Specialty Doctor in Oncology

This post holder will be working as part of the Oncology middle grade team based at Cheltenham General Hospital and also providing care to patients at Hereford County Hospital. This post will focus on patients with lung and lower gastrointestinal cancers. The post will include supervising and prescribing systemic treatment, radiotherapy planning and supervising patients receiving radiotherapy. There will be opportunity to see new patients and those on follow up. The majority of the post will cover outpatients however there will also be opportunity for inpatient work. There will be opportunity to train in practical procedures including pleural and ascitic drainage. There will be experience of clinical trials.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an excellent regional cancer centre. The post holder will be working with our team of 17 Clinical and Medical Consultant Oncologists, 3 Specialist Doctors, 4 SAS doctors, Junior and Senior Clinical Fellows and 10 Registrars. It will provide excellent Oncology experience and plentiful educational opportunities for the post-holder. Candidates should be eligible for registration with the GMC. Part 1 FRCR is essential and full FRCR is desirable. Candidates should have a minimum of 3 years' experience in Oncology.

Oncology is within the Service Line of Oncology, Clinical Haematology and Palliative Care in the Diagnostics and Specialties Division (D&S) of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Dr Alex D'Agapeyeff is Chief of Service for D&S. Our trust prides itself on delivering the best care for everyone. We provide a wide range of specialist hospital services from our two main sites at Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General Hospitals. Gloucestershire Oncology Centre is located on the Cheltenham General Hospital site and provides cancer services for a population of more than 1.1 million people living in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and parts of Shropshire and Powys. Radiotherapy is provided at Cheltenham General Hospital with a satellite unit at Hereford County Hospital. Systemic treatment is delivered at Cheltenham and Hereford and also from our mobile chemotherapy unit which travels to 4 community hospital sites each week. There are 40 dedicated beds in
our Centre accepting both Oncology and malignant haematology patients. A dedicated and staffed space is provided within the Centre for the care of those suffering acute side effects of treatment and disease, which is accessed directly by patients. The Centre currently registers more than 4000 new patients per year.