HCA Healthcare
Resident Doctor Oncology
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Role: Resident Doctor Oncology
Town / Site: 8A Wellington Pl, London NW8 9LE, The Wellington Hospital.
Part Time or Full Time: Part Time or Full Time Contracts Available.
Days: (Monday - Sunday)
Permanent: There are opportunities for additional shifts, by joining our Bank (internal locums)
Salary: Salaries From £78,000 +
About the Role:
The Wellington Hospital is seeking a dedicated Resident Doctor in Oncology to join our Oncology Unit, delivering high-quality, patient-centred cancer care.
In this role, you will support the safe, effective, and compassionate delivery of oncology care, working closely with Consultant Oncologists and the wider multidisciplinary team. You will play a vital role in patient assessment, ongoing clinical review, and the management of treatment-related issues, ensuring excellent continuity of care throughout the patient journey.
This is a unique opportunity to work in an environment at the forefront of clinical innovation, with exceptional patient-to-staff ratios that allow you to deliver truly personalised care. All in a world-class environment, The Wellington Hospital is equipped with the very latest technology, such as robotics, and some of the most advanced therapies and treatments currently licensed in the UK. And, with exceptionally strong colleague to patient ratios, you’ll have all the time you need to provide truly bespoke care to your patients.
While we are a Consultant Led Service, we believe in empowering our Resident Doctors, so your role could expand as much as you wish. You’ll have the chance to be involved in audits, projects and quality improvement initiatives alongside the opportunity to join a variety of internal networks. This could help to steer the services you deliver, speaking up or patient satisfaction focus groups, clinical governance or MDT meetings. Giving you an opportunity to network with your peers, share best practice and expand your knowledge in an unrivalled setting.
At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.
Duties:
- Provide day-to-day inpatient medical management, including clerking planned and unplanned admissions, undertaking daily ward rounds, and leading on routine clinical reviews.
- Manage acutely unwell patients, respond to medical emergencies and contribute to end-of-life care as required.
- Support continuity of care across both inpatient and outpatient pathways in partnership with our established multidisciplinary team.
- Direct, close working relationships with internationally recognised Haematology and Oncology Consultants and Professors.
- A supportive clinical environment with dedicated HCA-employed Resident Doctors and clear clinical governance structures.
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What You’ll Bring:
- GMC Registration and License to Practice in the UK
- Completed Foundation Years training and additionally at minimum IMT-2 or Core Medical Training (CM2) / equivalent experience.
- At least 2 year's experience in Oncology.
- Full MRCP required.
- A passion for team-work, patient focused care with the ability to build and share best practice and offer a first-class patient experience.
- Desire to develop within the role, as our cancer services grow.
Why HCA UK?
Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.
We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Resident Doctor in Oncology you’ll be eligible for:
- For 40 hours full time contracts, 264 hours holiday each year (inclusive of bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you. This is pro-rata for part time contracts.
- Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
- Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
- Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
- Group Life Assurance from day one
- Critical illness cover
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
- Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
- Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
- Discounts with over 800 major retailers
- Access to wellbeing support tools, through our thrive 365 channels, onsite mental health first aiders, and free counselling up to 6 sessions per annum
- Paid Indemnity cover
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How we can support your development:
As Doctor with us you’ll have access to a dedicated study budget and study leave for courses relevant to your specialty.
We can also offer you access to a comprehensive learning academy where you can enrol on courses or Harvard Business Course case review forums.
If you’d like to develop further, we’re able to offer grants and sponsorship for research, as well as funding for personal development through courses such as the ‘Executive Masters in Medical Leadership’ in partnership with Bayes Business School, or other courses such as MBA’s or PhDs.
Should you wish, you can also work closely with globally recognised professors and medical mentors to help produce publications papers or research documents.
Culture and values:
At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.
Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:
- Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual.
- Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion.
- Honesty, integrity and fairness: We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness.
- Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity.
Reasonable adjustments:
We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.
International candidates:
HCA Healthcare UK hold a Tier 2 sponsorship licence which permits us to be able to recruit the best talent in the UK as well as overseas. The license allows us to support General Visas as well as the Intra-company Transfer Visa for candidates that meet the specific role requirements. Your recruiter will be able to discuss whether this would be applicable to you during the application process, as well as running through any potential financial support with relocation.
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