Clinical and Radiation Oncologist
Clinical and Radiation Oncologist
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Job Description
Patient care
Full spectrum of patient care for oncology patients seen in Cancercare; Ward care; After hours calls
Interpersonal Factor
- As a professional all services delivered needs to be in line with the Cancercare Values of CARE. Each task needs to be consistently executed whilst at all times displaying a positive influence on all stakeholders and within the general working environment. It is expected from the employee to deliver all the tasks reflecting a willingness to operate outside the scope of the job description as per operational requirements. The factors below cannot therefore be reviewed and assessed in isolation.
- To display the company values: C - Compassion A - Accountability R - Respect E - Ethics (CARE)
New patients
- Recruiting new referrals
- See patient/make treatment decisions
- Patients on treatment
Radiotherapy planning
- Deciding on treatment
- Delineating volumes
- Approving RT plans
- Treatment checks
- Weekly plan meetings
- Patients on treatment seen weekly by clinical and radiation oncologist or by medical officer
- Plan discussion of all new pt on treatment
Ward hospital care
- See every patient in ward daily by self or colleagues
Follow up patient care
- See high risk FU only
- FU after initial treatment
- Evaluate outcome
- Re-referral back to community care or
- for combined sharing of FU with surgeon
Chemotherapy Visits
- See patient on chemo therapy
- Sign for continue of chemo
- Evaluate blood counts and treatment toxicity PS
- Pt ready for chemo therapy in chemo rooms
- Evaluate toxicity and outcome
Admin Task
- Communication with referring doctors and GPs
- SAOC/ ICON completion
- Special motivation to funders etc
- Unit meetings
- Checking results
- Completion of insurance and medico-legal reports
- Cancercare communication
- Discus at unit level monthly profitability
Combined Clinics
- Combined clinics
- Expanding sphere of influence
- CME
Medical meetings
- Industry meetings
- CME
After hour calls
- Be available for after hour emergencies and see patients in ward
Required minimum education:
MB ChB MMed or equivalent
Required minimum experience:
Completed post graduate training
Required minimum work-related experience:
4 years after initial degree
Employment Type
Full-Time
