Locum Consultant - Medical Oncology - Breast

Locum Consultant - Medical Oncology - Breast Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Locum Consultant in Medical Oncology (Breast Cancers)

(Less than full time post, 8.5 PAs)

Commencing as soon as possible

This post comprises 8.5 Programmed Activities per week on average to be carried out at Guy's & St Thomas' and Queen Mary Hospital Sidcup (QMH). The post includes MDMs and clinics.

Main duties of the job

The post includes MDMs and clinics at Guy's & St Thomas' and Queen Mary Hospital (QMH). Guy's hosts a well-developed clinical trials unit and the team makes significant contributions to trial recruitment, including close interaction with the Phase 1 trials activity based in the Clinical Research Facility at GSTT.

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research.

Job responsibilities

We are looking for a motivated clinician with an interest in breast cancers. The postholder will be working closely with Drs Ines Sandri, Hartmut Kristeleit, Anne Rigg, Mark Harries, Janine Mansi, Mark Nathan, Harris Gousis, Robert Urwin, Rosa Guiliani and Emma Beddowes in the breast team. The Clinical Director for Oncology is Dr Hartmut Kristeleit () and the Deputy Clinical Director for Medical Oncology is Dr Deborah Enting ().

Candidates wishing to discuss details of the post or to visit the hospital are advised to contact the above-named consultants.

As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.

Person Specification Professional Qualifications

• Hold MRCP
• Full GMC Registration
• On GMC Specialist List in Medical Oncology or within six months of attaining CCT.
• Possession of, or working towards, a higher degree qualification (MD or PhD)

Clinical Experience

• Training in management of Breast cancers
• Experience of multidisciplinary cancer care.
• Wide general experience in Medical Oncology and an ability to offer expert clinical opinion in a range of problems within the speciality.

Skills

• Track record of clinical governance, audit, management and IT skills required
• Experience in clinical trials
• Definite track record of research, publications/ understanding / knowledge of Research ethics
• Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff
• Management of all aspects of care of patients with complex cancers undergoing intensive treatment.
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
• A background in discovery and development of new molecularly-defined therapies.
• An awareness of current speciality specific developments, initiatives and issues. Evidence of training in research methodology.

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.

Salary: £105,504 to £139,882 a year p.a excl LZ (Pro rata)