Locum Consultant in Medical Oncology: Germ Cell and Acute Oncology

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a locum post split across Germ Cell and Acute Oncology medical oncology services. The role is for 10 PAs with an equal split across each area. The successful applicant will work at The Christie NHS FT main site. The postholder will work across both disease groups as follows:

• Germ Cell – delivering two clinics per week and playing an active role in the regional MDT.
• Acute Oncology – leading on inpatient reviews and decision-making on the wards.

There is a 1:20 full-week on-call rota. The on-call consultant provides a post-take ward round each morning to review all newly admitted patients.

The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% of patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world;

chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Dr Claire Mitchell

Job title:

Clinical Director
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