Job summary
Employer heading
Locum Senior Clinical Fellow (ST3+ LAS) Oncology
Senior Clinical Fellow
Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Trust as a locum appointment for service (LAS, ST3+ equivalent) senior clinical fellow at the Royal Free and Chase Farm Hospital sites. This post is effective from August 2024 for a period of 12 months, although this may be extended. We have three infusion suites to treat cancer patients at The Royal Free, Finchley Memorial and Chase Farm Hospitals whilst radiotherapy is delivered at the Royal Free Hospital. The post-holder will work alongside medical and clinical oncology colleagues at the Royal Free and Chase Farm sites, and will be essential for service provision as well as the development of the breast, GI and Urology cancer pathways. Experience of working at IMT2 equivalent level; MRCP is desirable as is previous experience in oncology. This post is best suited to a candidate hoping to apply to medical or clinical oncology training, or for a candidate hoping to pursue CESR training in oncology. The timetable can also be flexed according to the educational needs of the successful candidate, and less than full time applications can also be considered. To find out more about working at the Royal Free please visit our website at: www.royalfree.nhs.uk/jobs For further details please contact : Dr Judy King, Clinical Services Lead for Oncology [email protected] Dr Neha Chopra, Training Lead for Oncology: [email protected]
Main duties of the job
- Professional / Clinical responsibilities
- The focus of this post will be on supporting the outpatient clinics and acute oncology teams based at Royal Free and Chase Farm Hospital.
- The post holder will support outpatient clinics which will involve seeing patients on treatment for cancer and assessing their fitness for treatment and identifying and treating complications of treatment. There is exposure to both medical and clinical oncology clinic with the possibility of radiotherapy planning if the post holder has a clinical oncology interest.
- The post holder will attend the lung MDT and would be expected to present oncology patients requiring a MDT discussion on management.
- Associated clinical responsibilities include dealing with both routine and emergency patient review in outpatient clinics and on inpatient wards, organizing and managing administration duties related to outpatient clinics, planning and prescribing of chemotherapy and other protocol-specific treatments, accurate record-keeping in medical case notes and clinical trial documentation, and enabling inter-disciplinary management.
- Working with the AOS team to provide a robust service. There is scope to work with the nurses and the medical team to ensure oncology patients are seen efficiently. At the Barnet site, the oncology service no longer has inpatients.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free began as a pioneering organisation and continues to play a leading role among UK hospital trusts. Established in 1828 by William Marsden, a newly qualified surgeon shocked that he could not find treatment for a penniless young woman, we were the first to provide care free of charge and the only London hospital to stay open during the 19th-century cholera epidemics. In the 21st century, we continue to lead improvements in healthcare, from targeted cancer therapies to new kinds of surgery. We offer an exceptionally wide range of local and specialist services, including cancer, plastic and neurosurgery, blood disorders and infectious diseases and are proud to have some of the best clinical outcomes in the country. On 1 July 2014, we became one of the largest trusts in the UK by acquiring Barnet and Chase Farm hospitals. Our trust has around 10, 000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. We provide care at Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Monday RFH |
Tuesday CFH |
Wednesday CFH |
Thursday CFH |
Friday RFH |
Breast RTx planning |
Breast Chemotherapy clinic |
GI clinic/MDT |
Onc Dept teaching/ governance meeting
Uro-oncology clinic |
Urology MDT
|
Metastatic Breast MDT RFH |
Breast chemo or radiotherapy clinic |
GI clinic/MDT |
Uro-oncology TEL clinic
|
GI team meeting
Clinic Admin |
*exact details vary depending on educational needs of the incumbents
Person specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration with License to practice in the UK
- MBBS or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- MRCP(UK) or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Clinical Experience in acute medicine at IMT2 level or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
- Clinical experience in Oncology at FY2 level or above
- Clinical experience in Oncology at FY2 level or above
- Experience of formal/ informal teaching of patients and staff
- Experience in delivering evidence based practice
Skills and Aptitude
Essential criteria
- Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
- Good time management skills
- Good communication skills, ability to build rapport, work with others, including a good command of written and spoken English.
- Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and social skills appropriate to different types of patient.
Personal Qualities & Attributes
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills
- Proven ability to communicate effectively in writing
- Well organised and methodical
- Able to work on own initiative and aware of own limitations
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Neha Chopra,
- Job title
- Consultant Oncologist in Training/ Education Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 7830 2169
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Recruitment Support
Open Monday to Friday
08:30 am to 17:30pm
- Telephone
- 01629 702338
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