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Job summary

Main area
Oncology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 2 sessions per week
Job ref
309-UCLH-4272
Employer
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
University College London Hospitals
Town
London
Salary
£93,666 - £126,281 Per annum pro rata + Cat B, Low Freq, 1% on-call + LW
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

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Consultant Medical Oncologist – Sarcoma

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Job overview

We are seeking to appoint a permanent 2 session Consultant Medical Oncologist in Sarcoma.

The London Sarcoma Service is one of largest specialist services in Europe providing comprehensive care for all soft tissue and bone sarcomas as well as gastrointestinal stromal tumours. We are looking to build additional resilience into our medical oncology provision based at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This is a unique opportunity to join a world class service delivering excellent care and committed to research.

CV required with application.

Main duties of the job

You will join an experienced team of medical, clinical and paediatric oncologists.

Details of your role will be determined by your experience, interests and clinical need.

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.     

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:     

  • University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)   
  • National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery  
  • Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals  
  • University College Hospital Grafton Way Building  
  • Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine   
  • University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre   
  • The Hospital for Tropical Diseases  
  • University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street  

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.    

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

 For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. 

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* 

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 

*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.  

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. 

Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work. 

Person specification

Professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MBBS or equivalent
  • Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice and revalidated as appropriate
  • On GMC Specialist Register for Medical Oncology or within six months of attaining CCT.
  • MRCP or equivalent - NB: Non UK trained doctors must be on the GMC register and Specialist Register in Medical Oncology by date of interview.
Desirable criteria
  • Higher degree (MD, PhD or equivalent)

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria
  • Comprehensive clinical experience in medical oncology
  • Experience of Acute Oncology Services
  • Experience of and ability to work in multidisciplinary team.
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of ability to take clinical responsibility above SpR grade
  • Experience in sarcoma

Clinical Skills

Essential criteria
  • Management of all aspects of care of patients undergoing chemotherapy
Desirable criteria
  • Undertaken advanced communications skills course

Audit Management & IT

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of management/leadership roles
  • Understand the requirements of governance and clinical audit
  • Experience in organising clinical audit
  • Evidence of participation in quality improvement project within oncology
  • Evidence of management training
  • Evidence of ability to take responsibility
  • Ability to organise and prioritise workload and manage time effectively and efficiently

Research

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of research activity
  • Evidence of GCP training
Desirable criteria
  • Research in relevant clinical field
  • Evidence of first authored publications./peer reviewed publications

Teaching skill & experience

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of experience of teaching medical students and junior medical staff
Desirable criteria
  • Undertaken training as an educational supervisor
  • Teaching qualification

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Rebecca Roylance
Job title
Oncology Clinical Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

General enquiries, about the job or for an informal discussion about these posts should be directed to:

Dr Rebecca Roylance – Oncology Clinical Lead,

[email protected], and

Dr Sandra Strass – Lead clinician for the Sarcoma Service

[email protected]

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