POST OF: CONSULTANT IN PAEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY
A whole-time substantive post as Consultant in Paediatric Oncology is available now at the Children’s Hospital Oxford .
The post is for 10.0 programmed activities (10 PAs).
The postholder will work alongside the current two paediatric oncologists and three paediatric haematologists.
Candidates are highly recommended to visit the department and hospital and are invited to contact Dr Amrana Qureshi (tel: 01865 – 226654) and Dr Alex Lee Clinical Director, Children’s Services, Children’s Hospital Oxford, John Radcliffe.
Any person who is unable for personal reasons to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis, in consultation with consultant colleagues. Suitably qualified job-share candidates will receive serious consideration.
To join the existing members of the Paediatric Haematology/Oncology team in providing a regional service for children with cancer or haematological disorders and work with team members in providing an on-call service covering a 1 in 6/7 rota. The postholder’s duties will be primarily at the Children’s Hospital Oxford (CHOx), located in the John Radcliffe (JR) Hospital, but it is a condition of the appointment that the postholder will be willing to work in any of the Trust’s locations and outreach clinics. The post holder will participate in a 1 in 6/7 “Consultant Of the Week” system, providing cross cover for in-patient activity, dealing with new referrals, initial diagnostic work-up, planning and delivery of treatment and care.
Each consultant has a number of areas of interest/responsibility within the service depending on interest and experience. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will be responsible for the management of patients with solid and CNS tumours, aged 0 – 19 years and also lead the neuroblastoma and /or sarcoma service with involvement in developing the TYA service.
The Oxford Paediatric and Adolescent Haematology/Oncology unit provides a world class, holistic service for patients within the Thames Valley Cancer Alliance, consisting of Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Swindon. The unit provides all solid tumour oncology, neuro-oncology, malignant and benign haematology services for the Alliance, apart from allogeneic transplantation. The Oxford PTC unit has Joint Accreditation Committee-ISCT & EBMT (JACIE) accreditation for the administration of high dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell rescue. Patients requiring allogeneic transplantation are referred to Bristol/London services. The unit provides supraregional support for haemophilia and Haemoglobinopathy services, covering Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire and Wiltshire.
The Children’s Hospital Oxford (CHOX) at the John Radcliffe Hospital (JRH) Campus is the Principal Treatment Centre (PTC) providing tertiary haematology/oncology services for designated Paediatric Oncology Shared Care Units (POSCUs) in Swindon, Reading, Milton Keynes, High Wycombe/Stoke Mandeville and Slough (Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospital). The unit has excellent relationships with paediatricians in the POSCUs. Outreach clinics for Paediatric Oncology and Haematology are held at each of the POSCUs.
The post holder will participate in a 1 in 6/7 “Consultant Of the Week” system, providing cross cover for in-patient activity, dealing with new referrals, initial diagnostic work-up, planning and delivery of treatment and care.
Each consultant has a number of areas of interest/responsibility within the service depending on interest and experience. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will be responsible for the management of patients with solid and CNS tumours, aged 0 – 19 years and also lead the neuroblastoma and /or sarcoma service with involvement in developing the TYA service. The postholder will continue to develop innovative models to ensure the ongoing care of patients under the age of 16 years and continue the harmonisation of transition to the TYA/adult services, linking closely with the well established late effects service for young people post 16. It is also anticipated that the postholder will also work with the Oxford onco-fertility team to support a rapidly growing national service, delivering a service currently unique in England.
