Senior Renal Cancer Fellowship

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Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

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Job overview

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced individuals for the post of Renal Cancer Fellow (Post-CCT) to commence on the 1 st October 2022 for a period of 12 months. This fellowship is a recognised post by the Royal College of Surgeons of England and BAUS, which will provide an excellent opportunity for a senior trainee who wants to develop a career in Upper Urinary Tract Surgery. It is also a designated EAU Robotic Urology Section (ERUS) host centre.

The Specialist Centre for Kidney Cancer (SCKC) is a tertiary centre with a unique multidisciplinary tumour board (MDT). By centralising referral of patients with renal masses to the Royal Free Specialist Centre for Kidney Cancer, a high-volume centre for the treatment of all stages of kidney cancer including upper urinary tract urothelial cancer (UUTUC) has been developed. Currently, the annual surgical volume is close to 450 renal surgeries while 80-90 patients are being discussed at the weekly MDT.

Patients are seen by a multidisciplinary team in the renal clinic and care pathways for all surgical renal diseases, including fast-track biopsy of renal lesions, have been developed. This places the Royal Free Renal Cancer Service in a unique position in Europe as possibly the highest volume centre in Western Europe and its is within the surgical volume range of North American world-class renal cancer centres.

Main duties of the job

The fellow will gain skills in open, laparoscopic and robotic upper urinary tract surgery for all aspects of both benign and cancer diseases. We are also one of the few centres to perform in addition to routine upper tract robotic surgery, robotic caval thrombectomy, renal transplant and ureterolysis. The appointee will participate in the Specialist Registrars' rota.

This post is most suitable for Post FRCS (Urol) or for equivalent candidates and who are post CCT ready to focus on sub-speciality training in upper urinary tract cancer and benign surgery. You will be joining an innovative department with excellent opportunities for both clinical/surgical experience, research and for continuing education.

The Specialist Centre for Kidney Cancer is located at the Royal Free Hospital and is also associated with University College London Partners (UCL Partners) with a good infrastructure for research and has multiple links to leading research departments, including the Sanger and the Crick Institute.

The SCKC is also represented at the Joint Committee for Intercollegiate Examinations (JCIE), ensuring the Centre's role in benchmarking examination standards for future urologists.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Qualifications/Training/Education

Essential criteria

• Possession of MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• GMC registration
• Good Clinical Practice Certificate

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Experience with clinical oncological trials, working in a multi-disciplinary team with other doctors and clinical trials practitioners and acting & documenting in accordance with NIHR Good Clinical Practice
• Strong affinity with clinical and oncological research, preferably in renal cell carcinoma
• Track record in supervised independence, for consenting, screening, clinical management and monitoring of trial patients
• Strong oral and written communications skills in English
• Ability to build good relationships and work collaboratively with staff at all levels of the organisation
• Ability to relate to patients from a wide range of backgrounds and to empathise with their needs and concerns
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, the public and colleagues and treat others with compassion, dignity and respect, taking into account any diversity issues
• Willingness and skills to recognise and challenge unacceptable behaviour and if necessary escalate
• Ability to organise and prioritise personal workload
• Awareness and understanding of health, safety and security issues for self and others
• The flexibility, enthusiasm, resilience, positive and helpful attitude and drive needed to thrive in today's rapidly changing NHS

Desirable criteria

• Experience with presentations and publications, preferably in kidney cancer
• Competency in data science programming using R

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

• Committed to personal development and learning on the job
• Committed to personal development and learning on the job Commitment to high standards of ethics, personal integrity and probity
• Motivated to do an excellent job to best of ability

Desirable criteria

• Willingness to collaborate on grant applications

• Covid-19 Vaccination

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Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.

Please note:

• Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
• Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
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Please be advised that due to exceptionally high demand, all Royal Free accommodation is at full capacity and waiting lists are being held. Average waiting times are 12 months. Please do not rely on Trust accommodation when you commence your role and ensure you investigate alternative accommodation for your arrival.

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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.

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