‘JIG’ Job Information Guide
General:
Post Title
Royal Marsden Hospital - Haematology/Oncology
Coding No
HONC/RMH1
Hospital Details
Name: Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton
Website: www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk
College Tutor: Dr Sucheta Vaidya Sucheta.Vaidya@icr.ac.uk
Educational lead: Dr Orla Lacey
Travel Info
Train: Sutton Station: Trains from London Victoria, London Bridge, Blackfriars,
Kings Cross (Thames link), Clapham Junction and Horsham, Sussex. 1.5 miles
from hospital but regular coach service for staff at peak times
Belmont Station: London Victoria to Epsom Downs line. 0.25 mile walk to hospital
Bus: Regular services from both London Transport and London Country buses
Car/Parking: Yes (will require staff permit)
Living/Accommodation
Hospital Accommodation available at Sutton site for £378 per month
Phone number: 02086613044 ext 1024 or 02073528171 ext 1953
Departmental:
Team
No of Consultants: 16(Oncology, Haematology, BMT, palliative care, Clinical oncology,
endocrine)Speciality doctors: 3 (one at St. George’s hospital) Registrars: 8 (3 clinical fellows,
2 ST3 and 3 ST6-8)
Teenage and Young Adult (TYA) WardClinical fellow, , 1 Bone marrow transplant
coordinator, 2 Drug development fellows
Rota &
Responsibilities
Week plan:
Ward: Daily registrar ward round. Consultant ward round approximately twice weekly
although will review new and unwell patients daily.
Review of new admissions including confirming fitness for chemotherapy. Organising
specialist tests and discharge summaries.
Ward chemotherapy prescribed weekly on Wednesday afternoon in conjunction with
pharmacy team.
Twice weekly formal ward rounds (Tuesdays 14.30-14.30 and Fridays 08.30-09.45) with
extended multidisciplinary team - patients presented by ward registrar
Excellent exposure to new oncology diagnosis and management, admissions for high dose
chemotherapy, stem cell and cord transplants and symptom control.
Day care: Daily morning theatre list run by senior staff grade enabling experience to be
gained in bone marrow aspiration and trephines, lumbar puncture and intrathecal
chemotherapy.
Review of daycare admissions including attendances for routine chemotherapy and ensuring
fitness for above procedures and general anaesthetics. Clinical review and further
management of unwell patients admitted from outpatient’s clinic or via shared care hospitals.
Designated Clinic Week: see training opportunities
On call: Nights and long days you cover both McElwain Paediatric Ward and the TYA Ward.
ST3 cover the on call as middle grade. During on calls will carry the shared care phone, the
initial point of contact for both parents and shared care centres. Responsibility for advice on
new oncology referrals and management of existing patients admitted to local services i.e.
management of febrile neutropenia / chickenpox exposure / symptom management. Well
supported by consultant on call.
Responsibility for day care chemotherapy prescribing on night shifts.
Departmental
strengths
The Royal Marsden Hospital has an international reputation for the diagnosis and
management of children with oncology conditions.
Exposure to diagnosis and management of wide range of oncology conditions, including end
of life care.
Paediatric Bone Marrow Transplant team specialising in allogeneic and autologous stem cell
and cord transplants.
Drug development consultants and team enabling exposure with phase 1 and 2 clinical trials.
Cohesive friendly department with great emphasis on education and maintaining excellent
clinical standards in patient care. International patients are regularly managed.
Training
opportunities
Designated Clinic Week fixed into the rota. Opportunity to attend wide range of consultant
clinics including leukaemia/lymphoma, solid tumours, neuro-oncology, radiotherapy, bone
marrow transplant, late effects and endocrine clinics. Time available to complete audits,
attend radiotherapy planning meetings and shadow palliative care team on home/hospice
visits.
Teaching
Weekly Thursday morning consultant led teaching 8.30-9.30am. Covers wide range of
oncology topics including individual conditions, symptom control, radiotherapy,
chemotherapy side effects and specific oncology emergencies i.e tumour lysis syndrome
Weekly Tuesday afternoon teaching programme 1.30-2.30pm: Mix of consultant and trainee
presentations including audit presentations
Weekly Leukaemia and Lymphoma Morphology Meeting: Review of diagnostic and
prognostic bone marrow aspirations by haematology consultants
Weekly Solid Tumour multidisciplinary meeting (Tumour Board) – review of new and post
treatment solid tumours including pathology, radiology and surgical assessments
Weekly Neurooncology multidisciplinary team meeting- Review of new and post treatment
brain tumours
Regular teaching on consultant led ward rounds
Regular morbidity and mortality meetings
Regular lunchtime and late afternoon lectures on oncology topics at the Institute of Cancer
Research (ICR) situated next to the Royal Marsden site.
Top tips
Try and do an audit, project or guideline. All of the consultants are involved in lots of
interesting research and happy to help.
The Royal Marsden Hospital run Good Clinical Practice (GCP) courses. Excellent for all
trainees, not just those involved in research.
Read the Paediatric Oncology Shared Care Guidelines, available in all North and South
Thames shared care units. Key areas would be Febrile Neutropenia, Tumour lysis
Syndrome and Symptom control.
Go through one patient’s Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant protocol in the first week. Each
protocol is individualised with relevant investigations, medications and drug /virology
monitoring.
Try and review some of the morphology slides in the haematology laboratory with the
haematology registrars / consultants.
Trust Rep contact details: Sharon Roberts: sroberts_942@hotmail.com