Clinical Oncology ST3

You must hold a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (BMBS, MBBS) degree or other equivalent medical qualification.

You must:

• Be eligible to work in the UK
• Hold full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) at the time of application, and hold a current licence to practise on the date your post commences
• Meet the standards set out in Good Medical Practice, and not be subject to fitness to practise conditions which would prevent you taking up the post or performing fully within it

You must not

• Hold, nor be eligible to hold, a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), nor
• Already be eligible for the specialist register for this specialty, including through the Portfolio Pathway.

You must be able to provide complete details of your employment history, including any gaps.

• You must complete all sections of the application form fully and truthfully, in accordance with written guidelines
• You must disclose in your application if you are subject to any ongoing fitness to practise proceedings or are subject to any fitness to practise conditions
• If you are currently in specialty training and applying to continue training in the same specialty in another region, you must obtain a Support for Application to another region form signed by the Training Programme Director/Head of School of your current Specialty Training Programme. This must confirm satisfactory progress and be submitted with your application
• If you have previously resigned, or been removed from a training programme in any specialty, you must obtain a Support for Reapplication to Specialty Training form signed by the Training Programme Director/Head of School and Postgraduate Dean from the region you previously undertook training in. This must be submitted with your application

You must have evidence of achievement of the capabilities required by completion of year 2 of the Internal Medicine Stage 1 curriculum, for the round of application. This can be evidenced using one of the following methods:

• Current employment in one of the following programmes which leads to successful completion of year 2 of Internal Medicine Stage 1 Training by the advertised post start date for the vacancy:  
  • UK Internal Medicine Stage 1 Training.
  • UK ACCS (Internal Medicine).
  • UK Broad Based Training (medicine route).
  • UK core medical training or ACCS (acute Medicine).
  • A JRCPTB internationally level 3 accredited equivalent Internal Medicine Stage 1 Training programme.
• Successful completion of one of the programmes listed above at the time of application, evidenced by satisfactory ARCP. This must be submitted with your application. 
• Eligibility for the specialist register in general internal medicine, approved by the GMC, at the time of application. 
• A satisfactorily completed Alternative Certificate to Enter Group 2 Higher Physician Specialty Training. This must be submitted with your application. 

You must have sufficient whole time equivalent experience working in medical specialties (not including foundation level experience) by the advertised post start date for the vacancy. This can be via by: 

• Completing training in one of the following programmes: 
  • The first two years of UK Internal Medicine Stage 1 Training  
  • The first three years UK ACCS (Internal Medicine)   
  • UK Core Medical Training or UK ACCS (Acute Medicine) 
  • The first three years of UK Broad Based Training (medicine route)  
  • JRCPTB internationally level 3 accredited equivalent Internal Medicine Stage 1 Training programme or  
• Having at least 24 months’ whole time equivalent experience in medical specialties (of which at least 12 months must include the care of acute medical in-patients). Experience in certain acute care common stem specialties can be counted towards the 24 months in some circumstances. 

If you wish to be considered for Locum Appointment for Training posts (where available):

• You must have no more than 24 months experience in LAT posts in this specialty by the advertised post start date for the vacancy.

You must have any of the following: 

• MRCP(UK) Part 1 at time of application and MRCP(UK) full diploma by offer date.
• Eligibility for the specialist register in general internal medicine, approved by the GMC, at the time of application.
• Completion of Irish Basic Specialty Training in medicine and Membership of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (MRCPI) full diploma by offer date.

Eligibility

• You meet all criteria specified in the Eligibility to Apply section above

Clinical knowledge

• Interest in, and understanding of, the training programme

Workplace skills

• Ability to work in multi-professional teams and supervise colleagues
• Ability to lead, make decisions, organise and motivate other team members
• Ability to manage/prioritise own and others’ time effectively, including administrative tasks.
• Ability to work safely under pressure and deliver good clinical care in the face of uncertainty
• Ability to monitor developing situations and anticipate issues
• Good basic IT skills, including Microsoft 365, email, and ability to learn new systems

Academic knowledge

• Understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues
• Understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence-based practice, patient safety, and clinical quality improvement initiatives
• Knowledge of evidence-informed practice

Personal skills

• Commitment to personal and professional development
• Ability to work on own initiative, demonstrating professional curiosity
• Strong attention to detail, preparation and planning
• Ability to communicate messages effectively to a range of audiences
• Ability to negotiate and build positive professional relationships
• Strong problem-solving skills, with a scientific approach to problem solving
• Ability to reflect on personal and professional skills and behaviours

Values

• Understands, respects, and demonstrates the values of the NHS

Knowledge and Experience

• Understanding of NHS management and resources
• Experience of management and leadership
• Experience of research
• Experience of audit and quality improvement
• Experience of teaching

• Evidence of experience in a range of acute medical specialties, with experience of managing patients on unselected medical take during core training or equivalent.
• Demonstrates awareness of the basics of managing patients with cancer.
• Capability at core level in the management of medical emergencies, in patients and outpatients.
• Demonstrates an understanding of clinical governance.
• Capacity to take in others’ perspectives and treat others with understanding; sees patients as people.
• Demonstrable interest in, and understanding of, the specialty.

Clinical experience

• Experience of managing patients with cancer disease and managing cancer-related emergencies.

Clinical knowledge

• Evidence of some competences in the specialty, as defined by the relevant curricula.
• Evidence of skills in the management of acute medical emergencies.
• Evidence of skills in the management of patients not requiring hospital admission.

Academic knowledge

• Evidence of relevant academic publications.
• Evidence of involvement in an audit project, a quality improvement project, formal research project or other activity which:
  • Focuses on patient safety and clinical improvement.
  • Demonstrates an interest in and commitment to the specialty beyond the mandatory curriculum.
• Evidence of exceptional achievement in medicine

Management and Leadership Skills

• Evidence of involvement in management commensurate with experience.
• Evidence of effective leadership in and outside medicine.

Evidence of achievement outside medicine

• Evidence of altruistic behaviour e.g., voluntary work.

Commitment to Specialty

• Extracurricular activities / achievements relevant to the specialty.
• Evidence of participation at meetings and activities relevant to the specialty.
• Evidence of attendance at organised teaching and training programme(s).