Locum Medical Oncology Consultant in Lung and Sarcoma

Swansea University Health Board is seeking to appoint to a 10 session Medical Oncologist post in lung and sarcoma, who has a commitment to high quality patient care, high level research, innovative service models, delivery of performance targets and excellence in education/training. The post-holder will be responsible for the delivery of SACT for the above tumour site as well as expanding a trials portfolio in these cancers for the patients of the South West Wales Cancer Centre.

The postholder will be joining a friendly and forward-thinking consultant team of clinical and medical oncologists who are committed to delivering highest standards of cancer care, alongside a large team of other clinical and non-clinical professionals.

This post is for a Medical Oncologist with a sub specialist interest in lung cancer and sarcoma. This is a 10-session post and working hours are flexible to accommodate candidates who may have caring duties. There are opportunities to develop off site working as needed to allow remote chemotherapy prescribing.

Lung

The postholder will join a team of 3 other clinical oncologists working across South West Wales. The postholder will deliver SACT for lung cancer

New patients will be seen in Singleton Hospital.

Clinics are supported by a CNS and plans to have a non-medical prescriber pharmacist working within the team. There are often also SPRs on rotation.

The postholder will provide mutual cross cover for t

he other lung oncologists.

The Swansea lung cancer MDT is held on Monday morning

Sarcoma

The postholder will join a clinical oncologist working across South West Wales. The postholder will deliver SACT for Sarcoma for the South West Wales population. The team is supported by a CNS.

The South Wales sarcoma MDT is hosted by Swansea Bay University Health Board and meets every Wednesday morning. Its membership includes plastic surgery, oncology, general surgery, radiology and pathology.

Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.

The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University. Aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of Southwest Wales.

Swansea is Wales' second largest city and sits on the five-mile sweep of Swansea Bay. An ideal base for exploring South-West Wales, there is also much on offer for visitors in Swansea itself. Swansea has a range of shops,

cosy cafes, great restaurants, art galleries as well as being able to offer good outdoor lifestyle with its beautiful coastline and beaches on the Gower Peninsula. Swansea also has excellent sporting facilities including the Wales National pool and Swansea.com stadium home to the Ospreys and Swansea City Football Club.

For more details in relation to this post, please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification. These are available bilingually, in both English and Welsh.

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