Medical Oncology Consultant - Oxford, United Kingdom - Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Oxford, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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OXFORD RADCLIFFE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
CONSULTANT IN MEDICAL ONCOLOGY specialising in Uro-oncology

We are keen to appoint a dynamic Consultant Medical Oncologist to join our team of 54 Consultant Oncologists working whole-time or part-time in Oxford and the regional units (22 of whom are University appointments).

This 5 PA post is based at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at the Churchill and visiting the Horton hospital.

The post-holder's duties will be primarily at Churchill Hospital, Oxford, and the Horton Hospital, Banbury but it is a condition of the appointment that the post holder will be willing to work in any of the Trust's locations or outreach district general hospital clinics.

The post specialises in Urological malignancies.

Each 4-hour clinic has 2 new and 7 follow up patients; for a 42 week year, this post holder is likely to see new patients.

The oncology department in Oxford moved into a £110M comprehensive diagnostic and treatment cancer centre in 2009. Chemotherapy is prescribed using a pan cancer network e-prescribing system (Aria). The department works closely with the University Department of Oncology providing excellent opportunities for collaborative cancer research.

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - theJohn Radcliffe Hospital,Churchill HospitalandNuffield Orthopaedic Centrein Headington and theHorton General Hospitalin Banbury.

The post specialises in Urological malignancies, and will work with existing Medical and Clinical Oncology colleagues, clinical nurse specialists, nurse and pharmacist prescribers, as well as other members of the multidisciplinary teams across these tumour sites.

The post-holder will also participate in a rota for Consultant of the week, AOS for the oncology ward and triage at the Churchill Hospital.

We are keen that the post holder undertakes and supports the development of our telemedicine clinics, and there will be the opportunity to contribute to service improvement projects in this field.