General Practitioner (Medical Oncology)

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is looking to appoint enthusiastic and experienced GPs with an interest in breast cancer care to join our multidisciplinary teams for one to two sessions (4-8 hours) per week in a substantive role.

The successful candidates will join the multidisciplinary team across Medical Oncology comprising consultants, clinical fellows, a specialist registrar, nurse clinicians, a pharmacist, clinical nurse specialists, research nurses, project managers and clinical trial administrators.

There are multiple positions available. An indicative job plan is provided for working two clinics across the week; however, there is some flexibility around working days with different clinics available across the week., The duties and responsibilities of the role, which may be adjusted in the light of changing/developing priorities, include:o Attendance and review of patients in the weekly breast Medical Oncology clinics. This will include new and follow up patients, on treatment. o Completion of patient administration taskso Completion of and maintenance of Good Clinical Practice Certification (regulatory requirement for clinical trial participation, if appropriate).o Become familiar with ongoing clinical trials, as appropriate (for context when seeing outpatients in clinic).o Provide a point of contact for General Practitioners as a community expert in the field of Breast Cancer.o Potential for setting up and coordinating training days for General Practitioners in the specialty of Breast Cancer, if desired.o Potential for maintenance and update of educational material/training for General Practitioners, if desired.o Maintaining knowledge of local, national and international developments in diagnosis
and treatment of Breast Cancer through attendance at conferences, as appropriate.

The postholder will contribute to the delivery of high-quality consultant-led care across 7 days. This includes participation in planned weekend and weekday clinical activity to support safe, timely decision-making and continuity of care for patients.

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.