Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist

Job summary

The Gynaecological Oncology Department is looking for a full-time permanent Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist at Guy's & St. Thomas' South-East London Cancer Centre. The post holder will be expected to provide specialist Gynaecological Oncology services at Guy's and St Thomas' sites.

This post will support the four existing full-time Gynaecological Oncology consultants. The requirements are to provide direct clinical care for Gynaecological Oncology patients diagnosed locally and those referred from the South East London Cancer Network. The post holder will also take part in running cancer diagnostic services and participate in teaching and research activities.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a first-class team in an active and progressive central London teaching hospital environment. Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital is a renowned cancer centre both nationally and internationally and a centre of excellence in robotic and cancer surgery. The department is linked to the King's College University and London & KSS deanery for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching respectively.

The applicant must be on the GMC specialist register as a Sub-Specialist in Gynaecological oncology. The post holder should have experience in advanced robotic surgery in Gynaecological Oncology.

Main duties of the job

This job is anticipated to contain 10 Programmed Activities per week on average to be carried out on Guy's & St Thomas' sites and includes on-call commitments.

Please read Job Description for full scope of the role, but main duties include:

• Oncology Theatres
• Rapid Access diagnostic & Cancer Clinics
• Ward Round
• Multi Disciplinary Team meetings
• On call(midweek and weekend rota)
• Teaching

About us

The team provides tertiary gynaecological oncology surgery for South East London (catchment area 2.1 million), unit level diagnosis and management of women with gynaecological malignancy and diagnostic and therapeutic colposcopy for women living in Lambeth and Southwark.

The Gynaecological Oncology unit at Guy's and St Thomas' provides a comprehensive tertiary surgical, clinical and medical oncology service, including the management of women with ovarian, endometrial, cervical, vulval and vaginal cancers at primary presentation and recurrence. It operates as the central hub of the South East London Gynaecological cancer network. The department also has a unit function for the diagnosis and management of Gynaecological malignancy and a screening role for the management of women with an abnormal cervical smear for women within the local catchment area of Lambeth and Southwark.

The team has many areas of special interest including robotic/laparoscopic surgery, fertility sparing surgery, ultra-radical ovarian cancer surgery, sentinel node detection, ultrasound to diagnose malignant ovarian masses, risk reducing surgery for women at inherited genetic risk and specialist vulval disease clinics. The two week wait clinics operate a one stop model with same day ultrasound, and ambulatory hysteroscopy - diagnostic and therapeutic, vulval, vaginal and cervical biopsies.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Proposed Job Plan

Your job plan is anticipated to contain 10 Programmed Activities per week on average to be carried out on Guys & St Thomas sites and includes on-call commitments. This is an outline programme and you will be expected to discuss and agree a detailed job plan including your personal and professional objectives with your Clinical Lead and Clinical Director within 3 months of your start date. The Job plan might be altered in future to meet service requirements and include weekend work.

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

AM

RAC

(1.25 PA)

Ward Round

(0.25 PA)

Robotic Theatre List 1:4

(0.641 PA)

Cross cover for theatre list 5x per year

(0.3125 PA)

GO MDT Meeting 7:8

(0.87 PA)

OR

Three-Session Day Theatre List with Prospective Cover 1:8

(0.52 PA)

Open / Laparoscopic Three- Session Day Theatre List 1:4

(0.7865 PA)

OR

SPA 1:4

(0.50)

SPA 3:4

(0.75PA)

OR

1:4 Robotic Theatre Lists

(0.641 PA)

PM

RAC

(1.25 PA)

Cancer Centre MDT Clinic 7:8

(0.87 PA)

SPA 3:4

(0.75PA)

NIGHT

1:11 On Call

(0.638PA)

RAC = Rapid Access Clinic

GO MDT: Gynaecological Oncology Multi-Disciplinary Team Meeting

Direct Clinical Care Activities: These activities include ward rounds, outpatient clinics, theatre sessions and MDM attendance. See timetable.

Other Programmed Activities: These include job planning, appraisals, governance, audit, teaching and administration.

Regular meetings: These include consultant meetings, audit, morbidity & mortality meetings and teaching sessions.

Administrative Support: The postholder will have full-time administrative support with shared Patient Pathway Coordinators.

(See Complete Job Description attached with the application for more details)

Person Specification

Clinical Experience

Essential

• RCOG Accredited Subspecialty training in Gynaecological Oncology
• Clinical core training and experience in general obstetrics and gynaecology equivalent to that required for a UK CCT
• BSCCP Accreditation
• Experience in Diagnostic procedures including Outpatient Operative Hysteroscopic procedures, LLETZ, Cervical & Vulval biopsy

Desirable

• Experience in Robotic surgery in Gynaecological Oncology
• Experience in Benign laparoscopic and complex Gynaecological Surgery
• Exposure to ultra-radical surgery in Gynaecological Oncology

Professional Criteria

Essential

• Full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within six months of the date of the AAC - as a Sub-specialist in Gynaecological Oncology
• MRCOG-III or equivalent specialist qualification

Desirable

• Other relevant postgraduate qualifications e.g. MD, PhD, MS, MSc. in Gynaecology

Clinical Skills

Essential

• A commitment to and evidence of multidisciplinary practice
• Skills in treating and managing all gynaecological cancers referred to cancer centre in UK
• Ability to work conjointly with other specialties for radical surgery
• Skills in managing two week-wait cancer diagnostic clinics. Ability to perform outpatient ambulatory diagnostic and therapeutic hysteroscopy
• A team approach to care and service management, including appreciation of nursing and therapy roles.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate effectively with colleagues; clinical and non-clinical, patients and their carers/relatives.
• Ability to manage Gynaecological Emergencies

Desirable

• Training in Sentinel Lymph node mapping for Gynaecological cancers

Audit Management & IT

Essential

• Understanding of principles of audit and its use to drive service improvement
• Experience of service innovation and/or development

Desirable

• Experience of managing clinical governance targets e.g. CNST
• Experience of achieving quality targets e.g. CQIN, KC65

Research, Teaching skill & experience

Essential

• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff
• Research experience, with documentation of publications in peer-reviewed journals
• Experience of contributing to clinical trials

Desirable

• Successful completion of higher research degree (equivalent to PhD or MD)
• Mentoring role for research
• Experience in applying for research grant(s)

Leadership / Management skills

Essential

• Communication; Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
• Accountability; Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
• Interpersonal Skills; Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
• Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff
• Finance; Knowledge of finance and budgets

Desirable

• Innovation: Demonstrable experience in service innovation

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guy's & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust

Great Maze Pond

London

SE1 9RT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

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