Job summary
- Main area
- Medical Oncology - Breast
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 413-MD-C2023-23518-B
- Employer
- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Christie NHS Foundation
- Town
- Manchester
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 03/09/2024
Employer heading
Consultant - Breast - Medical Oncology
Consultant
Job overview
This is a new post for 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week to provide consultant input within the Medical Oncology Breast Disease Group.
The medical oncologist appointed will work with the Breast team to provide a comprehensive clinical service for Breast patients. This includes patients in the outpatient, inpatient and ambulatory settings, delivering Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) and providing Medical Oncology input to the Breast MDT.
Main duties of the job
Management of Breast patients receiving standard and clinical trials including treatment decisions and ongoing care.
Participating in all relevant aspects of clinical governance, including maintaining up to date protocols, guidelines and clinical audit, under the supervision of the other consultants in in the unit.
Contribute to current research projects and establish new opportunities to expand and develop research within the team.
Revision and development of evidence-based protocols for patients and undertaking the administrative duties associated with the care of their patients.
Maintaining a level of continuing professional development consistent the recommendations of the Royal College and Physicians.
Contributing to the undergraduate teaching of medical students on oncology topics.
Actively contributing to the training of juniors doctors and other multi-disciplinary team members in both in-patient and outpatient departments.
Working for our organisation
The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.
We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.
We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Role Purpose.
The medical oncologist appointed will work with the Breast team to provide a comprehensive clinical service for Breast patients. This includes patients in the outpatient, inpatient and ambulatory settings, delivering Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) and providing Medical Oncology input to the Breast MDT.
The Breast Disease Group, Chaired by Dr Anne Armstrong and Dr Vivek Misra consists of 9 Clinical and 8 Medical Oncologists. These oncologists manage all of the breast cancers diagnosed within the Greater Manchester and Cheshire Cancer Network, with many oncologists delivering a peripheral service through MDTs and clinics. Systemic therapy is delivered centrally or given to patients at peripheral or outreach clinics according to agreed protocols. Radiotherapy is delivered at The Christie or at satellite units in Salford and Oldham.
This year the whole Medical Oncology team will see around 940 New patients and around 14,000 Follow up patients through the Breast team clinics.
All Disease Group consultants work as part of a multi-disciplinary team supporting the delivery of this work including Nurse Clinicians, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Clinical Fellows, Specialist Trainees, Pharmacists and Research Nurses
The Disease Group has a strong emphasis on research with an active systemic therapy and radiotherapy trial portfolio supported by 7 Research Nurses and 5 Clinical Trial Administrators. The Breast Disease Research Sub-group has a 6-weekly business meeting to which all members of the Disease Group are invited.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The appointee will be based at The Christie and will provide senior input to Outpatient clinics, Chemotherapy Services and Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings
The role will be responsible for:
- Management of Breast patients receiving standard and clinical trials including treatment decisions and ongoing care.
- Participating in all relevant aspects of clinical governance, including maintaining up to date protocols, guidelines and clinical audit, under the supervision of the other consultants in in the unit
- Contribute to current research projects and establish new opportunities to expand and develop research within the team.
- Revision and development of evidence-based protocols for patients and undertaking the administrative duties associated with the care of their patients.
- Maintaining a level of continuing professional development consistent the recommendations of the Royal College and Physicians
- Contributing to the undergraduate teaching of medical students on oncology topics
- Providing lectures for the busy postgraduate teaching programme.
- Actively contributing to the training of juniors doctors and other multi-disciplinary team members in both in-patient and outpatient department
- Undertake clinical audit as a member of The Christie Medical Staff Committee.
In addition, consultants in the department share in an on-call rota that involves a commitment to a full week in every twenty weeks. This covers the Specialist Registrar who is second on-call. The on-call consultant provides a post-take ward round each morning to review all newly admitted patients and any sick patients escalated by the team. This takes place seven days per week. Given the low frequency of on-call (1:20) the PAs associated with the predictable element of weekend on-call work form part of the job plan rather than time in lieu. This may be reviewed in the future if requirements for on-call change.
The post holder will have access to office accommodation with computer, intranet and internet and secretarial support.
Person specification
ATTAINMENTS
Essential criteria
- MRCP or equivalent qualification.
- Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview).
- Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration.
- Evidence of productive ethical research relevant to oncology
- Wide experience of Oncology including Breast Cancer
Desirable criteria
- An appropriate higher degree
- Recent publications in peer-reviewed journals
- An appropriate higher degree
3. EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Appropriate experience across all disease groups in Medical Oncology as well as clinical trials experience (including Good Clinical Practice accreditation).
- Experience in teaching undergraduates.
- Experience of clinical audit.
- Wide experience of Oncology including Breast Cancer.
- Evidence of contribution to teaching
Desirable criteria
- Breast clinical experience.
- Research experience.
- An appropriate higher degree.
- Teaching experience /training
5. PERSONAL SKILLS
Essential criteria
- Is a team player prepared to adapt to changing circumstances.
- Proven ability to lead a team
- Dynamic, decision-making motivator.
- Integrity, management and communication skills including teaching
- Confident in ability, but knowing own limitations.
- Demonstrates knowledge, logic and efficiency
- Evidence of clinical leadership skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Flexibility, commitment and team work with colleagues and staff in the department
- Hardworking, enthusiastic achiever. Good attendance record. Patient friendly.
- Professional demeanour
- Must be resilient and well organised
- Ability to work under pressure
- Self-motivator and able to motivate team
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 Anne Armstrong
- Job title
- Consultant - Medical Oncologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 446 8347
- Additional information
Mr Steven Murphy
Oncology Service Manager
[email protected]
0161 956 1652
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