We are recruiting for a Consultant in Clinical Oncologywho shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

ENHT is seeking to maintain and expand the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre staff as we move to an exciting new future.

In addition, you will receive a High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of �4,108 and a maximum payment of �5,177per annum pro rata.

The post holder will be expected to work with members of the lung SABR and breast teams delivering SACT, radiotherapy and outpatient clinics at Mount Vernon.

At the St Albans Hospital site, the post holder will work closely with the breast multidisciplinary teams to provide a safe and high quality outpatient oncology service.

Main duties of the job

The successful post holder will have special interests in Lung and Breast cancer and will be based at the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre and St Albans City Hospital. This is a substantive post compromising 10.375 programmed activities (PAs) and an on-call commitment (1:26).

This reorganised post is available immediately to provide site specific services to the local population and surrounding areas. Out-patient duties will be based at St Albans and Mount Vernon, with radiotherapy and SACT delivery at Mount Vernon. The post holder will specialise in the management of lung and breast malignancies, joining established dynamic teams of surgeons and oncologists.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Job description
Job responsibilities

• Maintenance of high-quality patient centred care
• Shared responsibility for the day-to-day management of the service and participation in strategic planning
• Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary service
• Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings and directorate clinical governance activity
• Active participation in continuing medical education.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential

• Entry on GMC Specialist Register or, be within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview or, provide GMC confirmed eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register
• FRCR or qualification of an equivalent level

Desirable

• Postgraduate degree (or equivalent)

Previous Experience
Essential

• Broad range of experience in Clinical Oncology with specialist interests in breast & lung SABR
• Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues
• Ability to offer and be accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion
• Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice

Skills
Essential

• Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors.
• Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation

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