Consultant in Gynaecological Oncology Leeds, England
Job description
In relation to this post, the Department of Gynaecological Oncology within the Leeds Cancer Centre, is centralised on the St Jamess Hospital site within the flagship Bexley Wing, a purpose built facility which opened in late 2007. It is the 3rd largest cancer centre in the UK and in addition to housing the Gynaecological Oncology surgical service (ward, theatres, outpatient clinics, central MDT, secretarial and office accommodation) it also encompasses within a single wing other specialist cancer surgery, non-surgical oncology including gynaecological medical and clinical oncology, state of the art imaging and radiotherapy services, pathology, cancer registry and clinical trials offices with protected research beds. This is a replacement post for a sixth consultant, to maintain the existing complement of Consultant Gynaecological Oncology Surgeons, to ensure the Trust continues to appropriately manage all patients requiring treatment for gynaecological malignancy within national cancer waiting time targets. Following centralisation the Gynaecological Oncology Surgeons established outreach services across the Yorkshire region and this post will also provide an outreach clinic and a unit MDT on a weekly basis.
The surgical service is based on Ward J98, a dedicated 14-bed gynaecological oncology facility in Bexley Wing. There is a state of the art theatre suite that includes high-definition laparoscopic equipment with a Stryker Spy-Phi for ICG sentinel node detection and support from a dedicated anaesthetic and theatre team. There is also an established robotic programme utilising the Da Vinci system which is housed in a separate purpose built theatre suite within the main hospital, where the team has access on a weekly basis. There is a HDU facility adjoining the theatre suite with the ITU located in a separate wing.
Dedicated office space is provided within the Bexley Wing alongside a secretarial pool who help co-ordinate the service. In 2019, St Jamess University Cancer Centre was recognised as a Centre of Excellence (one of 3 in the UK) during its ESGO certification for advanced ovarian cancer surgery.
