Job summary
- Main area
- Oncology
- Grade
- MN37
- Contract
- 6 months (Fixed term, possible extension)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-TDPB-120
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Charing Cross Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £37,068 - £57,570 per annum plus LW
- Closing
- 04/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Oncology Clinical Fellow
MN37
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career. We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year. We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to a medical fellow to work within the department of Oncology at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Initially it is a 6 month fixed term contract starting September 2024. This post will form part of the Medical oncology post graduate training rotation and provide great learning opportunities in a supportive environment. The role would ideally suit both trainees wishing to pursue a career in oncology, post MRCP part II, but not yet in a training role or those who have finished their oncology training and looking to develop their breast cancer experience. It may also suit potential Portofolio Programme (ex-CESR) trainees, but only with GMC registration and able to work immediately in the UK. The post allows considerable flexibility for the doctors to choose their area of research or education, to develop their CV’s or clinical experience.
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This would be ideally suited for someone who has/is close to completing their acute medical training and interested in specialist training in medical or clinical oncology. The rota is new junior doctor contract compliant. The applicant would be expected to complete their training and clinical opportunities in line with their development needs. The successful applicant will have educational and clinical supervision.
The post is offered 6 month with possibility to extensions.
Main duties of the job
Provide high quality care to patients in oncology services, Research, teaching and training, Performance management, Medical staff management, Governance and Leadership and team working
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. The statutory requirement to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated as a condition of employment from April 2022 is subject to legislative review. At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. The successful applicant may have contact with patients and service users and as part of our pre-employment checks and risk assessments, we will ask all candidates to confirm whether or not they have been fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption.As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually. We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration:
o To develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.
o To ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care programmed activities.
o To ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.
o Where possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trust’s translational research portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of research governance.
o To provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by clinical director.
o To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:
§ Clinical efficiency e.g. LOS reductions
§ Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates
§ Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team
§ Operational efficiency e.g. admission avoidance, day case review and management
o To participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis and to ensure resulting actions are implemented.
o To demonstrate excellent leadership skills within ward team.
o To work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and wider ICHT medical community
Person specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential criteria
- On GMC’s register with a Licence to Practice or eligible to apply for GMC registration and a Licence to Practice
- MRCP part 1, MRCP part 2 written
Desirable criteria
- MRCP part 2 completed
- Completion of core medical training
Knowledge/skills Clinical expertise in Specialty/sub specialty
Essential criteria
- Excellent team and communication skills
- Experience and competencies in acute oncology emergencies
- IT Skills and computer literacy
Desirable criteria
- Prior oncology experience
Leadership/ Management skills
Essential criteria
- Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority
Teaching & Training
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates/postgraduates and junior medical staff
Audit
Essential criteria
- Understanding of principles of clinical audit
Desirable criteria
- Service improvement experience
Language
Essential criteria
- Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements
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
- Danielle Power
- Job title
- Consultant And Honorary Senior Lecturer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02033111741
- Additional information
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