Job Overview

Here in Jersey, we have our own Health Care system, separate from the NHS. We are looking to develop and improve our healthcare services towards a modern, fully digitised and future-proof system, in advance of our new hospital (planned to open in 2029). To do so we need fresh eyes, new ways of working and the next generation of consultants to make our healthcare the best it can be. We aim to provide high quality, safe and effective care to the 110,000 people living on the Island and those who visit. The hospital benefits from a fantastic educational centre with a full SIM lab and dedicated time for all to learn.

Aligned to the Wessex Deanery, we support and develop Foundation trainees as well as Clinical Fellows and SAS doctors. We encourage all our consultants to fully engage with the education and training of our future generation of consultants.

Health & Care Jersey is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic substantive Consultant Oncologist to join our already passionate consultant body.

Jersey is easily accessible from most regional airports in the UK and has good links with NHS tertiary centres especially in Southampton and London, which affords the successful candidates to maintain links within the NHS and the private sector working. To support your transition to Jersey, we can provide a generous relocation and remuneration package, which is benefitted by lower taxation than within the UK.

The Government of Jersey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people (to include children) and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As this position will work with vulnerable people, the selection process will involve safeguarding measures and include an enhanced DBS check.

The set interview date is Wednesday 11th of June 2025. 

For an informal discussion please contact Matthew Doyle (Interim Chief of Service), by emailing M.Doyle@health.gov.je. For any recruitment related queries, please contact Sol Bradbury (HR Consultant), by emailing S.Bradbury@gov.je.

The Post

This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holder.

This is a Medical Oncology post, applications from clinical oncologists will be considered. The focus of this Consultant Oncologist post is to provide comprehensive specialist outpatients’ services in Oncology for the management of adults diagnosed with lung, skin and unknown primary. These sites may be subject to negotiation. Oncology referrals are received from consultants within the hospital or a member of their team.

The position is based in Jersey General Hospital.

The post holder will work alongside Three FTE consultants in oncology. For newly appointed consultants a mentor will be allocated to support their induction to the post.

Duties

• The post holder will deliver oncology services for Jersey residents including innovative ways of delivering integrated care across the primary and secondary care sectors.

• The post holder will partake in the provision of non-surgical treatment for patients with skin, lung, unknown primary & sarcoma cancers (the allocation of other tumour sites according to experience/interest could be considered).

• Clinical management of patients within an outpatient ambulatory setting including the chemotherapy day unit.

• Provide oncology support to the medical teams responsible for inpatients with diagnosis of cancer.

• Lead & attend relevant cancer MDTs.

• To liaise with tertiary centres for MDTs & the timely management and referral of relevant cases.

• Identify and repatriate patients and services to Jersey.

• Liaise and provide advice and guidance to primary care including cancer referral pathways.

• Participate in the development of the cancer strategy for the island of Jersey within the framework of the Health and Care Jersey Model.

• The post holder will play an active role in Acute Oncology Service (AOS) development, ensuring an efficient triage system for acutely unwell cancer patients. This includes a weekday consultant-led AOS sessions and supporting the specialist nurse-led AOS out-of-hours. The consultant will contribute to pathway design, governance, and audit of AOS effectiveness.

• Development and promotion of evidence-based practice and guidelines.

• To ensure appropriate documentation and coding is used to provide consistent audit and monitoring of the service.

• To adhere to local prescribing guidelines.

• The post holder is expected to provide cross cover for colleagues during absences, this can include emergency leave cover, clinics or MDTs subject to timetable and capacity.

• The post holder should be adaptable, flexible and innovative in order to meet the ongoing challenges within the service. The responsibilities of the role may change from time to time.

• Maintain good quality up to date medical records including timely discharge letters and summaries.

• Clinical supervision and professional development of clinical nurse specialists.

• To comply with infection prevention & control requirements including the latest COVID-19 guidance and policies.

Leadership and Management

• Take part in management and audit activities to support the Care Group Leadership team & Public Health in planning for services and ensuring the service meets key performance indications including excellent patient care.

• The post holder will be expected to take part in management and audit activities and represent the service at Hospital meetings, as agreed with colleagues.

• The post holder will be expected to be fully involved in a ‘Risk Management” program and support the Governance agenda.

• Represent the service at Hospital meetings, as agreed with colleagues.

• Team working and leadership.

• Initiate and participate in peer review initiative.

Teaching and Research

The department is recognised for junior doctors from the Wessex deanery and medical students from Southampton and active teaching is encouraged in this role. It is expected that the post holder is participating in the training of medical staff and that the candidate will ensure that the training and learning needs are identified and facilitated. This includes educational support for the clinical fellows recruited directly to Health & Care Jersey.

Opportunities for participating in research are supported when appropriate. The Health & Care Jersey has a policy for professional leave and is supportive of external duties for the good of the wider profession.

On Call Rota

There is currently no on-call commitment.

The Specialty

Oncology Service

The Oncology Service is a busy service serving a population of just over 100,000 which is situated within the Haematology-Oncology Department. The post holder will be expected to work with other departments including pathology, radiology, pharmacy and a broad spectrum of medical and surgical specialties, palliative care and community services.

The post holder will be responsible for the assessment and management of patients diagnosed with skin; lung and unknown primary additionally support acute oncology cover in collaboration with colleagues.

The number of minor site referrals comprises less than 25 new patients in total per year. Total annual referrals are expected to be 125-150 patients.

The Haematology & Oncology Department team consists of:

• Three consultant medical/clinical oncologists

• Two consultant haematologists

• One palliative medicine consultant

• One palliative medicine associate specialist

• Haematology/Oncology nurse manager

• One advanced clinical practitioner

• Three clinical nurse specialists

• Team of chemotherapy nurses

• Administrative support booking clerks, receptionists & medical secretaries

The work of the Department is largely outpatient based; however, there are admissions to the general medical wards which require follow up for advice and on occasions chemotherapy administration.

The post holder is responsible for the review of patients and prescription of chemotherapy in 4-5 clinical sessions per week. These comprise Pre-chemotherapy clinics in which patients are assessed prior to the chemotherapy that will be delivered in that week including patients receiving oral therapies and Review clinics, in which new patients and follow-up patients are seen.

Most Radiotherapy services are by referral to Southampton Hospital and are delivered in Southampton. There may be future opportunities to develop a radiotherapy service on island.

The Chemotherapy Day Unit provides a nurse delivered chemotherapy service within its 10 bedded treatment bay.

Acute oncological problems and complications of chemotherapy are triaged by chemotherapy nursing staff and reviewed on the chemotherapy unit between 9 am and 5 pm Monday to Friday on a rotational basis by the post holder and the other three consultant oncologists. After hours oncological problems are telephone triaged by the chemotherapy nursing staff and directed to the Emergency Department as appropriate.

Jersey General hospital has a tertiary link to Southampton, Cambridge and the Royal Marsden Hospital and other tertiary centres.

Nursing staff and health care assistants support the medical team with outpatient clinics. There is nurse led clinics for Haematology and Oncology pre-SACT consultations. We have three clinical specialist oncology nurse who are non-medical prescriber (currently two are acquiring prescriber status).

Management Structure

The Chief Officer directs the department for Health and Care Jersey - Tom Walker. The Director of Clinical Services Is Claire Thompson. The Group Medical Director Is Simon West. Professor John McInerney Is Medical Responsible Officer/Suitable person with the GMC for Appraisal and Revalidation.

Leadership Teams

Surgical - Scheduled Hospital Services

Chief of Service: Dr Simon Chapman

Planned Care Lead: Jemma Hammond

Assistant General Managers: Wayne Quenault and Tracey Wilkinson

Lead Nurses: Claire Ash and Stacey Bell

Medical - Primary and Unscheduled Hospital Services

Chief of Service: (Interim) Dr Matthew Doyle

General Manager: Sarah Evans

Assistant General Managers: Karen Gardner and Washington Gwatidzo

Lead Nurses: Harriet Holden and David McKenna

Social Care

Director: Andy Weir

General Manager: Darren Bowring

Principal Social Worker: Paul Rendell

Head of Learning Disability Services: Robert Gardner

Children's Services

Chief of Service: Caroline Jenkins

Lead Nurse: Alex Watt

General Manager: Tracey Martin

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Chief of Service: Caroline Jenkins

Head of Midwifery: Roslyn Bullen-Bell

Lead Midwife: Jan Auffret

General Manager: Tracey Martin

Medical Services Care Group

The Oncology Department sits within the Medical Services Care Group which comprise the following range of services, a full structure chart of the care group can be found in the appendix:

Ambulatory Emergency Care

Cardiology

Dermatology

Diabetes

Emergency Admissions Unit (EAU)

Emergency Department

Haematology

Medical Day Unit

Medical Outpatients

Medical Wards - Plemont, Corbiere and Rozel Wards

Neurology

Oncology

Palliative Medicine

Pathology Rehabilitation Ward – Plemont Ward (Interim Rehabilitation Unit)

Renal Medicine

Respiratory

Rheumatology

Sexual Health

Medical Services Care Group

Medicine in Jersey is fully age and specialty integrated. There are 3 medical wards, Plemont, Rozel and Corbiere. A 5-bedded Enhanced Care Area is sited on AAU and there is a separate intensive care unit led by intensivists. There is also an Ambulatory Emergency Care Unit led by the Acute Medicine Department. There is a 25 bed Acute Assessment Unit.

SAS doctors are responsible for the day-to-day management of their patients on the wards with the help of clinical fellows, FY1 or FY2 doctor whom they closely supervise.

On call, the SAS doctor is responsible for seeing patients referred by the Emergency Department and reviewing patients admitted to the AAU by GPs in conjunction with the Acute Medicine team. A core responsibility of the Medicine Care Group is the provision of a safe acute medical service. The Care Group always provides named Consultant supervision for non-Consultants and ensures that prompt review and treatment is provided for acute medical emergencies referred by General Practitioners or the Emergency Department.

Consultants are responsible for producing and updating guidelines for the management of acute medical emergencies in their specialist area.

Care Group Statistics

There are 63 medical beds. 12-20 acute medical admissions on average during each 24-hour period on call within a range of approximately 6-24. There are approximately 4,500 medical admissions annually.

Specialty Medical Staff

The current Consultants providing acute and specialist medical care to the Island population.

Dr A Mahmoud, Acute Medicine 

Dr I Bodzioch, Acute Medicine

Dr J Vaz, Acute Medicine 

Dr K Dabeedin, Acute Medicine 

VACANCY, Care of the Elderly

Dr A Mitchell, Cardiology

Dr P Le Page, Cardiology

Dr D Hopkins, Diabetes, Clinical Director for General Medicine

Dr E Chacko, Diabetes

Dr A Varma, Emergency Department

Dr J Terris, Emergency Department

Dr J McInerney, Emergency Department

Dr K Anderson, Emergency Department

Dr M Finn, Emergency Department

Dr N Charles, Emergency Department

Dr N Payne, Emergency Department

Dr R Greig, Emergency Department

Dr S Chapman, Emergency Department

Dr V Patel, Emergency Department

Dr M Hanna, Gastroenterology

Dr M Duku Gastroenterology

VACANCY, Gastroenterology

Dr G Ortiz-Prieto, General Medicine

Dr W Nagi, Haematology

VACANCY, Haematology

Dr B Lyons, Histopathology

Dr M Perenyei, Histopathology

Dr N Stefanos, Histopathology

Dr C Langoya, Microbiology

VACANCY, Microbiology

VACANCY, Neurology

Dr E Gomes Dos Santos, Oncology

Dr M Butt, Oncology

Dr R Soomal, Oncology

Dr J Grose, Palliative Care

VACANCY, Renal Medicine

VACANCY, Respiratory Medicine

Dr S Tosounidou, Rheumatology

Dr R Hembrom, Sexual Health

VACANCY, Stroke Medicine

In addition to outpatient clinics and 3 general medical wards containing 63 beds, the Medical Service Care Group is involved in the management of several specialist facilities. These include:

25 bedded Acute Assessment Unit (AAU)

5 bedded Enhanced Care Area (ECA)

6 chair Ambulatory Emergency Care (AEC)

A well-equipped Clinical Investigations Department providing echocardiography, exercise ECG, respiratory assessment and GI physiology.

An endoscopy suite providing a full range of endoscopy and bronchoscopy services.

Diabetes Centre providing outpatient care for the diabetic population of Jersey, including retinal photography and specialist nursing support.

Renal/Dialysis unit, providing emergency, acute and longer-term renal support as well as management of transplanted patients and assessment and treatment of renal conditions.

6 bedded isolation area for infected or neutropenic patients.

Other Hospital Departments

The following departments are located outside of the medical division:

3 Surgical Wards - Surgical Floor, Beauport and Rayner Ward

7 Critical Care beds which includes Medical and Surgical Intensive Unit

Designated Day Surgery Theatre (2)

Main theatre Suite

Outpatient Dental Department

Outpatient ENT Facilities

Outpatient Ophthalmology Department 1

Private Wing Ward (beds with admitting rights)

Private Patient Services

Radiology Department

Physiotherapy Department

Anaesthetic Department

This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holder.

Proposed Job Plan

All consultants have a 10 PA contract for public work, this is not negotiable. The final job plan will be agreed with the Service lead for Oncology, Chief of Service (Medicine) and ratified by the Medical Director. The post holder’s job plan will be reviewed annually and will be appraised according to the current guidance. Provision will be made for a lunch break between morning and afternoon sessions if both are clinical.

The Job Plan can be discussed at the time of employment but will broadly be based on the provisional timetable outlined below until the joint review takes place between the successfully candidate and other consultant pathologists. The Job Plan will be authorised by the Chief of Service and is subject to annual review. However, it should be noted that this service requires a flexible approach.

To ensure alignment with UK best practice and the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) a total of 2.5 PAs for Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) are assigned to support key non-clinical responsibilities essential for high-quality oncology care. This includes 0.5 PA for clinical governance and audit, ensuring compliance with national guidelines and cancer peer review standards; 0.5 PA for service development and strategy, particularly in advancing Jersey’s cancer strategy and digital health integration; 0.5–1 PA for training, education, and supervision, given responsibilities for junior doctors, clinical nurse specialists, and primary care engagement; 0.5 PA for research, innovation, and digital health, facilitating participation in AI-driven risk stratification, clinical trials, and service transformation; and 0.5–1 PA for appraisal, revalidation, and CPD, ensuring compliance with GMC requirements and consultant career development.

The final job plan will be agreed with the Consultants in the Department, with the Clinical Director and Hospital Director, and ratified by the Medical Director. The post holder’s job plan will be reviewed annually with the Medical Director and will be appraised according to the current guidance.

Qualifications and Skills

Essential:

Primary Medical Degree

Higher Specialty qualification: MRCP or equivalent

Full Registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a License to practice (for overseas candidates it is mandatory that a license is obtained prior to appointment)

Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register/Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or equivalent in Gastroenterology (or be within 6 months of obtaining this at the date of the interview - documentary evidence of this must be provided to support your application)

Clinical Experience in similar NHS environment or equivalent

Higher Degree MSc, MD or PhD or equivalent

ALS

Evidence of adequate training and/or experience

Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT

Broad range of IT skills.

General Experience

Essential: 

Broad experience in General Oncology

Evidence of successful interface between secondary and primary care

Enthusiastic Teacher

Management Responsibility / Leadership Experience

Specialist Experience

Essential: 

Clinical management of lung, skin, unknown primary & sarcoma cancer (other cancer sites would be considered)

Immunotherapy treatments

Desirable: 

Development of a specialist interest

Strategic development of cancer services at a regional level

Peer review experience including acute oncology & chemotherapy services

Leadership and Management Skills

Essential: 

Evidence of Clinical Leadership

Ability to Work Flexibly with Colleagues to provide services

Ability to Work Effectively with a Multi-Disciplinary Team, motivating and influencing others through their enthusiasm

Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, management and other agencies

Highly motivated

Able to work within a team

Experience of Teaching, Training & Supervision of Junior Medical Staff and undergraduate students

An understanding of and ability to demonstrate your ability to:

• Empower others

• Lead through change

• Influence strategically

• Collaborative working

• Drive for Improvement

• Integrity

Personal Attributes

Essential:

Able to work flexibly in a changing health service

Ability to work as part of a team

Effective communicator

Other

Essential:

Participation in Clinical Audit & Risk Management Activities

Demonstrates a commitment to safeguarding young people and vulnerable adults

Evidence of annual appraisal

Evidence of research and publication in peer reviewed journals

IT literate

Desirable:

Experience of Service Planning