Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

We are seeking an enthusiastic locum Consultant colleague to provide maternity leave cover within our thriving lung and breast cancer practices. The post-holder will provide radiotherapy (including concurrent systemic therapy) and SABR for patients diagnosed with lung malignancies at St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester. The practice is shared with a Consultant Medical Oncologist. The post-holder would also provide treatment (radiotherapy and systemic) for breast cancer patients at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth alongside a team of two Clinical Oncologists, one Consultant Radiographer and two Medical Oncologists.

We have an established lung SABR service and recently treated our 100th lung SABR patient. We were a very early adopter of internal mammary chain radiotherapy in breast cancer and have served as mentors for a number of centres wanting to implement this.

This is a 10 PA post, although candidates wishing to work fewer PAs are most welcome to discuss their requirements with the department.  Alternative second tumour sites may be considered, particularly if the candidate had an interest in thyroid cancers. Again candidates are welcome to discuss this with the department.

Key Responsibilities:

The appointee will join the Oncology Team as a Locum Clinical Oncology Consultant and will be expected to participate in all facets of departmental activity.  The post will be based at Queen Alexandra Hospital.  Full participation in teaching, audit and research will be expected.

Job Description

Job Plan

Additional Department Information

Essential

• Full GMC registration with a license to practice
• Higher professional training in Clinical Oncology

Desirable

• MRCP/FRCP or equivalent
• BSc or MD

Clinical Experience

• Entry on the GMC specialist register via CCT (proposed date must be within 6 months), CESR or European Community Rights
• An appropriate higher Clinical Oncology qualification
• Evidence of a clinical or research fellowship

Clinical Skills

• Demonstrable skills and experience of expertise in the areas of special interest relevant to the Job Plan
• Understanding of clinical risk management

Knowledge

• Able to demonstrate appropriate level of clinical knowledge
• Knowledge and use of evidence based practice
• IT skills
• Effective, confident presentation ability
• Experience in and outside specialty

Research/Publications

Essential

• Experience of recruiting to clinical trials
• Willingness to participate in research as a Consultant
• Participation in audit

Desirable

• Research Experience
• Published research in peer reviewed journal

Leadership/Management

Essential

• Evidence of leadership/management experience within outside of medicine
• Evidence of effective team working

Desirable

• Formal management training/qualification
• Ability and enthusiasm for leading service improvement

Teaching Experience

Essential

• Evidence of effective teaching of SHOs

Desirable

• Formal teaching  qualification
• Training of registrars

Other

• Good oral and written communication skills
• Logical thinking, problem solving and decision making
• Ability to organise oneself and prioritise  clinical need
• Ability to work in multi-professional teams
• Understanding of NHS Clinical Governance and Resource Constraints
• Probity
• Effective, confident presentation ability
• Prizes and honours

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.   

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.