This consultant post in clinical oncology sits within the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, serving the urology and skin multidisciplinary teams at New Cross Hospital and Russells Hall Hospital. The work centres on cancer care for urology, renal and skin patients, with an interest in melanoma, including around 100 new patients of each type a year. Consultants share one week in 12 on call and cover colleagues' leave, but do not take the acute medical take. Applicants need full GMC registration and a place on the Specialist Register, or be within six months of CCT at interview.
What the job involves
- Provide a clinical oncology service for urology, renal and skin cancers, with an interest in melanoma
- Attend multidisciplinary team meetings relevant to the post and departmental meetings
- Take a full part in the out-of-hours on-call service, including telephone advice and major incidents, one week in 12
- Cover leave for consultant and senior colleagues
- Take joint responsibility for supervising and developing training and non-training grade doctors, including teaching and accreditation
- Take an active role in managing the division and developing new ways of working
- Make the best use of departmental staffing and other resources
- Take part in medical audit and research
- Ensure clinical governance requirements are met and follow Trust policies and standing orders
- Manage your own health and safety and report and manage hazards to staff and patients
- Make sure hospital staff can contact you about your patients
What’s required
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration and licence to practise
- On the GMC Specialist Register, or within 6 months of CCT from the date of interview
Experience
- Specific experience beyond training to CCT level
Skills & knowledge
- Subspecialty training or equivalent
- Specific skills beyond those required to achieve CCT
- Evidence of audit and implementing change following audit
- Time management and organisational ability, for example developing and running training programmes
- Proven knowledge of NHS systems and processes or equivalent
Nice to have
- Higher Medical Degree
- Subspecialty training or equivalent
- Relevant research published in a peer-reviewed journal
What’s offered
- Secretarial support
- Designated office space
- Appropriate IT equipment
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The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
