Job summary
- Main area
- Oncology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 PAs per week)
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-7447269
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Free Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 per annum plus London Weighting
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/09/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Consultant in Medical Oncology - Breast Cancer
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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Job overview
Substantive Consultant Medical Oncologist (Breast)
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
(Royal Free and Chase Farm Health Units)
10 Programmed Activity contract
The post-holder will work alongside medical and clinical oncology colleagues at the Royal Free, Chase Farm and Barnet heath units and will be essential for service provision as well as the development of the oral SACT clinics. The successful candidate should have experience of working within a multidisciplinary team; have a wide experience in Medical Oncology but in particular in breast management. If you believe you meet the criteria of the person specification and would like to join the Royal Free London, we encourage you to apply. To find out more about working at the Royal Free please visit our website at: www.royalfree.nhs.uk/jobs.We welcome applications from candidates wanting to work less than full time. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis in consultation with colleagues and the successful applicant. Please contact Dr Neha Chopra, Clinical Service Lead for Oncology at Royal Free Hospital on email [email protected].
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will join the oncology team at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (RFL) as a 10PA Permanent consultant in breast cancer.1. To further develop and support the breast medical oncology services at the Royal Free, Chase Farm and Barnet health units. 2. To lead the development of oral SACT clinics across RFL health units 3. To lead clinical trials in breast cancer. 4. To attend the weekly tumour specific breast MDTs. 5. To take responsibility for the designated clinical workload including all relevant MDMs, out-patient clinics, and review and responsibility for in-patients. 6. To participate in the consultant on-call rota for oncology at Royal Free health unit (1 in 18). 7. To provide postgraduate teaching for junior staff. 8.To provide clinical supervision for specialist registrars. 9.To participate in undergraduate medical student teaching.10. To comply with all the clinical governance processes and procedures of the Trust11. Compliance with Patients’ Charter and Purchasers’ requirements.12. To be departmental audit lead and participate in medical audit as per Royal College of Physicians guidelines.13. To maintain Continuing Professional Development accreditation as per Royal College of Physicians guidelines. 14. To participate in the Trust appraisal programme and GMC revalidation processes.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Royal Free to be your best
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Timetable
|
Day |
Site |
Time |
Activity |
PAs |
Type |
|
Monday |
RFH |
09:00-14:00 |
RFH Clinic |
1.25 |
DCC |
|
14:00-15:00 |
Clinic admin |
0.25 |
DCC |
||
|
15:00-17:00 |
Metastatic MDT |
0.5 |
DCC |
||
|
Tuesday |
CFH |
09:00-13:00 |
CF clinic |
1 |
DCC |
|
13:00-17:00 |
CF clinic |
1 |
DCC |
||
|
Wednesday |
RFH |
08:00-11:00 |
EBC MDT |
0.75 |
DCC |
|
11:00-13:00 |
Clinic admin |
0.5 |
DCC |
||
|
13:00-17:00 |
SPA: Audit lead |
1 |
SPA |
||
|
Thursday |
BGH |
08:30-12.30 |
SPA |
1 |
SPA |
|
13:00-17:00 |
BGH Clinic |
1 |
DCC |
||
|
17:00-18:00 |
Clinic admin |
0.25 |
DCC |
||
|
Friday |
RFH |
09:00-11:00 |
SFU MDT |
0.5 |
DCC |
|
11:00-14:00 |
SFU Clinic |
0.75 |
DCC |
||
|
DCC |
7.75 |
||||
|
SPA |
2 |
||||
|
InPatient |
0.36 |
||||
|
10.11 |
The on-call commitment of this role will be 1 in 18 (category B rota) oncology rota for oncological inpatient management / attending system
SPA activity will include:
· Oral SACT lead
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- MRCP or equivalent medical degree
- Full GMC Registration
- CCST or CCT in Clinical or Medical Oncology and on the specialist register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT at the time of interview
Desirable criteria
- Post Graduate degree
Relevant Experience
Essential criteria
- • Ability to work as part of the multidisciplinary team
Skills and aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Ability to work as part of multidisciplinary team
- Commitment to continuous professional development
- Ability to communicate effectively with staff, patients and relatives
- Ability to work in a pressurised environment
- Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
- Experience of service development and quality improvement initiatives
- Understanding of research methodology and willingness to contribute to local projects
- Potential to develop leadership skills
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of research activity and publications
Others
Essential criteria
- Evidence of participation in audit
- Experience on providing high quality training and education to undergraduates and postgraduates
- Specialist knowledge of dealing with relevant tumour sites
- Ability to support and motivate staff during periods of pressure
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Neha Chopra
- Job title
- Consultant for Oncology and Palliative Care
- Email address
- [email protected]
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