Senior Clinical Fellow in Medical Oncology

Applications are invited for posts in the Medical Oncology department at Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals. This posts is available as soon as possible for a period of 6 months with the view to extend.
Working at ST3 level
- Predominately outpatient clinic based
- Work pattern Monday - Friday 0830-1730
- Will receive educational support in the form of appraisal, regular journal clubs and teaching.
- Opportunities to join on call rota if appropriate to level of training., This post provides an ideal opportunity for someone interested in pursuing a career in Medical or Clinical Oncology. Successful applicants will gain experience in outpatient oncology clinics, systemic anti-cancer therapy prescribing, involvement in clinical trials and dedicated time for clinical research projects. Our department is well-recognized for its provision of specialist Medical Oncology training. Although these posts do not have educational support for specialist training, there are exciting educational opportunities, including involvement in clinical (trial) research, audit, appraisal, conference attendance and provision for study leave to be taken. We also have an active teaching programme including weekly journal club meetings., Our values and behaviours framework| describes what it means for every one of us in the Trust to put our values into action. The framework can be found on our Trust careers pages and GTIntranet.
Guy's Cancer Centre:
Guy's and St Thomas' is a Joint Cancer Centre with King's College Hospital that offers a full range of services for the diagnosis and treatment of all adult cancers. Patients from across South East London attends for treatment which is not available at their local hospital. The Trust's cancer services will be provided at both Guy's and St Thomas' sites as well as the new site at Queen Mary's Sidcup, Kent.
GSTT aims to build an internationally renowned Comprehensive Cancer Centre by:
+ Providing the very best cancer service to patients by combining first class clinical care with ground-breaking research and high-quality training and development across the AHSC.
+ Improving outcomes and experience for cancer patients with complex needs through earlier diagnosis, effective treatment and the provision of high-quality survivorship care.
+ Embedding whole person care across the cancer pathway and strive to bring treatment programmes closer to home.
+ Developing and test new biological and cellular therapies in a range of cancers.
+ Opened a new £160 million cancer centre at Guy's Hospital in September 2016 and a sister centre in Bexley in Spring 2017, which will transform the delivery of cancer services, so patients will receive the right treatment at the right time, delivered within fewer visits and tailored to their need.
Clinical Aims:
+ To bring together the majority of cancer care and research under one roof, so that patients are given seamless care and staff can work together on diagnosing, treating and applying research into cancer.
+ To improve supportive care, patient information and complementary therapies at each stage of the patient pathway to improve patients' quality of life both during treatment and into recovery and survivorship.
+ To provide an outstanding environment that will 'lift the spirits' of patients, relatives and staff.
+ To deliver compassionate care and a world class service.
Department Information:
Oncology forms part of the Oncology and Haematology Clinical Directorate within Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (GSTFT). The department is internationally distinguished for its commitment to research & development and constantly strives for excellence through dedication and innovation. Oncology at GSTFT has entered a new and exciting phase with a state-of-the-art Cancer Centre on the Guy's site. The Cancer Centre at Guy's Hospital opened in September 2016, this provides a single point for both diagnosis and treatment. This centre will be the hub for South East London providing specialist cancer services, training, development and research and allowing for better treatment and improved outcomes for patients. This is a great opportunity to join us and become part of a dynamic and encouraging team. We look forward to helping support your oncology career in world renown and forward-thinking environment.
The Richard Dimbleby Cancer Information and Support Service| offers people with cancer information; complementary therapies and psychological support to help them and their families cope with their illness.
Cancer Care data:
Number of ambulatory day care beds/chairs (outpatients): 44 chairs (these are based in the Chemotherapy Day Unit and the Haematology Day Unit respectively). 10 beds (these are based in several locations across the Day Units).
Number of inpatient beds: There are 802 beds at the St Thomas's site and 288 beds at Guy's site. A total of 1090 beds across sites. 84 (core beds, made up of Medical Oncology, Clinical Haematology, Breast & Thoracic)
Main place of employment:
The post will be primarily based at the Guy's Hospital site. However, it is a requirement of your employment that you be prepared to work at any additional or different location owned or served by the Trust, either on an on-going or temporary basis according to the demands of the service. This could sites across St Thomas's or Queen Mary's Sidcup, Queen Elizabeth Woolwich, Princess Royal Hospital (Kent) or other hospitals within our cancer service.
Job Summary:
· The post-holder will be assigned to one or two cancer tumour-type teams at any one time, working closely with a team of oncology consultants. Post-holders will rotate through a variety of tumour types over time and are encouraged to document their achievements and progress. A consultant will be assigned as your supervisor to oversee your progress.
· The post will be largely outpatient based with up to four oncology clinics a week supervised by our consultants. Post-holders will be trained to prescribe systemic anti-cancer treatments and to manage toxicities.
· The post-holder will participate in clinical, research and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care. This will include scheduled working on the oncology wards and the Acute Oncology Assessment Unit (AOAU). There are opportunities to be sub-investigators on clinical trials and work on clinical audits and quality improvement projects. Leadership opportunities are also available.
· The post-holder will participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training. A comprehensive weekly teaching programme is available including tumour-specific teaching and a journal club.
· The post-holder is required to follow Trust policies and procedures which are regularly updated., Clinical:
The post-holder will, together with colleagues, be responsible for the provision of Oncology services to the Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust to include:
1. Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the Trust in such 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 majority of the role will be in oncology outpatients, oncology wards or AOAU.
Training of junior staff:
The post-holders will take responsibility for the training and direction of junior staff allocated to him/her under aegis of the training plan that that post-holders has agreed with their supervising consultant.
Teaching:
The post-holder will be expected to contribute as appropriate in the teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Clinical Governance:
All medical and dental staff are expected to take part in clinical governance activity, including clinical audit, clinical guideline and protocol development and clinical risk management. They will be expected to produce evidence of their contribution in these areas and their audit of their own clinical work as part of their appraisal.
Mutual Obligation to Monitor Hours:
There is a contractual obligation on employers to monitor working hours through robust local monitoring arrangements supported by national guidance, and on individual doctors to co-operate with those monitoring arrangements.
European Working Time Directive (EWTD):
All posts and working patterns are under constant review in line with EWTD guidelines.
Educational Programme:
Neither the London Deanery not the Royal College of Physicians accredits this post for postgraduate training. However, the post-holder will be expected to attend and contribute to educational activities e.g. departmental meetings, multidisciplinary meetings and journal clubs. Study leave and budget are available.
Appraisal:
All medical and dental staff are required to undertake appraisal.
Confidentiality / Data Protection / Freedom of Information:
Post-holders must maintain the confidentiality of information about patients, staff and other health service business in accordance with the Data Protection Act of 1998. Post-holders must not, without prior permission, disclose any information regarding patients or staff. If any member of staff has communicated any such information to an unauthorised person, those staff will be liable to dismissal. Moreover, the Data Protection Act 1998 also renders an individual liable for prosecution in the event of unauthorised disclosure of information.
Following the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2005, post-holders must apply the Trust's FOI procedure if they receive a written request for information.
Information Governance
All staff must comply with information governance requirements. These includes statutory responsibilities (such as compliance with the Data Protection Act), following national guidance (such as the NHS Confidentiality Code of Practice) and compliance with local policies and procedures (such as the Trust's Confidentiality policy). Staff are responsible for any personal information (belonging to staff or patients) that they access and must ensure it is stored, processed and forwarded in a secure and appropriate manner.
Equal Opportunities:
Post-holders must at all times fulfil their responsibilities with regard to the Trust's Equal Opportunities Policy and equality laws.
Guy's and St Thomas' celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study's at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Flexible working
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual's personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.
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To be considered for these roles you should have completed IMT, MRCP or equivalent is desirable as is some oncology experience. We look forward to helping support your oncology career in a world-renowned and forward-thinking environment.
Please note that successful completion of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is our accepted minimum language requirement.

Guy's and St Thomas' is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy's is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas' has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children's Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King's Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King's College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of 'good'. Our adult community services achieved a rating of 'outstanding'.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS., Medical Oncology forms part of the Oncology and Haematology Clinical Directorate within Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The department is internationally distinguished for its commitment to research & development and constantly strives for excellence through dedication and innovation.
Oncology at Guy's and St Thomas' has entered a new and exciting phase with a state of the art Cancer Treatment Centre (CTC) at Guy's Hospital which opened in September 2016. The CTC provides a single point for both diagnosis and treatment and will be the hub for South East London providing specialist cancer services, training, research & development whilst allowing for better treatment and improved outcomes for patients. The CTC focusses on whole person care across the cancer pathway and strive to bring treatment programmes closer to home. The opening of the new £160 million CTC at Guy's Hospital was followed by a sister centre at the Queen Mary's Sidcup site in Spring 2017. These centres will transform the delivery of cancer services across South East London ensuring patients will receive the right treatment at the right time, delivered within fewer visits and tailored to their need.
We are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between one of the world's leading research-led universities and three of London's most successful NHS Foundation Trusts.