Clinical Oncologist​/Medical Oncologist - Breast Cancer

Overview

This Clinical Oncology Consultant post will be based at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW). The appointee will work with site specific local and specialist MDTs for Breast cancers  typical new patient caseload is expected to be around 5 per week, and up to 210 per annum overall, based on 42 working weeks of routine work (excluding leave and on-call).

The post is required to support the site-specialist consultant led service including facilities for inpatients and outpatients, a dedicated chemotherapy suite and radiotherapy facilities. In addition, there is an integrated Oncology Clinical Trials Centre and the department is currently developing its Medical Oncology team.

• Drive forward Breast Cancer care in systemic anticancer therapy, radiotherapy and clinical trials.
• Provide cross cover for MDTs (videoconferencing is available) and liaise with the Acute Physicians/Emergency department as part of the Acute Nurse Led Oncology Service and when on call.
• Support the site-specialist consultant led service including inpatients, outpatients, chemotherapy suite and radiotherapy facilities.
• Participate in the integrated Oncology Clinical Trials Centre and contribute to the development of the Medical Oncology team.

You will be joining a team of 22 Clinical Oncologists and 3 Medical Oncologists at UHCW Cancer Centre, serving UHCW and the adjoining Cancer Units at South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust (SWUFT), George Eliot Hospital (GEH), Stratford Rigby Unit and Rugby Maple Unit.

To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. If you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it. Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.

The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.