Consultant Clinical Oncologist in Lower GI and Urological Cancers

Consultant Clinical Oncologist in Lower GI and Urological Cancers 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.

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 lower GI cancers and urology, with a specific opportunity to engage in research, which is prioritised in the job plan.

This role is advertised as a 10 PA post. We are committed to accommodating those wishing to work less than full time, and also 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.

Main duties of the job

This Clinical Oncology post will provide specialist input to the urology service in Gloucestershire and lower GI 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)

About us

We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital. 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.

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.

Gloucestershire was voted as the best place to live in the UK by the Times and the Sunday Times in 2021. It offers the stunning Cotswold countryside, the Cathedral city of Gloucester and the beautiful Regency spa town of Cheltenham.

Job responsibilities

Thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you would like to see further details of the job, please see the job description attached.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Full General Medical Council registration
• Entry on the Specialist Register as a Clinical Oncologist or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the advisory appointments committee
• CCT or CESR-Combined Programme; proposed CCT/CESR-CP date within 6 months of interview
• FRCR
• Research degree (MD/PhD)
• Additional qualification in Quality Improvement, Medical Education, or other pertinent expertise

Clinical Experience

• Evidence of expertise in the areas of special interest relevant to the Job Plan
• Experience in Medical Education

Management Expertise

• Participation in quality improvement including completion of QI project

Educational Experience

• Training of resident doctors
• Additional Education Qualification

Research Experience

• Active involvement in clinical trials
• Research degree (MD/PhD)

Personal Attributes

• Effective team working skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.