Job summary
- Main area
- Medical Oncology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- 6 months (6 months Fixed Term contract)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 200-MC712749-6445399-AS
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St. George's Hospital
- Town
- Tooting
- Salary
- £37,068 - £57,570 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Junior Clinical Fellow for Oncology
NHS Medical & Dental: Clinical Fellow
St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the regional specialist care provider for south west London, Surrey and beyond. The trust provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary and trauma care to community services.
With national and regional referrals added to our local 3.5m catchment, we serve a population of around 5m.
Co-located with St George’s, University of London and with both organisations now in a formal strategic alliance with King’s Health Partners, the trust delivers with its partners high quality research and education both of which contribute to the healthcare provision of tomorrow.
Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff.
St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a major acute hospital that offers very specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, cardiac care, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. It has a helipad which opened in spring 2014 and the work of its emergency department can currently be seen on Channel 4’s ‘24 Hours in A&E’ programme. The hospital also provides all the usual care you would expect from a local NHS district general hospital.
We also provide services at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton. These include outpatient rapid diagnostic and treatment facilities, a minor injuries unit, limb fitting services and 70 elderly, intermediate care and rehabilitation beds.
As well as hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist, maternity and community services to children, adults, older people and people with learning disabilities. These services are provided from St John’s Therapy Centre, 11 health centres and clinics, schools, nursing homes and people’s own homes. The trust also manages the healthcare service at HMP Wandsworth.
Job overview
ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS FOUNDATION TRUST
ST GEORGE’S HOSPITAL
Junior Clinical Fellow in Medical Oncology
Applications are invited for a 6 month appointment with a view to extend to a total of 1 year as a Junior Clinical Fellow in Medical Oncology in St George’s Hospital. The post holder will help to provide Medical Oncology services at St. George’s Hospital, trained, supported and supervised by Consultants in Medical Oncology. This will include assessment and management of inpatients with diverse solid malignancies and lymphoma, including managing acute oncological emergencies and treatment of anti-cancer therapy related toxicity. The successful candidate will attend and contribute to affiliated multi-disciplinary meetings and Consultant ward rounds and will assess and manage patients on the Oncology day unit. The post-holder will work together with a team of oncology specialist registrars / senior clinical fellows operating at a specialist registrar level, two other junior clinical fellows and 2 physician associates. Normal working hours would be 8:30am to 5pm Monday to Fridays.
Main duties of the job
Each tumour type is served by a comprehensive team working within the oncology department to provide complete multi-disciplinary management in the creation of individual care pathways and treatment for each patient. Inpatient beds are provided on Trevor Howell and Gordon Smith wards. The wards are staffed by nurses with a specialist interest in oncology. Systemic anti-cancer therapy is given by trained Oncology Nurses who liaise and work with the Oncology Nurses in the Outpatient Clinic. The department has a designated Outpatient clinic shared with Haematology.
Working for our organisation
The successful applicant will join an enthusiastic team of up to four deanery medical oncology specialist trainees, as well as one internal medicine trainee (IMT) and up to 2 other trust grade senior house officers. The post is an ideal training opportunity to improve skills and knowledge in general and acute medicine, and better understand the natural history of cancer, to learn more about the benefits and risks of cancer treatment and to expand one’s communication skills and team working.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
There will be opportunities for the successful applicant to gain experience in an outpatient clinic setting under the supervision of the medical oncology consultants.
Informal enquiries about the posts are welcome and should be directed to Dr Doraid Alrifai ([email protected]), Medical Oncology Consultant
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration
- MB BS or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- BSc or other Undergraduate degree
- MRCP(UK/I) or equivalent
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- UK general medical experience of 24 months (including 6 months of acute unselected take) in an NHS hospital.
Desirable criteria
- Previous oncology experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Appropriate level of clinical knowledge
- Appropriate experience and competence in common medical interventions
- Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience with anti-cancer treatment
Research
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research in Oncology
Teaching
Desirable criteria
- Experience of undergraduate teaching
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligibly in written and spoken English
- Empathise with patients and their relatives in the communication of bad news Work co-operatively with others
Other
Essential criteria
- Understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit.
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Doraid Alrifai
- Job title
- Consultant Medical Oncologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8725 2955
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