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Job description

The post holder will join the Western Health and Social Care Trust (WHSCT) Cancer Services Team and share in the collective responsibility for the provision of a high quality clinical and medical oncology service for patients attending the NWCC. The postholder will provide leadership and engagement within the multi-disciplinary team. The postholder will contribute to the development of excellence in clinical practice through audit, research and undergraduate/postgraduate education and training. The centre has funding for 11 consultant oncologists (8 clinical and 3 medical oncology consultants), 4 specialist registrars (on rotation from NICC), 6 specialty doctors and 5 Resident grades to support the delivery of radiotherapy and chemotherapy services. The post holder will contribute to the development and management of the Western Trust Cancer Services in a way that meets the needs to deliver a service which is patient centred and holistic. The postholder will take part in outpatient clinics which include new, review and radiotherapy and SACT patients. The postholder will undertake inpatient and outpatient work and attend MDTs. For the agreed tumour sites that the postholder has a specialist interest within. The postholder will have an opportunity to develop their specialist interests in line with the service need. The postholder will have 1PA designated as Acute Oncology (Consultant of the day) and supporting PAs may include protocol development and clinical leadership roles. SPAs will be allocated for audit, governance, morbidity and mortality meetings, clinical trials and senior medical staff meetings. There may be SPA sessions/meetings at the Northern Ireland Cancer Centre (NICC) in Belfast. These meetings can be carried out using video conference facilities between the NICC and Altnagelvin. Clinical Oncologists will have dedicated radiotherapy planning clinics for consent, on treatment review, post treatment follow up and dedicated treatment planning and radiotherapy peer review sessions.

Responsibilities

• To be responsible for the assessment, treatment and management of patients referred to the oncology team, providing inpatient care and outpatient clinics.
• To provide a consultative medical advisory service to other professionals within the Western Trust and in primary care.
• To participate in the development of regional and local oncology services in line with strategic Western Trust guidelines and policy. This will involve representing the Western Trust at Regional and National Strategy and Forum groups, and regional
• ...structures (e.g. Northern Ireland Cancer Network Groups and the Regional Radiotherapy Clinical reference Group).
• To develop and participate in the multi-professional approach to patient care.
• To participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programmes.
• Patients with complications of radiotherapy/chemotherapy are accommodated in Ward 50 in the North West Cancer Centre (up to 27 beds), a mixed haematology and oncology ward. The oncology team will have responsibility for in-patients admitted under
• ...the care of oncology.
• To provide an acute oncology service that will include visiting patients in other wards and providing support for the existing medical / surgical team.
• Participate in an on-call rota will be 1 in 11 (Category B).
• The postholder will have a ten programmed activity commitment. The post-holder will have eight and a half programmed activities to direct patient care (DPC) and one and a half to support professional activities (SPA).
• Flexible working arrangements may be negotiated. The programmed activities will be carried out in Altnagelvin Area Hospital and NICC as agreed with the Clinical Director.
• In Altnagelvin Area Hospital the postholder will have shared responsibility with the Consultant Oncology team for inpatients referred to the oncology team.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Hold or be eligible for Full General Medical Council (London) registration and Licence to Practise.
• Membership of the Royal College of Physicians or equivalent qualifications.
• Knowledge of two tumour sites is essential.
• Hold a current full driving licence which is valid for use in the UK and have access to a car on appointment or have access to a form of transport approved by the Trust which will permit them to carry out the duties of the post and meet the on-call
• ...commitments. This criteria will be waived in the case of applicants whose disability prohibits driving but who have access to a form of transport approved by the Trust which will permit them to carry out the duties of the post.

Desirable Skills

• Additional qualifications, e.g. MD or PhD.
• Evidence of interest or achievement in the specific clinical areas relevant to the post. This may include periods of higher specialist training, research publications or audit.
• Management and leadership skills.
• Ideally be on or be eligible to be on the GMC Specialist Register for Oncology.