The role is contracted at 40 hours per week (full time) for a fixed term of 12 months. This role does not currently have an agreed rota commitment. The post holder will be employed by The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and will be based at The Christie. The successful applicant would be expected to work alongside consultants and trainees in out-patient clinics, supervising chemotherapy delivery and performing on-treatment reviews and follow-up assessments.

The appointee will be a Locally Employed Doctor in Medical Oncology

The employing authority is The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

They will be managerially accountable to the Clinical Director of the Directorate of Medical Oncology

They will be professionally responsible to the consultants in whose clinics they will be supporting.

The post-holder will be assigned a clinical supervisor (Consultant Medical Oncologist). They will work alongside their supervisor at least one clinic.

We have opportunities to work alongside our clinical teams in germ cell tumours, head and neck cancer, thyroid cancer and breast cancer. However, if you are interested in a different tumour site, please have a conversation with us.

Main duties of the job

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibility for attending out patients at the Christie and peripheral sites and support of the ORTC outpatient chemotherapy unit

In the out-patient clinics they will be expected to review and manage patients on chemotherapy, review patients and new patients. All of this will be done under the clinical supervision of the team consultant.

They will be expected to teach junior medical staff, medical students and nurses on occasion.

The post holder should have experience in oncology at a senior level.o They will be expected to take part in audit and research.

About us

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Role Planning (Indicative)

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IP/Admin

MDT/Admin

Clinic

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Supporting Professional Activities

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IP/Admin

On call Commitments

This role does not require participation in the on-call rota.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MB BCh or Equivalent
• GMC registration (Can be achieved after interview)

Desirable

• MRCP (UK)

Experience
Essential

• Research awareness
• Experience in oncology at a senior level
• Understands principles of audit
• Ability and willingness to work in multidisciplinary teams
• Experience of and ability to teach junior medical staff, medical students and nurses

Desirable

• Evidence of enthusiasm and participation in research
• Evidence of participation in audit
• Skills in time/resource management

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