This is an exciting opportunity to work with Cancer Management Team and Gastroenterology department as part of the Multi Symptom Diagnostic Service within the Trust. This post is suitable for either a Consultant or GP with a special interest.

This service is for patients who have vague symptoms that may indicate a cancer diagnosis or other serious pathology. There are clinical pathways and criteria for patients to be referred into this clinic who dont fit other pathways but may have features indicating underlying malignancy. These include unexplained weight loss, gut feel for malignancy, raised inflammatory markers. This service provides a model of prompt patient triage coordinated access to diagnostic tests second follow up appointment or telephone consultation resulting in rapid specialist referral or patient discharge. The post holder will work collaboratively with Dr Sharpstone in running and management of this service. Undertaking new and follow up consultations of patients referred to the service in accordance with agreed guidance. This is based at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.It is envisaged that you would provide leadership in developing the service as well as the day to day clinical input supported by both expert nursing and administrative staff. You will be supported further by a team that reports to the ICB Cancer Board that provides the strategic oversight and steer according to the emerging national picture of rapid diagnostic services going forward.
Main duties of the job

Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of all patients under your care

To work with the Multi Symptom Diagnostic clinicians, (Dr Sharpstone and specialist nurse) to achieve and maintain access and waiting time targets for the service.

To share with colleagues the responsibility for the management and development of the Multi Symptom Diagnostic service

Teaching and training of intermediate, junior staff, nursing staff and medical students

To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.

To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing professional development (CPD).

Post will be 2 PAs. This includes one session for clinic per week, alongside one session for admin/SPA relevant to the service.
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Job description
Job responsibilities

This opportunity has been created to help in the development of the WSH Multi Symptom Diagnostic Service, working in collaboration with the ESNEFT Multidisciplinary Diagnostics Service (MDS).This service is for patients who have vague symptoms that may indicate a cancer diagnosis or other serious pathology. There are clinical pathways and criteria for patients to be referred into this clinic who dont fit other pathways but may have features indicating underlying malignancy. These include unexplained weight loss, gut feel for malignancy, raised inflammatory markers. This service will provide a model of prompt patient triage coordinated access to diagnostic tests second follow up appointment or telephone consultation resulting in rapid specialist referral or patient discharge. The post holder will work collaboratively with Dr Sharpstone in the running and management of this service. You will undertake new and follow up consultations of patients referred to the service in accordance with agreed guidance. This will be based at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.It is envisaged that you would provide leadership in developing the service as well as the day to day clinical input supported by both expert nursing and administrative staff. You will be supported further by a team that reports to the ICS Cancer Board that provides the strategic oversight and steer according to the emerging national picture of rapid diagnostic services going forward.

As outlined in the description of the service this clinic is part of a wider ICS (Integrated care System) project which involves, working in collaboration with the ESNEFT Multidisciplinary Diagnostics Service (MDS). Within the West Suffolk Foundation Trust this service currently sit within Gastroenterology. There are plan for this to move to sit under the remit of The Trusts Cancer Team, once all the management personnel have been employed here and within the ICS.

Please see the full Job Description attached for full details

Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential

• Cancer and other long term health conditions, their presentation and initial management
• National and local cancer strategy
• Audit and research methodology
• Effective communication skills with patients, colleagues, managers and all staff

Desirable

• QI methodology

Personal Skills and Qualities, Special Aptitudes
Essential

• Good personal interactive communications skills: clarity of expression and purpose
• The ability to work as a team member
• Acceptance of management and administrative duties by working within a structured hospital team for the greater good
• Enquiring, critical approach to work
• Caring attitude to patients
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance
• The ability to communicate with clarity and intelligibility in written and spoken English ability to build rapport, listen, persuade, negotiate.
• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following:-
• -that applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English or
• -have the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS)-Overall 7. Speaking 7, Listening 6,
• Reading 6, Writing 6.
• If applicants believe that they have adequate communication skills, but do not fit into one of the examples they need to provide evidence
• Self-motivated: able to act on own initiative
• Enthusiasm and dynamism to improve, monitor and sustain the highest achievable clinical standards
• To possess an enquiring mind, generally challenging the status quo to ensure clinically effective evidence- based best practice
• Capacity to accept full responsibility to lead a clinical team
• To teach and train all human resources from a wide spectrum of skills, background, abilities and experience

Desirable

• Has ability to travel to rural locations

Clinical Governance. Standards and, Appraisal
Essential

• To have a broad understanding of all elements of, and a commitment to the principles of Clinical Governance
• To have a thorough knowledge and demonstrable understanding of Good Medical Practice from the GMC

Desirable

• To have training and experience in appraisal systems

Qualifications
Essential

• Full GMC registration and hold a license to practice.
• Eligible for entry (within 1 year) to the specialist register at the time of interview via CCT or CESR
• MRCP or equivalent

Experience
Essential

• An accredited consultant or primary care physician with significant experience of cancer care

Desirable

• An accredited consultant or primary care physician with extensive experience of other long term health conditions Leading service re-design

Management and Audit Training
Essential

• Ability to organise and manage day to day service delivery e.g. out-patient priorities
• Ability to manage and lead strategic developments in service delivery
• Experience of audit management
• Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets

Teaching and Training, Research and Publications
Essential

• Ability to teach clinical skills
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems

Employer details
Employer name

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Harwick Lane

Bury St Edmunds

Suffolk

IP33 2QZ


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