Job summary
- Main area
- Various
- Grade
- Nodal Point 3
- Contract
- 6 months (fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 196-MED4839
- Employer
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £49,909 p.a excl. LZ
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
FY3 in Oncology
Nodal Point 3
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
The post is available from July 2025 onwards on a 6 month fixed-term appointment with a view to extend to 12 months.
The postholder will, together with colleagues, be responsible for Oncology inpatient care. You will join a team of junior Drs/SpRs and consultants and likely to take part in a SpR or consultant led ward round.
All applicants must have full GMC registration.
You should have sufficient medical experience by the start of the post. MRCP or MRCS Part A or equivalent, alongside previous oncology experience is highly desirable.
Please note that successful completion of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is our accepted minimum language requirement.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Fellow FY3 Equivalent in Medical Oncology
Nodal Point 3
Full Time - 40 hours per week
Fixed - Term - 6 Months
You will be part of multi-disciplinary teams incorporating Medical and Clinical Oncologists, Haematologists and Palliative Care Physicians and will be responsible for the care of inpatients under Consultants in these specialties. You will be expected to participate actively in the department’s audit and clinical governance activities, as well as with the junior doctors’ teaching programme. The posts include comprehensive induction, an educational programme and a full study leave allowance. You should have sufficient medical experience by the start of the post.
As an organization we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Creating a world-leading Academic Health Sciences Centre.
All our vacancies can be viewed on our website.
Our excellent benefits include final salary pension scheme. Please visit our website to find out more.
Equality of opportunity is our Policy. The Trust provides health services to a diverse community.
Working for our organisation
Oncology forms part of the Oncology and Haematology Clinical Directorate within Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation trust (GSTFT). The department is internationally distinguished for its commitment to research & development and constantly strives for excellence through dedication and innovation. Oncology at GSTFT has entered a new and exciting phase with a state of the art cancer centre which was recently built on the Guy’s site, this provides a single point for both diagnosis and treatment. The cancer centre is a hub for South East London providing specialist cancer services, training, development and research and allowing for better treatment and improved outcomes for patients. This is a great opportunity to join us and become part of a dynamic and encouraging team .We look forward to helping support your oncology career in world renowned and forward thinking environment
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
JOB TITLE: Trust Appointed F3/ST1/ST2 Level Doctor
GRADE: Clinical Fellow F3/ST1/ST2 Level
DEPARTMENT: Oncology
HOURS: Full-time
RESPONSIBLE TO: Dr Julien De Naurois
ACCOUNTABLE TO: Clinical Director, Oncology and Haematology Directorate
Guy’s & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
Guy's and St Thomas' is one of the largest hospital trusts in the country, with a staff of over 10,000, a turnover of over £800m and a million patient contacts a year.
The Trust comprises two of London’s oldest and best known teaching hospitals. The hospitals have a long history, dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded. Both hospitals have built on these traditions and continue to have a reputation for excellence and innovation.
We are part of King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between one of the world’s leading research-led universities and three of London’s most successful NHS Foundation Trusts. Our AHSC is one of only five in the UK. It consists of King’s College London, and Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts. King’s Health Partners includes seven hospitals and over 150 community based services, is responsible for seeing 2 million patients each year, has 25,000 employees and 19,500 students, and a £2 billion annual turnover. It brings together the best of basic and translational research, clinical excellence and world-class teaching to deliver groundbreaking advances in physical and mental healthcare. See www.kingshealthpartners.org
Haematology and Oncology
Department Information
Guy's and St Thomas' is a Joint Cancer Centre with King's College Hospital. The two Trusts offer a full range of services for the diagnosis and treatment of all adult cancers. Patients from across south east London attend for treatment which is not available at their local hospital. The Trust's cancer services are provided at both Guy's and St Thomas'.
The Richard Dimbleby Cancer Information and Support Service| offers people with cancer information, complementary therapies and psychological support to help them and their families cope with their illness.
The post holder will:
- Job Summary
Operational
The duties of the post are those of a Trust Appointed F3/ST1/ST2 Level Doctor. They will include day-to-day care of adult inpatients within the Oncology and Haematology Directorate in collaboration with other junior/senior staff. The inpatient care for cancer patients is based at Guy’s Hospital and currently comprises two wards and an additional ward for outlying patients.
The post-holder will predominantly gain experience in looking after oncology inpatients but are actively encouraged to get experience of the whole department including the acute oncology assessment unit, radiotherapy, clinics and the chemotherapy day unit.
The successful candidate will join a large multidisciplinary team and work closely with consultants and SpRs on a rotation shared with F2 and IMT Drs .
Applications from candidates considering a career in these specialties are actively encouraged but this is also a post suitable for anyone wanting to gain more oncology experience before embarking on a general medical career.
You will be encouraged to participate actively in the Directorate’s audit, quality management programme and clinical governance activities.
There is twice weekly oncology teaching for all F3s, as well as monthly grand rounds. There is also the potential to apply for one of our leadership roles within the team.
The successful applicant will join other FY2/F3/IMT doctors within the department and will be required to take part in the Hospital-at-Night rota at Guy’s covering oncology and haematology. There are no general medical on calls and no A and E duties. This is a full shift resident on-call rota comprising 16/17 FY2/ST1/ST2 doctors.
The timetable will vary according to the needs of the Directorate and the successful applicant’s experience and duties, but will normally contain a mix of the various categories of work suitable for extending your medical training. Applicants who have already completed IMT/CMT and passed PACES, who wish to gain further specialist experience prior to committing themselves to a SpR/ST3 post, are also encouraged to apply.
The post-holder will be responsible to the relevant consultant for an individual patient’s care and should carry out the consultant’s instructions and policies, always seeking advice when appropriate. All Departmental protocols and policies must be followed and the post-holder must familiarise him/herself with these policies.
The post-holder will be encouraged to update his or her knowledge and skills through suitable Continuous Medical Education, including attending all of the Department’s academic, teaching and audit meetings. Study leave is encouraged.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Mutual Obligation to Monitor Hours
There is a contractual obligation on employers to monitor working hours through robust local monitoring arrangements supported by national guidance, and on individual doctors to co-operate with those monitoring arrangements.
The following statement forms part of all job descriptions:-
The post holder is required to follow Trust policies and procedures which are regularly updated including:
Person specification
Qualifications and Training/Professional Statutory Registration
Essential criteria
- Full GMC Registration and hold a licence to practise
Desirable criteria
- Other relevant postgraduate qualifications or equivalent
- MRCP
Clinical Experience:
Essential criteria
- Completion of FY1 and FY2 role/level/competencies or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Experience at Trust appointed IMT1/2/FY3 level doctor in one or more related specialty
- Experience working in the NHS or similar health care system
- Oncology experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of participation in well-founded audit projects
- Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
- Excellent team worker Ability to communicate with patient’s relatives and colleagues
Research
Desirable criteria
- An ability to initiative pursue and complete clinical or basic medical research
Other
Essential criteria
- Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Julien De Naurois
- Job title
- Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
If you have any questions please contact Dr Julien De Naurois:
This vacancy may be closed early if sufficient applications for the role are received. Please be sure to register your interest and submit you application as soon as you possibly can to avoid any disappointment.
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