Consultant Oncologist - Urology + 2nd tumour site inTaunton/Yeovil inTaunton/Yeovil PUBLISHED
SUN 8 SEP 2024
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust rha3FE4w
Recent developments in the region, including significant investments in hospital infrastructure and outpatient services, aim to enhance care delivery and reduce waiting times. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with a well-established team and engage in the ongoing training of medical trainees and specialty doctors within a supportive environment.
We provide Clinical and Medical Oncology inpatient and outpatient services, as well as radiotherapy and systemic anti-cancer therapy to all common tumour sites. The Beacon Centre and St Margaret's Hospice provide cancer care to the population of Somerset of approximately 560,000. They have received a number of accolades since opening in 2009 for the high-quality care delivered. Including CHKS ISO 90accreditation, Macmillan Quality Environment Mark score of 5 on all principles, Investors in People Gold and Customer Service Excellence A+++ award.
Somerset Foundation Trust and Yeovil District Hospital merged in April 2023.
Yeovil District Hospital received a 15 million investment from the government to develop part of the Hospital and reduce waiting times. The first part the development plans will see Yeovil's main theatre receive a significant refurbishment, including increasing space in the recovery area, and an extension that will add a fifth theatre. This is coupled with the 5 million investment into an additional new Day Surgery Unit and modular Outpatient Unit.
A new Surgical Centre will also be opening at Musgrove Park Hospital in the Spring of 2025. The county also has a well-established programme of improvement work supporting the effective and efficient management of outpatient services (Somerset Transformation of Outpatient Care). This includes expanding opportunities for running outpatient clinics in a range of community hospitals across the county.
The role will incorporate the management of uro-oncology patients and one other tumour site. This second site can be discussed in pre-interview conversations with one of the Clinical Service Leads.
The successful applicant would join a professional but friendly uro-oncology team of 3 Clinical Oncologists, 1 Medical Oncologist, 2 Specialty Doctors, 1 Consultant Radiographer, 1 Consultant Pharmacist, 1 Chemotherapy Nurse Prescriber and 2 Immunotherapy Advanced Nurse Practitioners. We work with a team of supportive and collaborative urologists and enjoy training a group of motivated trainees and Specialty Doctors.
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