Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric Oncology
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 8 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 188-MT1306
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southampton General Hospital
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum (pro rata'd)
- Closing
- 29/11/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 18/12/2024
Employer heading
Consultant in Paediatric Oncology
Consultant
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
Online applications are invited for a Consultant in Paediatric Oncology. This is a 8 PA substantive post.
The Trust is a major teaching centre for the University of Southampton providing a tertiary paediatric oncology service for the Wessex region. All major paediatric specialities are also provided including, allergy, cardiology, ENT, gastroenterology, urology, nephrology, neonatology (level 3), neurology and neurosurgery, orthopaedics (including spinal), paediatric intensive care, paediatric and neonatal surgery, diabetes, respiratory medicine, radiology and endocrinology. The hospital offers ample opportunities for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and excellent facilities for research and clinical care.
Working for our organisation
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.
All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are looking for a colleague to join a team of 8 paediatric oncology/haematology consultants. The successful applicant will be involved in the care of children with all types of malignancy, but with primary responsibility for patients with solid tumours and leukaemia as well as those on early phase clinical trials. They will work closely with a strong multi-disciplinary team to provide specialist care of children with cancer across the Wessex region, including support of the 11 paediatric oncology shared care units across the region. They will be enthusiastic, highly motivated and help develop our paediatric oncology daycare and ambulatory service.
Applications will ideally have a CST or be on the GMC’s Specialist Register. Applicants who are within six months of obtaining their CST are also invited to apply. Where equivalent qualifications and experience are being offered, it is essential that candidates provide confirmation of this from the relevant College or Faculty in the United Kingdom and attach the confirmation to their application.
When applying, please remember to include your CST date in the membership of professional bodies section of the online application form, which is where you must also record your GMC number.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Individuals wishing to apply must be registered with the General Medical Council (GMC).
The successful candidate will be employed under the terms and conditions of service for Consultants (England) 2003.
Interviews will be held on Wednesday, 18 December 2024
Job Reference: 188-MT1306 - This vacancy closes on or before: 29th November 2024
Should you have any queries, please use the contact details below to get in touch.
Person specification
Qualifications and training
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- GMC registration with a licence to practise
- MRCPCH or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Completion or evidence of working towards a higher academic degree (MD/PhD)
- CCT in Paediatrics with subspeciality recognition in Oncology (or equivalent) or be within six months of CCT date or have undertaken comparable paediatric oncology training oversees
Previous or relevant experience
Essential criteria
- Appropriate paediatric oncology knowledge base to work as consultant, and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
Desirable criteria
- Experience of early phase clinical trials
- Research experience and publications
- Experience of recruitment of patients to clinical trials
- Experience of service development and/or quality improvement
Aptitudes and skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge, clinical and technical skills to provide a consultant led service in Paediatric Oncology
- Experience in the management of paediatric malignancies and paediatric oncological emergencies, including the prescription and delivery of complex chemotherapy
- Clinical skills in bone marrow aspiration/biopsy and lumbar puncture
- Knowledge and experience of clinical governance and audit
Desirable criteria
- Familiarity with working in networks / shared care
Living the Trust values
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate behaviours that meet the Trust Values: Patients First, Always Improving, Working Together
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
- Professor Juliet Gray
- Job title
- Consultant in Paediatric Oncology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07901507929
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