Job summary
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.

This post is to commence as soon as possible for 12 months. The post is basic hours only, no on call.

The clinical fellowship will be suitable for a trainee with an interest in clinical or medical oncology, haematology or a cancer surgery speciality with experience of supporting research and/or innovation within the NHS. The role is an opportunity for clinicians to gain experience in developing and delivering Genomic Medicine related research and innovation in a leading research organisation as an active member of the North East & Yorkshire Genomic Medicine Service team.

We are looking for highly motivated junior doctors who would like to build further experience in R&I in order to pursue their career with a research focus. The post holder should demonstrate their technical ability, accuracy, dependability and attention to detail.

In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

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Main duties of the job
The Clinical Fellow role is an opportunity for clinicians to gain experience in developing and delivering Genomic Medicine related research and innovation as an active member of the Northeast & Yorkshire Genomic Medicine Service team, with the aim of improving patient care.

Professor Alastair Greystoke, Honorary Consultant Medical Oncologist via email at alastair.greystoke@nhs.net

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About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teachingNHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Job responsibilities
Clinical:

• To provide clinical input and management of Genomic Medicine Service clinical research and innovation activities with the aim of improving patient care.
• To contribute to ongoing and new initiatives in discussion with the Clinical Supervisor and Northeast and Yorkshire Genomic Medicine Service R&I leadership.
• Act as a clinical liaison with the Genomic Laboratory Hub scientific team to enable appropriate reporting and interpretation of genomic reports related to R&I.
• Any other duties as may be deemed reasonable with the grade of the post as directed by Clinical Supervisor.

Administrative:

• To undertake appropriate administration tasks, including report writing and submission of articles for publication.
• To comply with intellectual property rights, information governance, and other Trust policies including financial regulations, equal opportunities, equality and diversity and health and safety.

Research:

• To plan, develop and deliver research and innovation projects under the guidance of the Clinical Supervisor
• To attend relevant research meetings and seminars within the group and appropriate scientific conferences
• To comply with research and innovation governance policies and frameworks (e.g. GDPR, ICH-GCP, HTA).

Teaching:

• To undertake any necessary training and/or development, the post holder will receive specific training in oncogenomic concepts.
• To provide advanced training in oncogenomics to trainees interested in developing a specialist interest in oncogenomics and develop effective and clinically relevant online educational resources for the cancer care workforce around cancer susceptibility genetics and somatic genomics.

Flexibility:

• In line with the Trusts core value of placing patients at the heart of everything we do, we are developing our service provision to be responsive to the needs of our patients. To meet those needs some staff groups will be increasingly asked to work a more flexible work pattern so that they can offer services in the evening or weekend. As a result any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern or working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.

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Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential

• Primary Medical Qualification.
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise at the time of application.

Clinical Skills and Knowledge
Essential

• Clinical experience in relevant discipline (medical oncology/ haematology/ cancer surgery).
• Previous paid NHS work experience at the time of application. (This does not include Clinical Access / Attachment or Clinical Observership placements)
• Good history & examination skills.
• Able to formulate a working diagnosis.
• Able to order appropriate investigations.
• Image interpretation relevant to practice.
• Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague.

Management and Administration Experience
Essential

• Ability to organise and manage R&I projects
• Ability to run a service and participate in management process.
• Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce.
• Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues.
• An understanding of Clinical Governance

Desirable

• Proven management and administration ability.
• Understanding of management goals.
• Experience with audit
• Evidence of leadership / project management
• Evidence of having implemented change

Teaching
Essential

• Experience of supervising junior staff.
• Ability to teach clinical skills.

Clinical Governance, Audit and Research
Essential

• Knowledge and experience of relevant research governance procedures and frameworks
• Experience of supporting and delivering research and innovation projects.
• Experience of audit projects.
• Ability to work with research volunteers and research staff

Ability to work with research volunteers and research staff
Essential

• Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and other people within a team.
• Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues in all disciplines.
• Ability to work across organisations

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).