Clinical and Radiation Oncologist at Cancercare SA

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 GP’s
• 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

Requirements

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