Locum Consultant in Clinical Oncology - Breast and Urological cancers

This post supports the breast and urological MDT's at New Cross Hospital Wolverhampton and Russell's Hall Hospital, Dudley
The post holder will see approximately 100 new Breast and 100 urological patients a year. Secretarial support, designated office space and appropriate IT equipment will be provided.
The post will be based at the New Cross Hospital and the patients will be seen in clinics at New Cross Hospital and will be treated at New Cross Hospital for radiotherapy and systemic treatments.
The successful candidate will be expected to work with professional colleagues and local managers to provide an Oncology service to Wolverhampton and Russells Hall hospitals. The principal duties of the post will include:
Provision of a Clinical Oncology service for breast and urological cancers for Wolverhampton and Russells Hall Hospital;
+ Participation departmental meetings
+ Participation in the multidisciplinary team meetings relevant to the post, In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to provide a service in Clinical Oncology with responsibility for breast and urological cancers.
+ In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to play a full part in the out-of-hours On-Call service for the department. This includes being on-call for telephone advice and major incidents.
+ To provide cover for Consultant and Senior colleagues in respect of periods of leave.
+ In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to take part in medical audit and research as appropriate.
+ In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to ensure that the requirements of clinical governance are met.
+ To ensure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of your patients to be able to contact you when necessary., In conjunction with Divisional Manager, Consultant and Senior Colleagues, to take an active role in the management of the Division.
+ In conjunction with the Divisional Manager, Consultant & Senior colleagues, to play a full part in developing & implementing new ways of working in line with modernisation principles and fit for the future.
+ In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to take responsibility for the best use of departmental staffing and other resources to ensure the maximum efficiency of the department.
+ To observe the Trust's agreed policies and procedures, in particular in relation to managing staff, and to follow the Trust's Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions. These policies and procedures have been drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters., Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant's qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants' qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.
Sponsorship - Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. As of 1 January 2021, free movement ended and the UK introduced a points-based immigration system. Further information is available regarding two types of visa; Health Care Visa https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/your-job and Skilled worker visa https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

We are one of the largest acute and community providers in the West Midlands having more than 850 beds on the New Cross site. The Trust also has 56 rehabilitation beds at West Park Hospital and 54 beds at Cannock Chase Hospital.
We are the largest employer in Wolverhampton, the Trust employs close to 10,000 staff, covering more than 350 different roles.
We provide services from the following locations;
+ New Cross Hospital - secondary and tertiary services, maternity, Accident and Emergency, critical care and outpatients;
+ West Park Hospital - rehabilitation inpatient and day care services, therapy services and outpatients;
+ Cannock Chase Hospital - general surgery, orthopaedics, breast surgery, urology, dermatology and medical day case investigations and treatment (including endoscopy) ;
+ More than 20 community sites - community services for children and adults, walk-in centres and therapy and rehabilitation services ;
+ Primary care - Ten GP practices have now joined us and offer extended opening hours to patients.