Consultant in Gynaecological Oncology

at  Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

This is a substantive full time (10PA) post, working exclusively within the Gloucestershire Hospitals Trust. This post will be a cross county appointment with activities on both sites.
We are looking for an experienced Gynaecological Oncologist to join our expanding team, who will provide high quality specialist oncological care for our patients.

Main duties and Purpose

• Subspecialty accredited Gynaecological Oncologist with a special interest in vulval disease and vulval cancer, and be competent in the use of sentinel node localisation and excision for the treatment of vulval cancer
• The provision of high-quality specialist Gynaecological oncology services in all clinical settings including, theatres, outpatient clinics, colposcopy, Ward round and On-call duties (1/12)
• To support the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff, by way of appropriate teaching and supervision including medical students
• To ensure the delivery of a high-quality patient-centred clinical service
• To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in that same task
• To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
• To work in accordance with our trust’s procedures and operating policies
• to support the business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Women and Children Division and our Trust

Integral to the responsibilities of this post are the following objectives:
4 to ensure the delivery of a high-quality patient-centred clinical service
4 to provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in that same task
4 to sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
4 to work in accordance with our trust’s procedures and operating policies
4 to support the business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Women and Children Division and our Trust
4 to work within the framework of team decisions
4 to take a whole systems approach to working with the wider health community both NHS and social services
4 to show initiative, enthusiasm and flexibilityClinical responsibilities

The appointee will be expected to share responsibility for the delivery of high-quality care to the patients presenting to the Department.

• The provision of high-quality care in all clinical settings, including theatres, outpatient clinics, wards, and working well as part of a multidisciplinary team

To support the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff
To provide on call support out of hours. To attend the Department out of hours as per agreed protocols
We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital to a population of 652,475* in Gloucestershire as well as caring for patients from surrounding counties and beyond. We remain the major provider of secondary care services in the area and analysis shows that for Gloucestershire we are the leading acute healthcare provider by a significant margin.
Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong and our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred, high-quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision of providing Best Care for Everyone and our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff, many of whom are world leaders in healthcare, teaching and research. You could make a real difference to our patients’ lives by joining our team.
Clinical Responsibilities

The appointee will be expected to share responsibility for the delivery of high-quality care to the patients presenting to the Department.

• The provision of high-quality care in all clinical settings, including theatres, outpatient clinics, wards, and working well as part of a multidisciplinary team

To support the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff
To provide on call support out of hours. To attend the Department out of hours as per agreed protocols

Education & Training

• To participate in the training of a Subspeciality trainee in Gynaecological Oncology
• To participate in the undergraduate teaching programme from both the University of Bristol and

the newly established Three Counties Medical School

• To assist and participate with the development of postgraduate training for doctors in training
• To contribute to multi-disciplinary skills training

Continuing Professional Development
We recognise the importance of continuing medical education and actively encourage our consultant team to prioritise professional development. You will undertake CME / CPD as per College recommendations. A mentoring scheme for new consultant staff is well established and each new appointee will be appointed a mentor shortly after appointment.
Clinical Governance and Audit

We have a well-established framework for clinical governance that incorporates clinical audit. Clinical Governance meetings are regular. The post-holder will be expected to take part in developing clinical audit activities within the department and achieving clinical governance objectives in accordance with the agreed Divisional and Trust clinical governance programs:

• To promote evidence-based practice.
• To participate in and develop Quality Improvement projects

• Subspecialty accredited Gynaecological Oncologist with a special interest in vulval disease and vulval cancer, and be competent in the use of sentinel node localisation and excision for the treatment of vulval cancer
• The provision of high-quality specialist Gynaecological oncology services in all clinical settings including, theatres, outpatient clinics, colposcopy, Ward round and On-call duties (1/12)
• To support the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff, by way of appropriate teaching and supervision including medical students
• To ensure the delivery of a high-quality patient-centred clinical service
• To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in that same task
• To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
• To work in accordance with our trust’s procedures and operating policies
• to support the business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Women and Children Division and our Trus