Detailed job description and main responsibilities

ORGANISATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
This post is for 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week to provide clinical oncology management and treatment within the Genito-Urinary Disease Group. 

Role Purpose

The Locum Clinical Oncologist appointed will work with the GU team to provide a comprehensive clinical service for GU patients. This includes patients in the outpatient, inpatient and ambulatory settings, delivering Radiotherapy and Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) whilst also providing Clinical Oncology input to the GU MDT. 
The GU Disease Group led by Prof A Choudhury and consists of 9 (8WTE) Clinical Oncologists. These oncologists manage all GU cancers diagnosed within the Greater Manchester and Cheshire Cancer Network, with many oncologists delivering a peripheral service through MDTs and clinics. Systemic therapy is delivered centrally or given to patients at peripheral or outreach clinics according to agreed protocols. Radiotherapy is delivered at The Christie or at satellite units in Salford, Oldham and Macclesfield.

The group also has an active prostate brachytherapy service, and the team also has a strong commitment to research and trial activity in which the appointee would be expected to be involved in.

All Disease Group consultants work as part of a multi-disciplinary team supporting the delivery of this work including Nurse Clinicians, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Clinical Fellows, Specialist Trainees, Pharmacists and Research Nurses

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

The appointee will be based at The Christie and will provide input to the following areas of delivery:
•    Outpatient clinics - Providing support with waiting times across Greater Manchester and Cheshire, including attendance at one peripheral clinic.
•    Radiotherapy and SACT Services 
•    Inpatient Services  - primarily Wards 11, 12, 4 and the Oncology Assessment Unit
•    Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings
•    Team meetings
•    Educational meetings
•    Audit

The role will be responsible for:
•    Management of patients with Prostate and Bladder cancer receiving standard therapy including treatment decisions and ongoing care. 
•    Participating in all relevant aspects of clinical governance, including maintaining up to date protocols, guidelines and clinical audit
•    Contributing to current research projects and establish new opportunities to expand and develop research within the team.  
•    Revision and development of evidence-based protocols for patients and undertaking the administrative duties associated with the care of their patients.
•    Maintaining a level of continuing professional development consistent with the recommendations of the Royal College of Radiologists 
•    Actively contributing to the training of junior doctors and other multi-disciplinary team members in both in-patient and outpatient departments.

The appointee will have office accommodation and access to secretarial support.  

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
The Trust supports the requirements for CPD as laid down by the GMC and royal colleges and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities.

Job Planning
The job plan outlines the requirements of the post and may be altered by joint agreement with the Divisional Clinical Director and Service Manager and in response to service needs.  Job Plans are also subject to an annual review (May – September) as detailed in the Trust’s Job Planning Policy.  It is expected that the initial Job Plan discussion will take place within the first six months of employment at the Trust.

The annual review will examine all aspects of the job plan (including any Educational components) and will also include an assessment of professional development with defined goals for the future.

Job Plan Timetable
The timetable below is indicative and will be confirmed on commencement in post.  

It is the requirement of the Trust that all new consultant colleagues must have 0.25 SPAs within their job plan to support Trust appraisal and supervision requirements.  This can either be as appraiser or a supervisor for medical staff or Advanced clinical Practitioners.