Paediatric Oncology Consultant: Sponsorship Available

Northampton General Hospital

Job summary

This is a Substantive Consultant Paediatric Post with interest in oncology and haematology which has arisen due to the relocation of one of our longstanding paediatric colleagues.

The post offersan exciting opportunity to join the C&YP Haematology & Oncology Team, part of the award-winning Child Health Directorate at Northampton General Hospital. You will join a creative, dynamic, forward thinking, multi-disciplinary team that aims to shape healthcare for the Children of Northamptonshire as the team adapts to the evolving needs within Child Health and the growing population of Northamptonshire. We are constantly striving to be able to provide safe, effective care for our Haem/Onc cohort of patients close to home where possible, and are able to provide inpatient, outpatient and day case chemotherapy including infusional and intrathecal chemotherapy. The Child Health Team were recently awarded the Clinical Team of the Year 2024 award from the Trust.

The post holder will have the opportunity to further develop the Haematology and Oncology service alongside the Clinical Lead for this area, and will also contribute to the Acute General Paediatric service with general paediatric outpatient clinics, on calls, and Consultant of the Week and PAU weeks on the rota.

It is essential that the post-holder should hold the MRCPCH (UK) or an equivalent qualification and be on the GMC specialist register or will obtain a relevant CCT/CESR(CP) within 6 months of interview.

Main duties of the job

To deliver high standard of care by working closely with medical and nursing colleagues and other supporting staff

To develop clinical pathways by collaborating with colleagues

To manage a flexible approach to service provision and the needs of the service

Clinical:

To participate in a consultant of the week and on-call rota on the general paediatric wards and Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU).

To support junior doctors and nursing staff

To hold outpatient clinics

To join with the existing team to cover the care of the C&YP in Northamptonshire with oncological and non-malignant haematology diagnoses including large cohort of haemoglobinopathy patients

To be actively involved in the East Midlands Children’s and Young Persons’ Integrated Cancer Service through attendance at MDTs and educational meetings

To take over the care of an existing out-patient cohort

To participate in the clinical governance and audit projects

To participate in Trust and Department’s Quality Improvement Programmes

To undertake the clinical risk management and clinical governance activities of the department and Trust

To participate in CPD activities as required by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

If you enjoy teaching, there are plenty of opportunities to develop this role including working with our excellent simulation centre.

To ensure services are compliant with national and local guidelines and standards.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

  • Full GMC Registration
  • MRCPCH or equivalent
  • A minimum of 12 months experience in paediatric oncology/ haematology at middle grade level at a tertiary centre including safe prescription and administration of chemotherapy

Desirable

  • MD, PhD, MSc or other higher degree

Subspeciality- Specific

Essential

  • Entry on the Specialist Register or be an SpR or Trust Grade Doctor within 6 months of CCST / CESR date
  • Level 3 Safeguarding training
  • APLS provider status or equivalent

Desirable

  • Oncology SPIN qualification or equivalent training
  • Member of Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group
  • Qualification in Medical Education
  • Experience working independently at Consultant Level
  • Instructor for PALS/APLS

Clincal Experince

Essential

  • Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on and manage a range of problems in the acute paediatric setting
  • Up to date knowledge of the outpatient management of common paediatric conditions. Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients in ward, emergency department and outpatient setting
  • Ability to deal with complex clinical situations in the core areas of the post
  • Experience of working in Paediatric Haemoglobinopathy and Paediatric Oncology clinics
  • Experience of working in the UK
  • Wide range of paediatric experience at middle grade level and oncology/haematology experience

Desirable

  • Experience of outpatient work and letter dictation without direct supervision

Clinical Audit

Essential

  • Experience of clinical audit
  • Presentations of audit findings at local/ regional/ national meetings

Training and Teaching

Essential

  • Commitment to teaching and training
  • Experience of teaching and supervising junior doctors
  • Ability to teach clinical skills

Desirable

  • Attendance at Education supervisor course
  • Formal training in teaching and educational supervision.
  • Formal/informal teaching at the department

Academic Achievements and Research

Essential

  • Understanding of Research and Evidence Based Medicine
  • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
  • Introduction to Good Clinical Practice training up to date.

Desirable

  • Involvement in research projects
  • Presentations at local/ regional/ national meetings
  • Publications in peer reviewed journals

Managment Experience

Essential

  • Shows an understanding of clinical governance, patient safety and corporate risk
  • Ability to manage and lead a multidisciplinary team
  • Appropriate understanding of NHS directives regarding consultant clinical practice including clinical governance
  • Ability to prioritise administrative tasks and to work co-operatively with administrative and clerical staff
  • IT Skills

Desirable

  • Membership of local/ regional/ national committees
  • Attendance of management meetings
  • Attendance at management skills training courses
  • Involvement in Quality Improvement projects

Interpersonal Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work in a team
  • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Organisational skills
  • Leadership skills
  • Commitment to continuing medical education
  • Flexibility, enthusiasm, role model, motivation and approachability
  • Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels as required

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

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

Closing Date: 4 October 2026

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