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Job summary

Main area
Paediatrics
Grade
Locum Consultant
Contract
Fixed term: 6 months (6 months)
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
180-LOCON-4849
Employer
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Addenbrooke's Hospital
Town
Cambridge
Salary
£99,532 - £131,964 per annum pro-rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/07/2024 23:59
Interview date
13/08/2024

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Locum Consultant in Paediatric Oncology

Locum Consultant

Job overview

Applications are invited for the post of Locum Consultant in Paediatric Oncology with Palliative Care Interest (10 PAs) at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH), to commence as soon as possible for 6 months.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant for this replacement post will join the established team of 4 full-time Paediatric Oncologists (including this post) and two University Professors, together with three Paediatric Haematologists and one Palliative Care Consultant, in providing a tertiary service to children in the East of England Region.  

You will be fully registered with the GMC and ideally have a CCT in Paediatric Oncology or be within six months of award of CCT at the time of interview. Applications are welcomed from those unable to work full time for personal reasons or those wishing to job-share.

Working for our organisation

The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing, and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC’s Good Medical Practice (2013). Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.

Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

It is a requirement for skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement.

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Cambridge Paediatric Haematology, Oncology, and BMT Centre is one of the larger Primary Treatment Centres in the UK and currently receives around 150 new referrals per year for childhood malignancy, treated within a purpose-built unit at Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Most related specialties, including laboratory services, radiotherapy, paediatric intensive care, and paediatric neurosurgery are available on site. 

There are strong academic links available for cancer research in Cambridge, through the Biomedical Research Centre, MRC and CRUK Cambridge Centre, as well as through academic departments within the University. 

Applicants should have general paediatric experience together with specific paediatric oncology training. Experience and/or training in paediatric palliative care is desirable. 

Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Qualifications (1-5)

Standards

Essential criteria
  • Standards (1-5)

Professionalism

Essential criteria
  • Professionalism (1-5)

Clinical Skills

Essential criteria
  • Clinical Skills (1-5)

Specialty Specific Skills

Essential criteria
  • Related to the post (1-5)

Clinical Governance

Essential criteria
  • Commitment to clinical governance/improving quality of patient care (1-5)

Communication Skills

Essential criteria
  • Communication Skills (1-5)

Personal Skills

Essential criteria
  • Personal Skills (1-5)

Understanding of the NHS

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of the NHS (1-5)

Professional Development

Essential criteria
  • Commitment on ongoing professional development (1-5)

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 Mike Gattens
Job title
Specialty Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Informal enquiries about this post should be addressed to Dr Mike Gattens, Specialty Lead for  Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and BMT ([email protected]) or Dr James Nicholson, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist ([email protected]) respectively.

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