Specialty Doctor in Oncology

Main duties of the job

These doctors are employed as Non-Training doctors at junior doctor level to support the inpatient services alongside training posts. The post holders have the opportunity to work alongside a site specific team in delivering outpatient clinics and will be allocated a clinical supervisor. The balance of post may vary between the OP and IP departments according to service needs and the skills and qualifications of the post-holder.

RT planning clinics may be included where desired for experience. These posts are included in the Trust's Appraisal and revalidation process, for which previous ARCP is accepted.

Proposed weekly timetable (i.e. regular scheduled NHS activities). The duties described here are provisional and will be the subject of annual review and will form a composite part of the JOB PLAN which will be agreed between the post holder and the Clinical Director or a nominated deputy.

• Attendance at Multi Disciplinary Team meetings
• Attendance at outpatient clinics (New Patient / Follow up clinics)
• Involved in training CMT and GP trainees and Specialty Registrars

Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and ouraward-winning Welsh Blood Service
, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.

Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to apply the key principles of value based healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being;

accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.

If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.

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• Full GMC Registration with a Licence to Practice
• MB BS or recognised equivalent
• MRCP
• FRCR

• Four years full-time postgraduate training (or part-time equivalent), at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as fixed-term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty, OR equivalent experience / competencies*
• Experience at Internal Medicine level of managing patients with cancer disease and managing cancer-related health problems
• Evidence of experience in a range of acute medical specialties, with experience of managing patients on unselected medical take.
• Experience in Oncology/ management of acute oncology

• Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working
• Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
• Ability to take independent clinical decisions when necessary and to seek advice from senior doctors as appropriate
• Audit
• Research interests relevant to specialty
• Teaching

• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
• Evidence of ability to work both in a team and alone
• Flexible approach to the service
• Motivated and efficient
• Commitment to working as part of a multidisciplinary team

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.