Breast+ CNS consultant

This is a replacement post created to replace several retiring consultants or those reducing their workload. The post is full time, comprising 10 PAs in total, but candidates who do not wish to work full time for personal reasons will be eligible to be considered for the post. The site specialist focus of the post will be Breast + CNS. The successful applicant will join the existing Breast + CNS oncology teams based in the James Cook Cancer Institute (JCCI) at the James Cook University Hospital (JCUH). The post-holder will manage Breast cancers at South Tees and Hartlepool Hospital working with the consultant team and ACP's, providing radiotherapy and systemic treatments for malignancies. The post will include attendance at weekly MDTs, clinics to see new and follow-up patients, radiotherapy planning sessions and clinical administration sessions for chemotherapy prescribing and correspondence. Research is very important to the department and the post-holder will be expected to work with the clinical research team to optimise trial recruitment.

RESPONSIBILITIES Maintain the highest clinical standards in the practice of Clinical Oncology Clinical/ on-call responsibilities Undertake any responsibility which relates to the agreed special interests Cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences Provide professional supervision and management of junior medical staff Be actively involved in the management of the department including attendance at monthly Directorate/Consultant meetings Take part in annual appraisals (mandatory for all Consultants). Appropriate time and assistance will be provided for preparation. Active involvement in audit Involvement in research. Continuing professional development. Any other duties which may be required Contribute to the on-call system rota (see below)