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Trust Doctor in Paediatric Oncology (ST3+ equivalent)
ST3-ST8
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We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.
This post is suitable for a trainee with knowledge and experience of Paediatric Oncology and Haematology care as well as having a solid grounding in Acute Paediatric Medicine. A comprehensive training programme is available within this post which is equivalent to the training delivered through the UK National Grid training programme to achieve Specialty Certification.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
This post will be for 6 months from January 2025 with the possibility of extension. It will provide training in the clinical aspects of Paediatric Oncology. This position will be in the Department of Paediatric Oncology (Royal Victoria Infirmary) within the Children's Directorate of the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust.
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Dr Tasnim Arif at [email protected] or Dr Quentin Campbell-Hewson on 0191 2824068 or email [email protected].
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
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Clinical:
The post will include the responsibility and supervision of children (both in-patient, day case and out-patient) with leukaemia, solid tumours and adolescents with malignancies. The postholder will gain experience in the management of patients with:
• Children teenagers and adolescents with extracranial solid tumours
• Teenagers and adolescents with extracranial solid tumours
• Young people with brain tumours
• Young People leading up to and following Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation and Chimeric Antigen Receptor T cell therapy
• The care of children receiving conditioning and delivery of stem cell transplantation.
• The post holder will gain experience in the clinical management of young people with a comprehensive range malignancies and haematological disorders.
Administrative:
• The post holder will be involved in the administration of the Paediatric Oncology Unit. He/she will be responsible for ensuring the documentation of all patients on the Unit, and the discharge summaries, are kept up to date. He/she will supervise the junior staff to ensure this.
• The postholder will be responsible with other junior colleagues for the administration of out of hours cover for the paediatric oncology unit.
Research:
The post holder will be encouraged to undertake a clinical research project. This may interact with the major research team of the Department:
1) The Leukaemic Stem Cell as a therapeutic target.
2) Chromosomal abnormalities within ALL.
3) The molecular pathology of neuroblastoma and medulloblastoma.
4) The clinical and molecular pharmacology of anti-cancer agents.
5) The epidemiology of childhood malignancies.
6) Long term follow up and survivorship.
7) Development and delivery of Early Phase Trial therapy.
8) Investigation and development of new technologies for healthcare.
Teaching:
The post holder will be expected to participate in the teaching programme. They will also be expected to teach at the bedside undergraduate and medical students. The trust has a dedicated Training and Medical Education department offering face to face and online training.
Within the Paediatric Directorate there are daily morning teaching sessions and a weekly grand round.
In paediatric oncology there is a weekly junior medical staff driven teaching and journal club session and there is weekly targeted training sessions by the Consultant of the week. Our preclinical research unit provides a curriculum of weekly oncology research presentations including local national and international speakers.
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Education and Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Primary Medical Qualification
- Comprehensive basic Paediatric internship training
- Full GMC registration at time of application
Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Good history & examination skills
- Able to formulate a working diagnosis
- Able to order appropriate investigations
- Image interpretation relevant to practice
- Able to institute complex management plans
- Advanced level of skills and knowledge in paediatric oncology /haematology
- Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague
Maintaining Clinical Competence
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Written evidence of satisfactory training to date e.g. workplace assessments
Teaching
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students & Foundation Doctors
Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Experience of audit projects
Communication, Relationships and Working with Colleagues
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and other people within a team
- Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues in all disciplines
Personal Attributes
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Alignment with the Trust’s Values
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD
- Time management skills
- Honesty, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality
Meini prawf dymunol
- Evidence of leadership skills
- IT literate
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- Rachel Richardson
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