Locum Consultant in Gynaecological Oncology

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based at the James Cook University Hospital, are currently on a journey to expand our Gynaecological Oncology surgical team in partnership with other Gynaecological Oncology surgical services in the North East of England.

Working in collaboration with our specialist commissioners and cancer network (the Northern Cancer Alliance), both Trusts are actively engaged in a programme of work to improve the resilience and optimise the capacity in our tertiary regional specialist gynaecological oncology service to ensure we continue to provide excellent quality of care across the North East and North Cumbria over the coming years. It is anticipated that this collaboration will continue to establish a managed clinical network with new and innovative ways of service delivery to ensure the best patient care and outcomes.

We are seeking a surgical Locum Gynaecological Oncologist, working part-time (6PAs per week) with specialist skills to complement the existing teams and develop and maintain clinical and academic excellence. The candidate will have GMC CCT accreditation with sub-specialist in Gynaecology Oncology or within 6 months of completion of specialist training is essential.

The employing Trust for this post will be South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with the base site for this post being The James Cook University Hospital - Gynaecological Oncology Centre.

The James Cook Gynaecological Oncology Centre is one of a few centres in the United Kingdom whose surgical portfolio extends from state-of-the-art robotic operations to cytoreductive surgery. Gynaecology Oncology at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is supported by on-site specialist surgical services including, Colorectal, Vascular, Plastics, Thoracic and Urology in addition to the medical and clinical oncology teams.

Development of suitable research programmes by the post holder will be particularly encouraged., The James Cook University Hospital is a tertiary centre for Gynaecological Oncology. In addition, the Hospital provides Reproductive Gynaecology and complex Maternal and Fetal Care. It is a BSGE-designated endometriosis Centre and has BSUG accreditation for Urogynaecology.

The trusts Gynaecological-Oncology Services are accredited centres by the European Society of Gynaecological Oncology.

This is a unique and excellent opportunity to join a progressive, ambitious team in the North East of England which has a particular focus on holistic approach to patient care in addition to boundless aspiration to continue delivering cutting edge treatments for women with gynaecological cancers.