Specialty Doctor - Oncology

Job overview

Applications are invited for the post of Specialty Doctor in Oncology at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. The post holder will join the Oncology Department. The main focuses of the post are:

• To provide continuity of care for in-patients on the Oncology Ward
• To provide rapid review of patients presenting via the Oncology Triage Unit with symptoms of their cancer or consequences of treatment
• To ensure the delivery of excellent Oncology care to in-patients on the Oncology Ward, by working closely with the Trust outreach Oncology Services
• To work with the ward FY3 doctor to provide continuity of care on the ward for the patients

This post is suitable for a capable enthusiastic doctor with full GMC registration and an MRCP or MRCGP qualification or equivalent who is keen to join a dynamic team. The applicant should have experience in oncology, primary care or other related specialties. It offers an opportunity for a doctor to develop a career in oncology as a Specialty Doctor.

Candidates are invited to contact Dr Mark Tuthill, (Consultant Oncologist), Churchill Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust (mark.tuthill@ouh.nhs.uk).

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work in conjunction with the existing FY2/IMT trainees, the Oncology ward FY3 doctor, alongside the Oncology Registrar on-call, and under the guidance of Oncology Consultants. We expect the post holder to manage the day-to-day medical care of Oncology patients on the ward and will be expected to review patients independently some of the time. There are twice daily handovers, the Oncology Consultant on-call is available throughout each shift and there will be a scheduled post-take Consultant-led ward round each afternoon. It is important that the post holder liaises closely with ward-based nurses, the Oncology Triage Service and the Trust's Palliative Care Team.

Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

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If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Person specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential criteria

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Full registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council at time of appointment.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Completed at least four years' full-time postgraduate training, at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty
• Experience in general medicine and management of acutely unwell patients'

Skills/knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge and experience of Oncology and/or Palliative Medicine
• Good knowledge of, and ability to use, spoken and written English.
• An understanding of the current NHS environment

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.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 240.4KB)