Medical Oncologist

To provide Clinical Leadership role to the Oncology team and supervision to the medical workforce including the Chemotherapy Day Unit
10 PA Contract- see below for further information on job plan
This is a permanent appointment.
Share the Oncology workload at JPUH
# Work collaboratively with visiting Oncologists from our neighbouring hospital
# Provide clinical leadership and supervision to Oncology Specialty and Specialist Doctors
# Responsibility for specialised clinics (area of sub-specialisation to be agreed upon, needs to cover HBP - hepato-biliary-pancreatic cancer, possible other areas can be shared with specialised NNUH consultants)
# Work as part of a multidisciplinary team within the department, the Division and the wider hospital
# Senior oversight for chemotherapy and AOS service
# To take part in the consultation and advisory service to medical colleagues in other specialities in the Trust and to general practitioner
# Active contribution to clinical meetings, postgraduate and undergraduate activities of the Trust
# Work in co-ordination with clinical research network
# To contribute to a system of mutual cover for annual, study and professional leave
# Contribution to chemotherapy protocols, policies, and prescribing
# The final Job plan and detailed timetable will depend on both, experience and interests, of the candidate as well as the needs of the department, and, will be agreed with the Clinical Lead on behalf of the Medical Director, within three months of the commencement date of the appointee.
The successful candidate will be offered a 10 PA contract in the first instance in accordance with the terms of the new SAS contract based at JPUH. Part time appointments are also possible, and additional PAs are available to interested applicants. The mix of clinical sessions in the final job plan and rota will be agreed after discussion with the Clinical Lead. including in patient wards, clinics, day ward, clinical admin such as clinical correspondence, seeing relatives, reviewing results, multidisciplinary team meetings):
It will cover all aspects of the postholders professional practice including clinical work, revalidation, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. The following provides scheduling details of the current clinic activity within the department. It is expected that the applicant will take over 1-2 specialty sites +/- AOS / MUO / CUP work and / or responsibilities within the chemotherapy unit. The Hospital does not have a dedicated oncology ward, hence the importance of Acute Oncology inpatient reviews of Oncology patients admitted to the hospital. Currently, 14 clinic sessions are covered by visiting consultants from Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, 6 sessions by the resident oncologists.
Agreement should be reached between the appointee and the Divisional Medical Director with regard to the scheduling of all other activities, including the Supporting Professional Activities. 5 PAs to allow the appointee to familiarise themselves with all relevant guidelines, policies and procedures, other SPAs to be used for CPD, audit, guidelines, governance, revalidation. The Oncology Department
This post will be based within the local oncology team, but will have close links to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
At our Trust there are two Medical Oncologists covering three specialist body sites with clinics at JPUH (six clinic sessions) and overseeing general services relating to inpatient and outpatient oncology care. There are five visiting clinical oncologists providing clinics for various other body sites (fourteen clinic sessions). There are a specialty doctor based at the chemotherapy and day care unit (Sandra Chapman Centre), who are also supporting clinics and there is excellent support by five oncology specialist nurses, based at the Sandra Chapman Centre. The Trust is expanding its specialist nurse capacity and recruiting two additional specialist nurses supporting outpatients and providing nurse led clinics.
Departmental Facilities
Our Oncology Department operates in several areas. Oncology delivers a mix of day case and outpatient services and provides more than 7,000 chemotherapy treatments and 800 outpatient appointments per annum
Sandra Chapman Unit, a chemotherapy and day care unit for oncology and haematology patients.
Acute Oncology Services. This service supports cancer patients visiting the Sandra Chapman Unit and patients admitted to the hospital. Oncology specialist clinics are held five days a week. Clinics are currently run by five visiting consultants from Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, and the resident consultants (details are given below)
Research: This is supported by 2 dedicated research nurses / specialists and various administrative posts within the hospital research department
NNUH Oncology Department also runs a radiotherapy department with five linear accelerators and a 35 bed oncology / haematology specialist ward. The chemotherapy day ward at NNUH (13 chairs) and is linked to a 5 bed acute oncology unit. These additional facilities are also available to JPUH patients if required.
Oncology Clinics:
Colorectal cancer and Gynaecology specialist clinic (Dr Debashis Biswas, Clinical Oncologist, based at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital - NNUH), Hepato-biliary-pancreatic clinic (Dr Ulrike Dernedde, resident Medical Oncologist)
Upper GI and lung cancer clinic (Dr Zacharias Tasigiannopoulos, Clinical Oncologist, based at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals). Breast cancer clinic and lung cancer clinic (Dr May Han, resident Medical Oncologist). Breast cancer clinic (Dr Maskell, Clinical Oncologist, NNUH)
Wednesday: Gynaecology/Urology clinic (Dr Robert Wade, Clinical Oncologist, based at NNUH)
~ Thursday: HPB and general oncology clinic (Dr Ulrike Dernedde, resident Medical Oncologist)

~ Friday: Lung clinics (Dr May Han, Medical Oncology).Gynaecology/Urology clinic (Dr David Maskell, Clinical Oncologist, based at NNUH)

The service works in close conjunction with the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, sharing various protocols and policies. Oncology and Haematology share a chemotherapy day care unit (Sandra Chapman Centre). The post holder will contribute to the AOS and CUP services and oncology inpatient care and to the set-up and coordination of clinical trials
Treatments provided in the Sandra Chapman Unit cover a wide range of regimes. Some regimes for melanoma, sarcoma and brain tumours, as well as chemo-RT protocols are only offered at NNUH however, with the new post in place it is planned to offer these patients local care as well. The Consultant will be involved with chemotherapy planning and prescribing. There is a high emphasis on compassionate, holistic care for oncology patients, including thorough symptom control
Radiotherapy is provided at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, whose Acute Oncology and On Call service can be contacted at any time
Palliative care is provided in conjunction with a local palliative team, who also visit Sandra Chapman Centre if required and have a very active in-patient hospital service. They also provide outpatient clinics and palliative care in the community.
The Acute Oncology Service offers acute management of out-patient as well as in-patient cancer-related emergencies. It links into the cancer management of other teams, and brings the Oncology team in contact with all aspects of oncology inpatient care.
The local oncology team provides support to the various oncology clinics detailed above.
There are daily MDT meetings requiring input from either visiting consultants or the local oncology team.
The post holder is expected to undertake both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
MBBS or Basic Medical Degree
Appropriate higher degree (eg MD, PhD or equivalent)

Training, audit and research
Experience in teaching junior medical staff and medical students
Commitment to ongoing professional development
Involvement in research projects and published papers

12 years medical work of which minimum of 6 years in Oncology
~ Experience of committee work/project management

Experience of or specific training in management
Experience or specific training in leadership