A new opportunity to join a high performing Oncology Department in the North East of England.
The post will be an excellent option for experienced consultants to work in a well staffed and organised team, with opportunity for teaching and management in the future.  

Department overview: 

The department is well staffed and the new appointee will join a team of 20 oncologists. The post is predominantly based in the trusts dedicated cancer centre. The cancer care services have benefited from recent investment of £35million, and you will have the opportunity to work within a state of the art facilities. 

The post would focus on colorectal or upper GI cancer and cancer of the unknown primary (CUP) with possible work in other disease sites if needed.

The department boasts an expanded chemotherapy unit designed to meet the increasing demand for systemic treatment with established nurse-led and pharmacy-led chemotherapy clinics.

The trust also houses state of the art radiotherapy facilities. 

Local area: 

The hospital is set in a large town in the north East of England, with an excellent cost of living making this an attractive place to start in the NHS. 

The surrounding areas and nearby coast offer opportunity to spend time in some of the most scenic areas of the North East of England. 

Requirements for the post: 

UK based applicants: 

• CCT or within 6 months of CESR
• Consultant experience in Oncology

EEA Candidates: 

• Specialisation 
• Consultant Experience in Oncology

Non-EEA Candidates: 

• MRCP
• Within 6 months of CESR - extensive consultant experience in Oncology 

An opportunity has arisen for a respiratory consultant to join this department of Respiratory Medicine within University Hospital based in the North West of England. 

This is an opportunity to develop your career & complete CESR in a dynamic and forward thinking department in a vibrant university city.

You can look forward to outstanding quality of life on the doorstep of the stunning Lake District National Park, Yorkshire Dales National Park and Forest of Bowland Outstanding Area of Natural Beauty.

CESR: 

International candidates are welcome and CESR will be supported. The team has recent experience of supporting IMGs with the CESR process, benefiting any newly appointed candidate. 

Career opportunity: 

The posts represent a fantastic career opportunity for clinicians with imagination, drive and commitment to work with the eight existing Respiratory Physicians and community partners to develop clinical services for the population. 

The trust boasts a flourishing clinical research portfolio within the respiratory department with an interesting mixture of industry, university and NIHR funded trials. The trust is also proud to be named as one of the 50 national Vanguard sites to promote integrated medical care across our catchment area.

There is considerable opportunity for an appointee to develop sub-specialist services

The department: 

The department offers modern and well-resourced inpatient facilities on dedicated wards. This includes NIV, High Flow Nasal Oxygen, Step down ventilatory care and pleural ultrasound.

Outpatient services include bronchoscopy lists across all sites with EBUS provision. They offer comprehensive pulmonary function facilitates across the trust including sleep services and bronchial provocation testing. The lung function labs have recently been upgraded to state of the art equipment including a brand new cardiopulmonary exercise machine with excellent exercise physiology research links at Lancaster University.

Specialist clinics are currently offered for lung cancer, interstitial lung disease, asthma, sleep/ventilation and TB.

Package:

The trust will offer an attractive relocation package, a flexible job plan and a generous SPA allowance as part of the job plan for the right candidate.

Local area:

This is an opportunity to develop your career in a dynamic and forward thinking department set in a vibrant university city. The local are is also surrounded by beautiful countryside, with national parks a short train or car journey away. The coast is a matter of minutes drive. 
The hospital is very well connect, with an international airport just over an hours drive away. 

The M6 makes travelling by road very easy. Manchester is one hour’s drive away and London two and a half hours by train.

Cost of living in this area is excellent, making this a brilliant location to settle & buy property. The area provides excellent educational, cultural and sporting facilities, making this a fantastic location for families. Morecambe Bay hosts some of the best secondary and grammar schools in the country.

The present consultants have young families and strongly advocate team working and support to ensure a healthy work-life balance.

Opportunity for either UK based or International Histopathology consultants to work in the NHS. The post is based in a purpose-built, fully UKAS-accredited laboratory in the East Midlands. The appointee will support and participate fully in the diagnostic, screening, teaching and administrative responsibilities of the department.

The existing consultants have a generalist commitment and have developed special interests in line with the Trust’s MDT commitments, and it is anticipated that the new appointee, whilst maintaining generalist commitments, will equally bring or develop their own special interests. It is expected their interests can be flexibly integrated with those of the existing consultants.

You will be joining a team with the following staff numbers:

• 5 substantive consultant Cellular Pathologists
• 4 consultants in haematology
• 2 consultants in microbiology 

The department has full accreditation with UKAS and most recent full inspection under the UKAS standards was in Feb 2018. A site inspection visit by the HTA was also undertaken in July 2018, with no major non-conformities or HTA guidance required.

The department has the following:

• fully computerised with a laboratory-wide system (ACT APEX)
• each consultant has use of a personal computer linked to the pathology and hospital networks.
• uses the SNOMED classification system.
• macro photography facilities in cut-up
• a well-stocked library of contemporary bench books and journals is present in the department. the department also subscribes to the American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Requirements for this post are the following:

• FRCPath in Histopathology
• Extensive experience in Histology and/or Cytology
• Eligibility for GMC registration

Either UK based or international candidates are invited to apply today!

Progressive career opportunity for Consultants on the Specialist Register via either CESR or CCT routes, or with previous UK NHS experience at senior grade.

A University Trust in the North West of England are looking to appoint a consultant in Stroke Medicine on a permanent or fixed-term contract, offering management opportunities and further senior career development to those candidates interested.

Requirements for this position are:

• MRCP(UK)
• Extensive experience in Stroke Medicine, especially Thrombolysis  
• Specialist Registration, with sub-specialism in Stroke Medicine desireable
• NHS experience preferable
• IELTS or OET for international candidates

Attractive relocation packages will be offered to international candidates.