About this role
Job summary
The Specialty Doctor will play an integral part of the day to day running of the Breast Unit. This post will be based at the Royal Marsden Hospital Sutton site (5 days). There will be flexibility in this arrangement to account for leave requirements of other members of the team.The working week will involve attending outpatient clinics (4 half days per week). The Specialty Doctor will be asked to cover the Breast Unit specialist registrar when they are on the Institute of Cancer Research course or study/annual leave. This is a well-supported post within a large team.
Main duties of the job
The Specialty Doctor will also be expected to take part in our clinical research programme, including involvement in the management of multi-centre phase II/III studies. The fellow will also have the opportunity to work on audits and service evaluation and to engage with teaching activities.
This post provides specialised postgraduate training in medical and multidisciplinary aspects of the treatment of breast tumours, exposing the Specialty Doctor to a wide range of clinical problems and current clinical research. Within the Royal Marsden/Institute of Cancer Research there is a strong emphasis on post graduate teaching. In-house meetings involve lectures, seminars, formal journal clubs and tutorials in both clinical and laboratory medicine, the latter often in association with the Institute of Cancer Research.
About us
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
Job description Job responsibilities
For further details about the job, please refer to the Job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Status Essential
GMC Registration with a licence to practice MB BS or acceptable equivalent MRCP or acceptable equivalent
Experience Essential
Four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty (or equivalent experience and competencies)
Desirable
Experience in medical oncology
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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UK Registration
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Employer details Employer name The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Address The Royal Marsden Hospital Sutton
Sutton
SM2 5PT
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/working-royal-marsden (Opens in a new tab)