Consultant in Medical Oncology (Gynae)

The post holder will be responsible for managing patients undergoing gynaecology malignancies requiring systemic anti cancer therapies which will involve MDT attendance, seeing new patients, managing treatment plans and follow up. This role will include a weekly gynae oncology ward round to include all gynae inpatients at VCC.
Acute Oncology Service
The post-holder will support the Acute Oncology service at Velindre Cancer Centre, including leading the post-take ward round, supporting the multidisciplinary teams managing acutely unwell patients presenting to Velindre. This will entail one morning session, reviewing admitted and unwell patients on the ward, and providing timely senior review for unwell patients on the Acute Assessment Unit and Ambulatory Areas., The duties described here will be the subject of a 6 month review and gives an idea of the work programme involved

Monday
am
Gynae new patient clinic
VCC
pm
SPA/clinical admin
Tuesday
am
Chemotherapy Outpatient Clinic
VCC
pm
Clinic and clinic admin
VCC
Wednesday
am
Regional gynae-oncology MDT
Clinical admin
Virtual
Flexible
pm
SPA/Teaching
Flexible
Thursday
am
Acute Oncology service
Handover/post-take ward round
Ward/AU support/gynae ward round
12.30 AOS lunchtime meeting/handover
VCC
pm
SPA
Friday
Non-working day, Hourly Breakdown of Job Plan
An approximation is given for guidance purposes only at this stage.

Type of Duty
Average Number of Hours (weekly)
Direct Clinical Care
Outpatients
3.13
Multidisciplinary Meetings
0.5
Ward Rounds
0.8
Clinical Admin
1
Travel to other hospitals
Not required
Total DCC
5.46
Indicative SPA
Clinical trials/research
Clinical audit/service improvement
Teaching
0.45
CPD and appraisal, job planning preparation
1.79
Other Responsibilities
0.4
Total SPA
2.35
On call
0.19
Total
8
This job plan is compliant with the National Job Planning in Wales Guidance 2004 and under that guidance, is subject to review once a year. For this purpose you and the Clinical Director should have a copy of the current job plan including up to date work programme, and relevant statistical information (preferably over a 12 month period) together with notes provided by either side of any new or proposed service or other developments.
Local procedures must be followed if it is not possible to agree a job plan, either initially or at an annual review. These procedures culminate in an appeal to the Trust Board.
You will be required to undertake Medical Revalidation every five years and to ensure General Medical Council (GMC) confirms the continuation of your licence to practice in the UK.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view in Trac.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Thank you for your interest in working for Velindre Cancer Centre (VCC), which is a committed equal opportunities employer. VCC welcomes applications from people who share our vision;
Velindre University NHS Trust will be recognised locally, nationally and internationally as a renowned organisation of excellence for patient and donor care, education and research.
our values;
+ Caring
+ Respectful
+ Accountable
& who will complement our current experienced and specialist employees who are passionate about working in an organisation with the ambition to provide world class services & care to our patients.
VCC is an amazing place to work & develop your career. It is undertaking a 5 year transformation programme which will enable cancer services to meet the future needs of our patients across South East Wales. Not only will programme see VCC moving into a new purpose built cancer hospital, it will provide opportunities for patients to receive treatments closer to their homes. The infrastructure changes will offer our employees opportunities to work across a number of sites, in new and different ways, create development opportunities & increase flexible working practices.
VCC provides our employees with a favourable salary and reward / staff benefits & support package.
For more information on this vacancy please contact the recruiting manager, who will be pleased to discuss it with you.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
The Trust also reserves the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement at any stage of the process, to enable internal staff requiring to be redeployed in suitable roles.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable., Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and our award-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.
Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to provide the key principles of prudent healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.
If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.