Requisition ID: 25723
Location:
Newcastle, GB
Contract Type: Open Ended
Working Pattern: Full Time
Posted Date: 1 Sep 2023
Salary: £88,364 to £98,045 per annum
Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.
Closing Date: 13 September 2023
The Role
We are looking for a Clinical Senior Lecturer/Honorary Consultant in Oncology with a special interest in early phase trials and also to develop translational research in a tumour type of interest. We have one posts to advertise and the successful candidate will join an established team of 4 consultants running an active early phase trials unit and participate in translational research at Newcastle University.
This academic post will be based in the Translational and Clinical Research Institute in the Faculty of Medical Sciences, and you will also be a member of the Cancer NUCoRE, one of Newcastle University’s cross cutting Centres of Research Excellence (https://www.ncl.ac.uk/cancer/) with a wider membership of >100 PIs/ECRs across the whole translational pathway – from discovery to translation to impact on patients and society.
The job plans will include 8 academic PAs and 2 NHS clinical PAs (the job plan including 1 SPA). The duties will be in line with the University’s role profile for clinical academic staff. In particular, the post holder will support the development of research by developing bids for funding; networking with people who can contribute to and implement the research; present research to national and international audiences; publish research in peer-reviewed journals; complete research in a timely manner to budget and meeting project milestones; supervise PhD/Masters students; undertake some administrative and management duties as requested by the Institute Dean.
All academic colleagues with NU Translational and Clinical Research Institute are expected to teach and supervise students. The amount of teaching/supervision will be agreed with the Institute Dean and will be commensurate with other responsibilities.
The interviews will be held on Monday 2nd October 2023.
Clinical Service
You will be appointed at Honorary Consultant level in Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and will contribute to clinical services in oncology. Your clinical base will be at the Northern Centre for Cancer Care (NCCC), Freeman Hospital but you may be involved in covering clinical practice in other locations served by the oncology team at NCCC. This provides cancer services to the whole northern region, including North Cumbria. In addition, the dedicated Early Phase cancer Trials unit is embedded within NCCC, and the focus of academic activities will include building an early phase trials portfolio in the tumour area of interest. You will take your share in providing cover for colleagues during periods of absence. Such cover will be organised between colleagues by mutual agreement. You will have continuing responsibility for services in your care and the proper functioning of the Department.
Contractually there will be a commitment to participate in Clinical Effectiveness and Audit, for which time will be allocated.
You will work according to the current consultant contract. The allocation of time between the various duties of the post will be open to discussion, in consultation with the Institute Dean and Clinical Director.
An annual review of duties will take place with both the Clinical Director and Institute Dean as part of the job planning process. The job plan initially will include the following programme activities.
• 2 NHS PAs to include a maximum of one weekly clinic plus appropriate clinical administrative time and MDT attendance. Radiotherapy planning time would also be incorporated if appropriate
• Supporting clinical activities x 1
• Academic x 7 including DCC sessions on the early phase trials unit
Total 10 PA
University research and teaching duties will be arranged by consultation with the Institute Dean.
The Person
Knowledge (including Qualifications)
• MB ChB or equivalent
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
• PhD or equivalent in a discipline relevant to Cancer
• Membership of the Royal College of Physicians or equivalent
• Entry on to the GMC specialist register for Medical Oncology or within 6 months of CCT date
• Experience in Early Phase clinical trials
• Understanding of Clinical Governance and individual responsibilities
Skills (professional, technical, managerial, practical)
• Ability to develop, manage and provide leadership to research and clinical teams
• Excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills
• The ability to build collaborations with colleagues in complementary areas of work
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly both orally and in writing
• Ability to teach clinical/technical/practical skills
• Ability to supervise undergraduate and postgraduate research
• Ability to meet deadlines and to manage conflicting priorities
• Management of a clinical service
• Completion of a basic management course
Experience and Achievements (paid or unpaid)
• CCT or pending CCT (within 6 months of interview date) in Medical Oncology
• Full registration, or eligibility for full registration, with the United Kingdom General Medical Council (GMC)
• Experience of preparing research proposals and securing fellowships/grant income as a principal investigator or co-applicant
• Peer reviewed publications in relevant journals at a national and international level
• Experience of teaching or training health professionals
• Experience of undergraduate and postgraduate research supervision
• Evidence of substantial commitment to the specialty
• Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the specialty
• Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
• Experience of supervising junior medical staff
• Experience of developing a team of research colleagues
• Evidence of research collaborations nationally and internationally
• Experience of course development and/or degree programme management (desirable)
Other
• Satisfactory pre-employment health screen and Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Eligible for honorary status with the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Commitment to the University and Institute’s education and research strategy and mission
• Commitment to the University and Institute’s engagement strategy
• Commitment to own personal development and understand its importance
For full detailed job plan, please click here
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We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.
At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC.
In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.
Requisition ID: 25723