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Job summary

Main area
Oncology
Grade
Specialist Grade
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
432-MC2566
Employer
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Colchester
Town
Colchester
Salary
£83,945 - £95,275 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
19/12/2024 11:00

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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust logo

Specialist Grade in Oncology

Specialist Grade

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole.  The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

 

Job overview

Applications are invited for enthusiastic, motivated and committed individuals to join our friendly and dynamic teams within the Oncology department at Colchester Hospital, part of the East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust. There may be the opportunity in keeping with our Clinical Strategy for cross-site working at our other hospital site at Ipswich Hospital if service needs require.

 

Main duties of the job

The post holder would be expected to support the cancer services across a wide range of tumour sites.  However, if the candidate has a special interest in certain tumour sites, it could be considered as part of the job plan. 

The job plan will be reviewed annually. It will cover all aspects of a Specialist Grade professional practice including clinical work, research and education. In addition, it will include personal objectives, details of their link to wider service objectives and details of the support required by the doctor to fulfil the job plan and the objectives.

Working for our organisation

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provides hospital and community health care . We serve a wide geographical area with a population approaching 800,000 residents. We deliver care services from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals, high street clinics and in patients’ own homes. We have nearly 10,000 staff, with an annual budget of over £650 million. We are the largest NHS organisation in the East Anglia.

We are building for better care with an exciting capital development programme across our sites – totalling £100million over the next five years.

We are building a new elective orthopaedic centre for ESNEFT at Colchester Hospital. It will be one of the biggest centres in the country and will ensure we can retain complex and low volume cases locally for the people we serve.

We are also now building a £7million specialist interventional radiology and cardiac angiography unit at Colchester.

At Ipswich we are investing £35million in a new Emergency Department and co-located Urgent Treatment Centre, with additional diagnostic imaging kit (MRI and CT). There’s a £5.3million molecular diagnostic laboratory soon to open at Ipswich, and works begins soon for a new Breast Care Centre and a Children’s Unit.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Specialist Grades are required to have continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and for the proper functioning of their departments.  They are expected to undertake administrative duties that arise from these responsibilities.  

10 PA’s will be offered. A minimum of 8.5 PA’s will be for direct patient care and 1.5 PA’s for SPA. Expected commitments will include:

Multi-disciplinary ward meeting

New patient clinics

One or more chemotherapy review clinics

One or more follow-up clinics

Support to Radiotherapy units and Chemotherapy day units

Ward consultations

Other ward rounds

Attendance at relevant site-specific MDTs

Audit, research, CPD, appraisal and revalidation

In addition for Specialist doctor role:

Acute oncology service support (one or more sessions)

Expertise in clinical procedures such as pleural and ascitic drain placement would be beneficial

Independent clinics

Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria
  • Full Registration with the General Medical Council
  • For Specialist doctor post candidate must have completed 12 years Medical work (either continuous period or in aggregate) since obtaining primary Medical / Dental Qualification of which a minimum of six years should have been in a relevant specialty. Equivalent years’ experience in a relevant specialty from other medical grades including from overseas will also be accepted
  • Shall meet the criteria set out in the specialist Grade generic capabilities framework
  • Wide experience in Oncology.
  • Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team with appropriate inter-personal skills for effective team working.
  • Ability to motivate and develop junior medical and other staff.
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to develop and maintain a sub-specialty interest.
  • Evidence of presentations.
  • Evidence of audit participation.
  • Shows scientific approach to problem solving.
  • Willingness to develop new approaches to teaching.

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr J Collins
Job title
Consultant Oncologist and Clinical Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01206 745088
Additional information

Colchester Hospital

Dr J Collins

Consultant Oncologist and Clinical Lead

01206 74 5088

Email: [email protected]

Secretary: [email protected]

Ipswich Hospital

Dr Liz Sherwin

Consultant Oncologist and Clinical Lead

Email:  [email protected]

Secretary: [email protected]

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