Consultant Clinical Oncologist - Head and Neck & Lung Cancer

at  Swansea Bay University Health Board

Swansea University Health Board is seeking to appoint to a brand new 10 session Clinical Oncologist post in Head and Neck and Lung Cancer, who has a commitment to high quality patient care, high level research, innovative service models, delivery of performance targets and excellence in education/training. The post-holder will be responsible for the delivery of SACT and radiotherapy for the above tumour sites as well as expanding a trials portfolio in these cancers for the patients of the South West Wales Cancer Centre.
The postholder will be joining a friendly and forward-thinking consultant team of clinical and medical oncologists who are committed to delivering highest standards of cancer care, alongside a large team of other clinical and non-clinical professionals.
Head and Neck
The postholder will be an integral member of the head and neck team, working with 3 other clinical oncologists. The team is supported by specialist nursing, dietetic and speech and language therapy colleagues.
It is anticipated that attendance at the head and neck MDT and new patient clinic will alternate so there are always 2 clinical oncologists present as far as possible.
The post holder will see approximately 50 new patients a year and 150 follow up patients per year but will also provide cross cover for other members of the team.
Lung
The postholder will join a team of 2 other clinical oncologists working across South West Wales. The postholder will deliver radical chemoradiotherapy (including SABR) and palliative radiotherapy
The postholder will provide mutual cross cover for the other lung oncologists.
The Swansea lung cancer MDT is held on Monday morning and can be joined remotely.
The postholder will see approximately 100 new patients per year and 200 follow ups.
Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.
We also have community hospital and primary care resource centres providing clinical services outside the main hospitals.
The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University. Aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of Southwest Wales.
Swansea is Wales’ second largest city and sits on the five-mile sweep of Swansea Bay. An ideal base for exploring South-West Wales, there is also much on offer for visitors in Swansea itself. Swansea has a range of shops, cosy cafes, great restaurants, art galleries as well as being able to offer good outdoor lifestyle with its beautiful coastline and beaches on the Gower Peninsula. Swansea also has excellent sporting facilities including the Wales National pool and Swansea.com stadium home to the Ospreys and Swansea City Football Club.
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