Senior Clinical Fellow Oncology
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Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
Job overview
This post is for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Oncology with dedicated time allocated to professional development. This is a full-time post but also suitable for those who wish to work part-time. It offers the opportunity to expand clinical skills and service development. It is also of exceptional benefit to those considering a career in oncology. The majority of the workload is prostate cancer and is in the main outpatient based. It allows the opportunity of working from home for part of the week.
Main duties of the job
Clinical duties will include:
Assessment, review, advice and treatment plans for new and follow-up patients for chemotherapy, targeted therapies, immunotherapy and radiotherapy.
Opportunity to participate in radiotherapy planning for those with a clinical oncology training abroad or for those with FRCR part 1 or Full FRCR exams
Participation in urology MDT
Support Clinical Nurse Specialists in the monitoring of biochemistry and radiological significant find reports
Assist Chemotherapy Unit /pharmacy with prescription queries
Advise to medical, surgical end acute oncology teams oncology teams on management of inpatients
The post holder will, be required to undertake the administrative duties associated with care of patients.
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Tackling Climate Change: Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, search HHFT Climate Action or contactclimateaction@hhft.nhs.uk.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical duties will include:
Assessment, review, advice and treatment plans for new and follow-up patients for chemotherapy, targeted therapies, immunotherapy and radiotherapy.
Opportunity to participate in radiotherapy planning for those with a clinical oncology training abroad or for those with FRCR part 1 or Full FRCR exams
Participation in urology MDT
Support Clinical Nurse Specialists in the monitoring of biochemistry and radiological significant find reports
Assist Chemotherapy Unit /pharmacy with prescription queries
Advise to medical, surgical end acute oncology teams oncology teams on management of inpatients
The post holder will, be required to undertake the administrative duties associated with care of patients.
Person specification
Training and qualification
Essential criteria
- GMC registration
- 2 years post registration clinical practice
Desirable criteria
- MRCP or FRCR or an equivalent qualification
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within the NHS
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Experience in oncology/Clinical Haematology
Skills and Ability
Essential criteria
- Good clinical and interpersonal skills
- Ability to demonstrative sound judgement
Desirable criteria
- Leadership experience
Our commitment to you:
We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
The paperwork:
- HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first - as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.
- Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
- All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
- In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
- This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Oncology Clinical Fellow JD (PDF, 759.7KB)
- HHFT Employee Rewards & Benefits (PDF, 723.8KB)
- Tackling Climate Change at Hampshire Hospitals (PDF, 4.9MB)