Consultant in Clinical Oncology - Flexible Tumour sites

Location: Churchill Hospital, Oxford

We are keen to appoint at least two dynamic Locum Consultant Clinical Oncologists to join our Breast, Thyroid and Lung teams in Oxford and Buckinghamshire. We have 2 x 10PA posts available, based at the Churchill hospital, part of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and with Stoke Mandeville Hospitals.

The Oxford Breast, Thyroid and Lung teams include Clinical and Medical Oncologists, Consultant Radiographer posts and support from our Clinical Nurse Specialists, Non-Medical Prescribers and radiographers. The MDTs are skilled and varied and there is a vibrant clinical research portfolio, along with interaction with the Early Phase Clinical Trials unit. There is flexibility for candidates to specialise primarily in radiotherapy if they prefer, and the final configuration of the post will depend on the interests of the candidate.

Please get in touch with us to discuss this post and what we could offer you. We will work with you to create a suitable job plan

This is an exciting opportunity to join our multi-disciplinary Team which includes Clinical and Medical Oncologists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Non-Medical Prescribers, Consultant and Advanced Practice Radiographers and radiotherapy Physicists. The post holder will specialise in Breast +/- Lung +/- Thyroid malignancies. There is flexibility within our service for candidates to specialise primarily in radiotherapy if they prefer, and the final configuration of the post will depend on the interests of the candidate.

Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) is a world renowned centre of clinical excellence and one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the UK. We believe that this will enable us to work more effectively in partnership with our patients and our local community to provide high quality healthcare.

The oncology department in Oxford moved into a £110M comprehensive diagnostic and treatment cancer centre in 2009. Chemotherapy is prescribed using a pan cancer network e-prescribing system (Aria). Radiotherapy facilities: Pre- treatment; 2 new state of the art CT simulators with auto-contouring and metal artefact reduction software are being installed in the next few months to replace the existing equipment. There are six bunkers containing state of the art multi-mode, multi-energy, linear accelerators with cone beam CT, 6 DoF couches, respiratory gating real time position management (RPM). Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT), SRS, the full range of SABR indications commissioned by NHSE. Image guidance is in routine use, including 4D CBCT. Auto contouring and auto planning tools are available to support and enhance treatment planning tasks. OUH recently opened a satellite service in Swindon and is now working in partnership with Milton Keynes Hospital to build and operate a radiotherapy satellite on their site, due to open in late 2024. There is a brachytherapy suite within the department. Patients have access to a comprehensive range of support services. There is a team of fully trained Advanced Practice and Consultant nurses and Therapeutic Radiographers who undertake most of the patient on-treatment review and care, several of whom are non-medical prescribers.

The department works closely with the University Departments, including Oncology, providing excellent opportunities for collaborative cancer research.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk

Clinical

The post-holder’s duties will be primarily at Churchill Hospital, in Oxford and Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury. It is a condition of the appointment that the post holder will be willing to work in any of
the Trust’s locations or outreach district general hospital clinics, including the Horton Hospital in Banbury, Great Western Hospital in Swindon, Stoke Mandeville Hospital and Wycombe Hospital part of Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust and Milton Keynes Hospital. Each 4-hour clinic has 2 new and 7 follow up patients; for a 42-week year, a full-time post holder is likely to see 250 - 300 new patients.

Teaching/Research

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is a teaching hospital Trust, and the post-holder will be required
to participate in programmes for teaching clinical students, training junior doctors and in clinical examinations. It is expected that this will be an integral part of everyday clinical activity. The potholder's contribution to teaching, training and research will be included in the regular job plan review. This post includes a requirement to undertake a role as Educational Supervisor within the department. We welcome applications from those who wish to combine NHS work with clinical research.

Funding from the Biomedical Research Centre and University may be available for suitably qualified applicants, and can be discussed with Professor Mark Middleton, Head of the University Department of Oncology

Clinical Governance

The post-holder will participate in all clinical governance activities, including clinical audit, clinical effectiveness, risk management, quality improvement activities as required by the Trust, and external accrediting bodies.

Personal and Professional Development

The post-holder will be required to keep himself/herself fully up-to-date with their relevant area of practice and to be able to demonstrate this to the satisfaction of the Trust. Professional or study leave
will be granted at the discretion of the Trust, in line with the prevailing Terms and Conditions of Service, to support appropriate study, postgraduate training activities, relevant CME courses and other
appropriate personal development needs.

All newly appointed consultants will have access to mentoring
opportunities.

Management

The post-holder will be required to work within the Trust's management policies and procedures, both statutory and internal, accepting that the resources available to the Trust are finite and that all changes
in clinical practice or workload, or developments requiring additional resources must have prior agreement with the Trust. He/she will undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of his/her patients, and the running of his/her clinical department under the direction of the lead clinician and/or directorate chair. In addition, the post-holder will be allocated a Deputy Leadership role to gain additional insight into departmental and Trust management and governance processes. All new
appointees are assigned a mentor within the department, in additional to their formal line manager.