Locum Consultant Oncology

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) is recruiting to a Fixed Term Locum Consultant Clinical Oncologist (10 PA) post for a 6m fixed term period. The successful candidate will be required to deliver Breast-Oncology and independently manage a patient caseload, whilst being supported by an innovative and supportive clinical team and a dedicated administrative team. The successful candidate will join a team of Consultant Oncologists, delivering Oncology care across the Birmingham region. The post is a 10 PA role. The role will be based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

The clinical facilities for the Oncology service are based across a range of sites at UHB. Bespoke day case units at Good Hope, Solihull, Heartlands and QE provide systemic anti-cancer treatments and outpatient services, whilst the QE site also has dedicated Oncology inpatient wards for acute emergency admissions (Ward 622) and planned inpatient elective treatment (Ward 623). There is also a designated Young Persons Day Unit (YPU) and Young Persons Inpatient Unit, delivering systemic anti-cancer treatment as day case and inpatient. Radiotherapy services are based in the Cancer Centre and in the Heritage Building.

The Acute Oncology Service (AOS) covers the four hospital sites, offering co-ordinated care for patients across the Birmingham region. The service is led collaboratively by a Clinical Nursing Team and is supported by Consultant Oncologist.

Main duties of the job

The successful appointee will deliver breast-oncology care, deliver outpatient clinics, consent to anti-cancer treatment, lead on tumour specific MDTs and deliver specialist inpatient care.

Job plans will be agreed upon recruitment but will include the above key responsibilities to a 10PA schedule.

Duties of the post

The site specialist interests will be agreed on acceptance of the post. Provisionally, Breast Oncology tumour sites will be covered, with outpatient clinics at QEH.

Clinical

The appointee should be experienced in the management of patients with Oncological tumours and malignancies, specific interest in Breast. The successful candidate will be encouraged to develop disease specific areas of interest, working alongside the current Oncology team. In keeping with the departments ambition as a teaching hospital, the appointee will have the opportunity to engage in research and would be encouraged to utilise world class expertise based on Campus within the University of Birmingham (UoB), the Cancer Research Clinical Trials Unit and the Institute for Translational Medicine to progress the research strategy under the umbrella of Birmingham Health Partners.

The appointee will be expected to provide outpatient care through a set number of clinics per week. They will also contribute to speciality MDTs and participate in monthly mortality and morbidity meetings, quality meetings and educational sessions.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

1. Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
2. Offering our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job responsibilities

The UHB Oncology Service also provides Oncology service provision to Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust and Birmingham Childrens Hospital, through a Service Level Agreement.

KEY SKILLS

• Broad experience and understanding of Oncology
• Significant experience in delivering chemotherapy and managing side effects
• Demonstrates good interpersonal skills with patients, relatives and member of the clinical team
• Ability to gain confidence and trust
• Ability to cope with pressure
• Ability to respond to change
• Conscientious and hardworking
• Positive contribution to MDTs
• Flexibility in working pattern
• Ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with patients and their families

Person Specification Qualifications

• GMC Registration with licence to practice
• MRCP

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.