NHS Specialist in Clinical Oncology

NHS Specialist in Clinical Oncology   

An exclusive opportunity to join a large NHS Teaching Hospital Trust as a Specialist in Clinical Oncology. The Specialist contract is ideal if you’re a Trust-grade doctor hoping to step up into a senior post, or you’re an IMG Consultant wanting to join in the NHS in a slightly more supervised capacity before taking a completely independent role. As a Specialist, you’ll have the opportunity to take patients under your own name, however you will still be expected to receive relevant supervision and appropriate training. You will be working as part of an innovative and supportive multi-disciplinary team of Consultants, Registrars and Specialty Doctors, Physicians, Junior Doctors, Nurses, CNS, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Radiographers. The Cancer Centre delivers a vast array of SACT and Radiotherapy treatments. The site specialist interests will be discussed in interview and the department would like encourage development in specific subsites of interest. Flexibility can be given for specific subsite requirements for CESR, for example, in the regular job plan review. It will be a 10PA (40 hours p/w) job plan with the following duties

• Managing patients in relevant subsites
• Providing outpatient care in clinics
• Panning Radiotherapy and peer review sessions
• Prescribing SACT and clinical admit
• Participating in the on-call rota for in-patient management
• Contributing to specialty MDTs
• Participating in monthly mortality and morbidity meetings, quality meetings and educational sessions
• Engaging in research and clinical trials
• Participating in specialty education of undergraduate and postgraduates and teaching programmes for junior medical staff
• Dedicated time for Continued Professional Development, with the support of an educational and clinical supervisor

Key Details

• Salary – £80,693 - £91,584
• Location – Midlands
• Duration – Permanent

Cancer Centre

The Trust is one of the largest teaching hospitals in the UK, employing over 20,000 members, and it’s a regional referral centre seeing patients from across the UK. The Cancer Centre has close links with the University and Medical Schools and offers regional medical teaching and research opportunities. The Medical Oncology service offers chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and other supportive treatment across an extensive range of subsites. There is a purpose-built Oncology inpatient ward and day unit, and outpatient services are in the main Cancer Centre site, as well as in some neighbouring Hospitals. The Radiotherapy department in the Cancer Centre offers state of the art technology and equipment, and some of the highly specialised facilities available are; IGMRT treatments, CT scanners, Cyberknife, Tomotherapy HD units, HDR, Deep x-ray, Linear accelerators (with XVI).

The Location

• This Trust is based in a large city which offers a vast range of shopping, leisure and cultural activities and places to eat and drink
• It is very multicultural and has access to countless different religious amenities
• The cost of living is low, and housing is affordable
• There are a few excellent Universities nearby and a choice of some top grammar (private) and state schools for all ages
• There’s reliable local public transport, excellent rail and road links nationwide, as well as a large international airport

The Requirements

• Full GMC Registration (or invitation to GMC ID check) – essential
• Full MRCP (UK) or FRCR (UK) or equivalent post-graduate qualification – essential
• Ability to work independently at consultant level within Clinical Oncology

How BDI Resourcing can support

When choosing to apply for your next Specialist in Clinical Oncology role with BDI Resourcing, you’ll have the full support of an expert recruitment team who will assist, as standard, with:

• CV Preparation using our recognised bespoke guidance
• Application support with expert knowledge of specialisms, NHS, and local support
• Video based Interview Preparation using specific example questions according to job role
• Contract and offer negotiations for salary, relocation packages, tenure and more

Once you have accepted your new Specialist in Clinical Oncology role, you’ll then be met by one of our dedicated relocation executives who will guide you through all the way to starting to your new Oncology role in the NHS including:

• Document gathering and checking
• COS and Visa Application support if applicable
• Short- and long-term accommodation sourcing
• Travel Arrangements
• Family support for finding schools and any other aspects of pastoral care

How to apply

If you wish to apply for this opportunity or if you would like to discuss your search for work and seek advice on other available posts then please send a copy of your most recent CV to oncology@bdiresourcing.com and one of the specialist oncology team will be in touch to discuss your options.

We look forward to hearing from you and wish you all the best with your job search.