Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a candidate interested in a 12-month fixed-term locum medical oncology consultant post at Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.
We are looking for an enthusiastic medical oncologist to join our well-established, dedicated and supportive team.
The post will cover gynae and breast malignancies.
You will be primarily located at Queen’s Hospital, Romford, Essex where the Oncology department is based.
There are opportunities for you to develop further your interests in research, leadership and teaching.
We are a friendly and supportive team into which we would love to welcome you.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to provide, to a high standard, the full range of specialist diagnosis, treatment and care to patients requiring oncology services as outlined in the proposed program, including the following:
•Medical oncology management of gynae malignancy.
•Medical oncology management of breast malignancy.
•Input into the Acute Oncology Service.
•Clinic reviews.
•To work with and support the established multi-disciplinary site-specific teams.
•Outpatient chemotherapy and inpatient clinical opinions.
•To take an active role in research and clinical trials.
•Contribute actively to clinical governance within the department.
•To support and develop quality improvement projects within the department.
•Flexibility to undertake different appropriate clinical tasks within allocated DCC sessions at the request of the Clinical Leads.
•Actively participate in the department’s teaching programme and undertake supervision, teaching and training of medical trainees and other multi-professional staff, in line with guidance from the relevant Royal Colleges or specialty bodies.
To participate in clinical guidelines development, audit and CPD and ensure successful revalidation when required.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer in ; we’ve opened at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH) and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, was named by the Health Service Journal in 2024.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from our in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at in Hornchurch.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited . We’re proud to be a employer.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Programmed Activities
You and the Clinical Leads will agree a prospective job plan that sets out your main duties and responsibilities, a schedule for carrying out your Programmed Activities, your managerial responsibilities, your accountability arrangements, your objectives and supporting resources.
Indicative job plan
Please refer to the attached job description for the indicative job plan.
Proposed weekly timetable
Please refer to the attached job description for the proposed weekly timetable.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Full registration with the General Medical Council.
MRCP, MRCGP, FRCA or equivalent qualification.
Be on the specialist register for oncology or be within six months of entry at the time of interview.
Understand and be competent at management of all stages of Oncology to CCST or higher. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of treatment regimens and research developments
Desirable criteria
MD Formal training in teaching techniques, Masters degree, or other higher degree in a relevant subject.
Post graduate teaching diploma or similar
Experience with Trials
Poster(s) or presentation(s) at a regional, national, or international forum.
Published Audit / Research publications.
Experience of audit management
Leadership Qualities / Evidence of clear area of interest relevant to BHRUT strategy.
Management Course
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.
Application numbers
This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.
