, and to develop new models of care/services that support the people in north-east London and beyond.  The post will be based at St Bartholomew’s Hospital and at the Royal London Hospital.

It is anticipated that the post holder will participate in immune oncology delivery and clinical trials.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate professional excellence and the ability to deliver effective care. This post is advertised as a full time 10 PA position; an alternative timetable would need to be requested prior to appointment for consideration by the Divisional Director. 

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

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.

 ·         To have regard at all times to the clinical and quality standards set out in the NHS Cancer Plan, the Improving Outcomes reports and National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance reports.

 ·         To liaise effectively and on a timely basis with General Practitioners, community services, and all healthcare agencies.

 ·         To maintain and promote team and multidisciplinary work.

 ·         To participate in the consultant on-call rota.

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.