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The North Cancer Alliance is the regional network that serves to improve cancer care for around 1.2 million people living in the North of Scotland (an area covered by 6 health boards), through the commissioning and co-ordination of cancer services. Within the network, there are three main hospitals, which provide Gynaecological Cancer Care –Aberdeen Royal Infirmary is the cancer centre, Ninewells Hospital in Dundee, and Raigmore Hospital, Inverness are cancer units. The applicant will be based at Aberdeen royal Infirmary and providing cancer care in the cancer units if required.
Applicants are invited to apply for a subspecialist or special interest Gynaecological Oncology post within the North Gynaecological Cancer Network. They will be joining the team with 3 other full time Gynaecological Oncologists: Dr Mary Cairns; Dr Mahalakshmi Gurumurthy and Dr Shylashree Surappa.
The advertised post will ensure:
- The continued provision of an integrated and comprehensive Gynaecological Oncology service for all women with Gynaecological cancer in the North of Scotland, and that
- The expanded team will continue to deliver enhanced service and service improvement that is responsive to the needs of the patient group and projected demographic changes.
- Specifically there is a need to achieve the targets set by the Scottish Ovarian, Cervical and Endometrial cancer Quality Performance Indicators (QPIs).
Full registration with a licence to practise with the GMC is required. For more information visit:www.gmc-uk.org
Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry on the GMC Specialist Register from date of interview. Alternatively, applicants should possess a CESR / CESR (CP).
Applications from doctors with appropriate specialist training and experience who are not listed on the GMC Specialist Register can be considered for a Locum Consultant post (up to 12 months) if no substantive Consultant appointment is made. Whilst in locum employment, an application to obtain a CESR / CESR (CP) and entry onto the Specialist Register can be made.
Informal enquiries are welcomed by contact with Dr Mary Cairns or Dr Mahalakshmi Gurumurthy, Consultant Gynaecological Oncologists 03454566000