Locum Consultant in Medical Oncology - Melanoma

at  Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

This appointment is the next step in our expanding and ambitious Oncology service, and you could make a real difference to patients’ lives by joining our team. At the heart of our organisation are dedicated staff, and we are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us and achieve our vision of providing Best Care for Everyone. Our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff, many of whom are leaders in healthcare, teaching and research.
This locum Medical Oncology post will cover the melanoma service in Gloucestershire. 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.
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. It is a warm, collegiate, and patient-centred hospital.
Job Plan
The job plan is an 6 PA job plan covering melanoma. In GHNHSFT we welcome pro rata part-time, or job share applicants.
Job details
Job Title: Locum Consultant in Medical Oncology (6 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: Locum Consultant
Location: Cheltenham General Hospital
Overview
This post for a Locum Consultant Medical 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 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 Medical Oncology post will cover the melanoma service in Gloucestershire. 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 6
Direct Clinical Care (including unpredictable on-call) 4.5
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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