Senior Clinical Fellow in Clinical Oncology

Specific purpose of the post:

• The post will be largely outpatient or day unit based to ensure safe administration of systemic anti-cancer therapy and radiotherapy.
• To participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care
• To participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training
• The post holder is required to follow Trust policies and procedures which are regularly updated
Duties and responsibilities: The postholder will, together with colleagues, be responsible for the provision of Oncology services at Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust which would include: 1. Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the trust such as in hospitals, health centres or clinics or other premises as required. 2. Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of, your staff. 3. The bulk of the role will be in oncology outpatients or day unit. 4. The postholder may participate in the hospital at night cover and oncalls. They will be expected to carry the tumour phone during working hours and take part in the tumour phone rota. They will also participate in ward based cover system approximately 1 in 8-10 weeks.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone interested in pursuing a career in oncology and having involvement in our new high profile Cancer Centre. Our department is well-recognized for its provision of specialist Oncology training. These posts do not have educational support for specialist training, but here are exciting educational opportunities, including involvement in clinical trial research, audit, appraisal, and provision for study leave to be taken.To be considered for this role, MRCP or equivalent is desirable as is oncology experience. You will need to have passed the IELTS exam.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark. We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities. We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.