Medical Oncology jobs

Take work load off oncologists, creating capacity. Patient care.

Routine follow-ups; Chemotherapy follow-ups; Radiotherapy treatment checks; Emergencies ; Unscheduled patients; Ward rounds; After hours call; Special investigations; Administration; Meetings; Academic presentation; CPD points; Staff medicals if required

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)

Routine follow-ups

• History, Examination, Assessment, Plan of action (Profdoc)
• Prescription
• SD/NAD > relevant tests, F/U
• PD > refer to oncologist for treatmet decision

Chemotherapy follow-ups

• History, Examination, Assessment, Plan of action (Profdoc)
• Prescription
• Treatment in chemoroom or treatment delay, cessation

Radiotherapy treatment checks

• History, Examination, Assessment, Plan of action (Profdoc)
• Prescription
• Treatment on Linac or treatment delay, cessation

Emergencies

• Immediate examination and resuscitation
• Possible referral for admission
• Ambulance
• Immediate resuscitation

Unscheduled patients

• History, Examination, Assessment, Plan of action (Profdoc)
• Admission > Tests
• Tests > Prescription
• Appropriate treatment

Ward rounds

• History, Examination, Assessment, Plan of action (Profdoc)
• Prescription in ward
• Treatment in ward (supportive/palliative/optimising for treatment)

After hours call

• Answer after hour call
• Arrange admission
• See emergencies at casualty or in the ward
• Appropriate treatment

Special investigations

• Check and sign all results send to oncologist (per request)
• Inform oncologist of abnormal results
• Treatment decision made
• Follow-up appointment made

Administration

• Life insurance forms
• Medical boarding forms
• Hospice referrals
• Specialist referrals
• Letters to referring doctors
• Oxygen orders
• Blood slips
• Scan and x-ray requests
• Phone calls
• Patient satisfaction
• Increase referrals
• Improve communication
• Readily available information

Meetings

• Different departments communicate
• Dates given through
• Improve workflow
• Improve interrelations

Academic presentations

• 30 min presentation per year
• Improve knowledge

CPD points

• Attend CPD functions to acquire sufficient points per year
• Have 30 CPD points at any given time in a rolling 12 month cycle, 5 of which must be ethics

Required minimum education:

MBChB or equivalent

Required minimum experience:

3 years work experience

Required minimum work-related experience:

To be evaluated on an individual basis

Cancercare is an equal opportunity employer. All appointments will be made in line with the company’s employment policies and relevant legislation. We reserve the right not to make an appointment