Specialty Doctor in Oncology | East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust

Our complete commitment to developing careers means we're looking for proactive, motivated, forward thinking and dynamic individuals to join our clinical team. This post is an important part of our ongoing development of medical services at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, offering the successful applicant the opportunity to work closely with the existing Oncologists to provide a high standard of care across the Trust. We are seeking a Specialty Doctor with enthusiasm, commitment and drive to work closely with colleagues throughout the organisation and within the community to help lead the organisation. The post holder will have a special interest in Medical oncology based at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage. This is a substantive post and comprises 10 programmed activities (PAs). This is an excellent opportunity within the Oncology department at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. The post holder will provide care for cancer inpatients, patients are assessed in both routine clinic appointments and as an emergency through the acute oncology service. The post is not recognised as a training post; however, on-going training will be provided. We have an active Postgraduate teaching programme in a modern Postgraduate Centre on the hospital site. In addition, staff support, and mentoring is also available. The post holder will gain invaluable experience various tumour types, with exposure to use of novel therapies (including immunotherapies, targeted therapies) and will have the opportunity to enhance their e-portfolio. The post holder will also be involved with clinical trials and managing patients on experimental treatments. The post holder will be encouraged to participate in audits, presentations and teachings. Although, this post is not recognised for training the appointee will be encouraged in their training and development within the role. At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now. We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda. We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
• Maintenance of high quality patient centred care
• Shared responsibility for the day to day management of the service
• Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary service
• Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings and directorate clinical governance activity
• Delivery and development of complex radiotherapy
• Active participation in continuing medical education
• Active participation in trial research activities