Locum Consultant Medical Oncology in London

At Mount Vernon, the post holder will be expected to work with members of the Gynaecology SMDT to plan and supervise the oncology treatment of patients. At Wexham Park Hospital the post holder will work closely with the Gynaecology multidisciplinary team to provide a safe and high-quality outpatient oncology and SACT delivery service.

• 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 Fellowship RCR or qualification of an equivalent level, Postgraduate degree (or equivalent), Broad range of experience in Clinical Oncology in particular specialist interest in thoracic malignancies.




• 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, Published papers and original work in peer reviewed journals




• Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of audit, evidence based practice and clinical quality improvement initiatives




• Demonstrable experience and participation in research, Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors.




• Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation




• Able to show situational awareness and application of good decision making




• Ability to effectively teach clinical skills




• Ability to critically appraise published evidence, Demonstrate understanding of basic principles of audit, evidence-based practice, and clinical quality improvement initiatives




• Comprehensive knowledge and insight regarding all the domains within the GMC standards of Good Medical Practice, Demonstrates an interest and commitment to the specialty




• Experience and evidence of engagement around the equality, diversity, and inclusion agenda. Able to actively support the development of a culture that recognises and promotes equality, values diversity, and actively leads by example in deploying these qualities. Understands the impact on equality, diversity, and inclusion issues in all aspects of service delivery and planning




• Role model our Trust values every day




• Understands and can demonstrate the values of the NHS constitution




• Evidence of being up to date and fit to practice safely, and aware of own training needs
  Mount Vernon is a well-respected cancer centre, providing care to over 5,000 new patients a year. It is currently run by East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust (ENHT) and is in the process of merging with University College London Hospital (UCH), a leading tertiary cancer services provider., At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• oThe Lister Hospital, Stevenage




• oNew Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City




• oHertford County, Hertford




• oMount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda. We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

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