Role title: Registrar in Oncology - January 2025
Commencement date: 13th January 2025
Department: Oncology
Directorate: HOPe (Haematology, Oncology, Palliative Care)
Grade: Registrar
Salary: Basic salary will be applied in line with approved HSE salary scales. Incremental credit will be awarded in accordance with the revised HSE framework for the application of increment credit.
Job reference number: ONCREGJAN25
Enquiries to: Informal queries can be sent to Dr Cliona Grant at cgrant@stjames.ie
To apply: Please apply directly by emailing a copy of your CV to medicalmanpower@stjames.ie
Closing date: 03/11/2024
Post Type: Permanent, Full Time & Pensionable
Normal working hours: 39 hours per week
Directorate overview
The Medical Oncology Department provides a service to patients with solid tumours and serves a population of over 500,000, with supra‐regional referrals for some tumour types. It has strong links with the on‐site Cancer Clinical Trials Office, which has an active clinical trials programme.
Weekly educational meetings are held jointly with the Dept. of Oncology. At these, an SHO and registrar present a case with an emphasis on teaching points, current treatment, and advances in research. Other educational sessions include a weekly journal club as well as pathology and radiology review sessions. Numerous MDT (multidisciplinary team) meetings are also held weekly.
Principal duties and responsibilities
The Registrar post contributes to an eleven-person team comprising two Specialist Registrars, five registrars, and four Senior House Officers. Learning opportunities are based around situational teaching, Consultant-led patient handover and ward rounds, weekly formal registrar teaching and journal clubs, multiple weekly cancer MDT meetings, and a clinical audit programme. Research in Medical Oncology is actively supported within the department.
Candidates will:
1. Be responsible for assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation of treatment for patients according to professional standards and under the supervision of the Consultant.
2. Document all assessments, diagnoses, treatments, clinical notes, relevant contacts, and summaries in accordance with department and professional standards.
3. Communicate results of assessments and recommendations to the patient and relevant others as appropriate.
4. Foster close working relationships with colleagues and other relevant professionals in maximizing the patient's potential.
5. Participate in teams, communicating and working in collaboration with the patient and other team members as part of an integrated package of care.
6. Attend clinics and participate in relevant meetings, case conferences, multi-disciplinary meetings, and ward rounds; followed by documentation of findings on each patient’s chart; follow through with actions arising from clinics and rounds.
7. In conjunction with the Supervising Consultant, contribute to the development and implementation of procedures, policies, and guidelines while adhering to existing standards and protocols.
8. Maintain professional standards in relation to confidentiality, ethics, and legislation.
9. Seek advice and assistance from the Consultant with any assigned cases or issues that prove to be beyond the scope of his/her professional competence in line with principles of best practice and clinical governance.
10. Participate in audits and research.
11. Engage in technological developments as they apply to the patient and service administration.
Eligibility Criteria Qualifications and/or Experience
Essential:
1. Must hold General Registration or Trainee Specialist Division Registration with the Irish Medical Council.
2. Relevant experience in order to discharge the functions of the role.
Desirable:
1. Applicants are expected to have completed BST in General Medicine.
2. Possession of a post-graduate qualification (e.g., MCEM, MRCS, MRCP) will be advantageous to the candidate, but is not a requirement for the post.
3. Candidates are expected to be ATLS or ACLS providers.
Application process:
To apply for the above position please apply directly by emailing a copy of your CV to medicalmanpower@stjames.ie.
Closing Date: Midnight Sunday 3rd November 2024
St James's Hospital is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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