Consultant Clinical Oncologist in Breast and Urological Cancers

at  Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Our oncology team is excited to welcome a friendly and enthusiastic colleague who values strong teamwork and a patient-centred approach. This new role is a vital addition to our expanding and ambitious oncology service, where you’ll join an energetic, innovative team dedicated to providing a comprehensive range of oncology services for the communities of Gloucestershire and Herefordshire. With plans to develop the Gloucestershire Cancer Institute by expanding our regional Cancer Centre in Cheltenham through a new building and estate transformation, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.
This is a substantive position for a Consultant Clinical Oncologist at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. When working 10 Programmed Activities (PAs), consultants typically see 150 to 200 new patients per year, approximately four new patients each week. Work closely with our established teams focused on urological and breast cancers, with a specific opportunity to engage in research, which is prioritised in the job plan.
While this role is advertised as a 10 PA post, we welcome applications from those interested in less-than-full-time work and are committed to accommodating particular interests or tumour sites the successful candidate may wish to pursue. We encourage informal enquiries to explore how we can tailor this role to suit your career aspirations.
We have 13 Clinical Oncologists (consultants and specialty doctors) and 7 Medical Oncologists with 3 Consultant Radiographers and one Consultant Nurse. We are supported by 10 WTE Specialist Registrars in Clinical and Medical Oncology, 4 specialty doctors, 12 resident doctors and 3 clinical fellows. We have a large team of nurse practitioners providing acute care to our patients (inpatient care, 24-hour acute haematology oncology unit and acute oncology service) and assessment for patients undergoing SACT.

This Clin ical Oncology post will provide specialist input to the urology service in Gloucestershire and the breast service in Herefordshire in order to deliver high quality patient care . This will include:

• continuing the established links with site specialized teams through multidisciplinary team meetings
• further strengthening and developing multidisciplinary teams
• maintaining and fostering links with multi-disciplinary staff groups within Oncology, the palliative care teams, colleagues in medical and surgical specialties, and colleagues in primary care
• offering as many patients as possible access to a clinical trial (0.5 PA per week to pursue research activity)

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust (GHNHSFT) was formed in April 2002 and became a second wave Foundation Trust in July 2004. We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital. In collaboration with the other NHS Trust in Gloucestershire (Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust - GHCNHSFT - who provide physical health, mental health and learning disability services), we provide Oncology services across Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, parts of Powys, and Worcestershire.
Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong. Our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing outstanding patient-centred, high quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas. Ours is a warm, collegiate, and patient-centred trust.
The Gloucestershire Oncology Centre is located on the Cheltenham site. This is a regional cancer Centre for the population of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and South Worcestershire, as well as parts of Shropshire and Powys. The Centre registered 5058 new patients in 2023. We are expanding our Centre to create Gloucestershire Cancer Institute (GCI). This will provide a brand-new building plus transformation of our current estate. Our new space will be bigger, brighter and more welcoming, enabling us to be fit for the future of oncology care in Gloucestershire.
Job Plan
The job plan is an 10 PA job plan covering breast and urological cancers. In GHNHSFT we welcome pro rata part-time, or job share applicants.
Job details
Job Title: Consultant in Clinical Oncology (10 PAs)
Division Diagnostic & Specialities
Department: Oncology
Responsible and accountable to: Clinical Lead. Further line management is provided by the Chief Of Service or Medical Director
Grade: Consultant
Location: Cheltenham General Hospital
Overview
This post for a Consultant Clinical Oncologist is based in the Gloucestershire Oncology Centre at Cheltenham General Hospital. You will join a team of 17 Consultant Clinical and Medical Oncologists and 3 Specialist Doctors who provide the non-surgical oncology services for the whole of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and some specialties in South Worcestershire. The contract will be held by Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GHNHSFT), although the appointee may spend a proportion of their time at other hospitals in the catchment area.
Job Purpose
This Clinical Oncology post will cover the urology service in Gloucestershire and breast in Herefordshire. The successful candidate will be expected to continue the established links with site specialised teams through the appropriate multidisciplinary team meetings. The appointee will be encouraged to participate in the departmental philosophy of entering patients into clinical trials wherever possible. Further strengthening and development of multidisciplinary teams is anticipated.
The post holder will maintain and foster links with the multi-disciplinary staff groups within Oncology, the Palliative Care teams, colleagues in Medical and Surgical specialities, and colleagues in primary care.
Provisional Job plan
Programmed Activity 10
Direct Clinical Care (including unpredictable on-call) 8.5
Supporting Professional Activities 1.5

FINALLY, THE POST-HOLDER IS EXPECTED TO:

• Observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations
• Observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff
• Be responsible, with management support, for their own personal development and to actively contrib-ute to the development of colleagues
  Location
  The place of clinical work for this post is Gloucestershire Hospitals. Other work locations, including off site working, may be agreed in the post-holder’s Job Plan where appropriate. The post-holder will generally be expected to undertake their Programmed Activities at the principal place of work or other locations agreed in the Job Plan. Exceptions will include travelling between work sites and attending official meetings away from the workplace. You may be required to work at any site within the Trust.
  Review
  This job description will be regularly reviewed. It is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post-holder

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