Consultant - Breast - Medical Oncology - Manchester, United Kingdom - The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

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Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

This is a new post for 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week to provide consultant input within the Medical Oncology Breast Disease Group.

The medical oncologist appointed will work with the Breast team to provide a comprehensive clinical service for Breast patients.

This includes patients in the outpatient, inpatient and ambulatory settings, delivering Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) and providing Medical Oncology input to the Breast MDT.

Management of Breast patients receiving standard and clinical trials including treatment decisions and ongoing care.

Participating in all relevant aspects of clinical governance, including maintaining up to date protocols, guidelines and clinical audit, under the supervision of the other consultants in in the unit.

Contribute to current research projects and establish new opportunities to expand and develop research within the team.

Revision and development of evidence-based protocols for patients and undertaking the administrative duties associated with the care of their patients.

Maintaining a level of continuing professional development consistent the recommendations of the Royal College and Physicians.

Contributing to the undergraduate teaching of medical students on oncology topics.

Actively contributing to the training of juniors doctors and other multi-disciplinary team members in both in-patient and outpatient departments.

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.

Role Purpose.

The medical oncologist appointed will work with the Breast team to provide a comprehensive clinical service for Breast patients.

This includes patients in the outpatient, inpatient and ambulatory settings, delivering Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) and providing Medical Oncology input to the Breast MDT.

The Breast Disease Group, Chaired by Dr Anne Armstrong and Dr Vivek Misra consists of 9 Clinical and 8 Medical Oncologists.

These oncologists manage all of the breast cancers diagnosed within the Greater Manchester and Cheshire Cancer Network, with many oncologists delivering a peripheral service through MDTs and clinics.

Systemic therapy is delivered centrally or given to patients at peripheral or outreach clinics according to agreed protocols. Radiotherapy is delivered at The Christie or at satellite units in Salford and Oldham.

This year the whole Medical Oncology team will see around 940 New patients and around 14,000 Follow up patients through the Breast team clinics.

All Disease Group consultants work as part of a multi-disciplinary team supporting the delivery of this work including Nurse Clinicians, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Clinical Fellows, Specialist Trainees, Pharmacists and Research Nurses

The Disease Group has a strong emphasis on research with an active systemic therapy and radiotherapy trial portfolio supported by 7 Research Nurses and 5 Clinical Trial Administrators.

The Breast Disease Research Sub-group has a 6-weekly business meeting to which all members of the Disease Group are invited.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The appointee will be based at The Christie and will provide senior input to Outpatient clinics, Chemotherapy Services and Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings

The role will be responsible for:

Management of Breast patients receiving standard and clinical trials including treatment decisions and ongoing care.
Participating in all relevant aspects of clinical governance, including maintaining up to date protocols, guidelines and clinical audit, under the supervision of the other consultants in in the unit
Contribute to current research projects and establish new opportunities to expand and develop research within the team.
Revision and development of evidencebased protocols for patients and undertaking the administrative duties associated with the care of their patients.
Maintaining a level of continuing professional development consistent the recommendations of the Royal College and Physicians
Contributing to the undergraduate teaching of medical students on oncology topics
Providing lectures for the busy postgraduate teaching programme.
Actively contributing to the training of juniors doctors an