Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust is offering the opportunity to combine a rewarding job in oncology with an unrivalled lifestyle in the heart of one of the most beautiful areas of the country.
We are looking to recruit a clinical oncologist with a particular interest in breast with flexibility on a second tumour site.
The successful applicant will be joining a team of 12 consultants, 1 specialist doctor and 6 specialty doctors/registrars.
We are seeking an individual with a particular interest in breast to join our team at Torbay as a substantive clinical oncology consultant.
As a department we recognise that individual job satisfaction and achieving a healthy work/life balance is vital to maintaining a successful oncology teams for the future so we would encourage any interested applicant to visit our department where we can discuss how this role could fit your needs.
You will be expected to join the senior medical team in running outpatient clinics, supporting patients having day case cancer treatment and contribute to supporting unplanned care for cancer patients with the acute oncology team in addition to the below
- Take ownership for and deliver their own site-specific workload.
- Contribute to the medical leadership, management and innovation within Oncology services.
- Offer support and training to all non-consultant grade doctors within the unit.
- Promote inter-disciplinary working in the department and across the hospital.
- To ensure that current standards and evidence-based practice are applied.
- Participate in clinical audit program, including both departmental and multidisciplinary audit.
- Contribute to research and innovative practice within oncology.
Why Work With Us
Torbay and South Devon’s operational delivery model starts with all teams being aligned to Care Groups, compromising of Planned Care, Medical and Urgent Care, Families and Communities, Children’s Family Health Devon and Non-Clinical. Within these Care Groups are sub-divisions which represent all our services.
Our department, Non-Surgical Cancer Services reports to the Cancer and Clinical Support Services Division and the wider Planned Care, Care Group.
Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is one of four hospitals providing non-surgical cancer treatment within Devon and Cornwall (Royal Devon University Healthcare Foundation Trust, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Foundation Trust, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust.) Systemic Anti-Cancer treatment and Radiotherapy is administered in all these sites.
The oncology department at Torbay Hospital is concentrated on one site and boasts two linear accelerators, a chemotherapy day unit and a team of highly experienced cancer nurse specialists with independent clinics. In addition to this, we have a successful cancer clinical trials team with a varied commercial and non-commercial portfolio.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Amy McBride Job title: Operational Manager Email address: amy.mcbride2@nhs.net Telephone number: 01803 655558
