Job vacancy: Consultant in Medical Oncology with Special Interest in Gynaecology, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Northwood

Job summary

Main area: Medical Oncology
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 33.5 hours per week
Job ref: 361-R2R-2242

Employer: East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Mount Vernon Cancer Centre
Town: Northwood
Salary: £93,666 - £126,281 pro rata per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 19/05/2024 23:59
Interview date: 12/07/2024

Consultant in Medical Oncology with Special Interest in Gynaecology

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Here at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,

Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities

Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Maintenance of high-quality patient centered care
Shared responsibility for the day-to-day management of the service
Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary service
Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings and directorate clinical governance activity
Delivery and development of SACT administration
Active participation in continuing medical education
Active participation in trial research activities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person specification

Previous Experience

Essential criteria

Broad range of experience in Medical Oncology in particular specialist interests in gynaecology cancers.
Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues
Ability to offer and be accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion
Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice

Skills

Essential criteria

Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors
Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation

Qualifications / Training

Essential criteria

Entry on GMC Specialist Register or, be within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview or, provide GMC confirmed eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register
College Membership RCP or qualification of an equivalent level

Desirable criteria

College Fellowship
Postgraduate degree (or equivalent)

Our values

We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do.

Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.

Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.

Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

Committed to our Community

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.

We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing [email protected]

We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.

We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.

When you apply...

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As a publicly funded employer, we need to ensure we utilise our funds responsibly, this may mean we are unable to support sponsorship required to gain the right to work for particular positions. We strongly advise you to contact the line manager or a member of the Resourcing Team before applying to confirm if we will be able to support with sponsorship for that post.

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Secondments/Fixed term

Where a vacancy is advertised as a temporary position, the duration will be specified in the advert. If the vacancy becomes permanent towards the end of the specified duration, the successful applicant may not be required to re-apply and can be slotted into the role on a permanent basis if appropriate.

If you are an internal applicant applying for a temporary working arrangement, please see the attached notes on secondments

Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Dr Suzy Mawdsley
Job title: Clinical Director
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 0203 826 2437

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