Consultant in Paediatric Oncology

3 weeks ago


Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge University Hospitals Full time

**Main area**
- Paediatrics**Grade**
- Consultant**Contract**
- Permanent**Hours**
- Full time - 10 sessions per week**Job ref**
- 180-CON-4624**Employer**
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust**Employer type**
- NHS**Site**
- Addenbrooke's Hospital**Town**
- Cambridge**Salary**
- £93,666 - £126,281 per annum pro-rata**Salary period**
- Yearly**Closing**
- 19/12/2023 23:59Job overview

Applications are invited for the post of substantive Consultant in Paediatric Oncology (10 PAs) at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH).

The successful applicant for this replacement post will join the established team of 4 full-time Paediatric Oncologists (including this post) and two University Professors, together with three Paediatric Haematologists, and one Palliative Care Consultant, in providing a tertiary service to children in the East of England Region.

The Cambridge Paediatric Haematology, Oncology, and BMT Centre is one of the larger Principal Treatment Centres in the UK and currently receives around 150 new referrals per year for childhood malignancy, treated within a purpose-built unit at Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Most related specialties, including laboratory services, radiotherapy, paediatric intensive care, and paediatric neurosurgery are available on site.

Main duties of the job

You will be fully registered with the GMC and ideally have a CCT in Paediatric Oncology or be within six months of award of CCT at the time of interview. Applications are welcomed from those unable to work full time for personal reasons or those wishing to job-share.

As part of our commitment to supporting the medical workforce in the part they play in delivering an excellent caring service to patients, all newly appointed Consultants attend our five-day Consultant Development programme within a year of joining the Trust. Leadership is a key requirement of doctors’ professional work and this innovative programme is designed to support Consultants to hone the leadership and management skills they need to succeed at CUH.

Working for our organisation

The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC’s Good Medical Practice (2013). Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Applicants should have general paediatric experience together with specific paediatric oncology training. At least five years’ experience at consultant level is highly desirable.

Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.

Person specification

**Qualifications**:
Essential criteria
- Qualifications (1-5)Standards

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- Standards (1-5)Professionalism

Essential criteria
- Professionalism (1-5)Clinical Skills

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- Clinical Skills (1-5)Specialty Specific Skills

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- Related to the post (1-5)Clinical Governance

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- Commitment to clinical governance/improving quality of patient care (1-5)Communication Skills

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- Communication Skills (1-5)Personal Skills

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- Personal Skills (1-5)Understanding of the NHS

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- Understanding of the NHS (1-5)Professional Development

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- Commitment on ongoing professional development (1-5)**Applicant requirements**:
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

**Further details / informal visits contact**:
**Name**
- Dr Emmy Dickens

**Job title**
- Specialty Lead

**Additional information**
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