Breast and HpB Medical Oncologist

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Job summary

A prestigious healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a full-time Consultant Medical Oncologist specializing in Breast and Hepatobiliary cancer. This key role at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust involves managing oncology patients, providing a comprehensive elective and emergency service, and contributing to the advancement of oncology care. Applicants should have full GMC registration, relevant experience, and the ability to teach junior staff. This position offers a competitive salary of £109,725 - £145,478 per annum.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing oncology emergency and elective patients.
• Research publications in peer review journals.
• Ability to travel between City Hospital Campus and Kings Mill Hospitals.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for management of oncology patients under care.
• Provision of comprehensive elective and emergency Oncology service.
• Continue care of patients and manage the department's functions.

Skills

Experience in HPB and breast cancer

Experience in prescribing and managing patients with systemic anti-cancer therapy

Ability to develop coherent ideas for service development

Participation in clinical audit

Ability to teach and support junior staff

Education

MRCP or equivalent FRCR

Full GMC registration

Eligible for Specialist Register

Job description

Employer Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site city Town Nottingham Salary £109,725 - £145,478 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 11/01/2026 23:59

Breast and HpB Medical Oncologist

NHS Medical & Dental consultant

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated full-time Consultant Medical Oncologist with a responsibility in Breast and Hepatobiliary cancer for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Main duties of the job

A full range of Oncology emergency and elective patients are admitted to Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and the appointee will be responsible for the management of those patients admitted under his/her care.

Provision with Consultant colleagues of a comprehensive elective and emergency Oncology service.

Provision of reciprocal cover for periods of leave.

Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge and the proper functioning of the department.

These duties are subject to review from time to time in the light of the changing requirements of the service. If alterations to the described duties are required these will be mutually agreed between the appointee, his/her Consultant colleagues, and the Trust.

The person appointed will be required to devote substantially the whole of his/her time to the duties of the post and give them priority at all times.

Working for our organisation

The speciality serves a resident population of 1.1 million and currently sees approximately 5,000 new patients each year (at City Hospital and King’s Mill Hospital); providing a comprehensive range of non‑surgical oncology services to the East Midlands.

The Oncology Service has four dedicated oncology inpatient wards with 66 beds, which includes a dedicated Teenage and Young Adult Unit and its own oncology outpatient department. There are two outpatient systemic therapy wards with 35 chairs and six beds as well as satellite clinics at King’s Mill Hospital with a further 11 chairs dedicated to outpatient systemic anticancer therapy delivery. Oncology at NUH runs its own 24hr admission service with a 20 bed Specialist Receiving Unit which it shares with Haematology and a Same Day Emergency Care Unit (SDEC). A rapid response triage emergency line is manned by our nurse led Cancer Admission Triage Team (CATT) using the UKONS telephone triage system. Oncology has invested in a high calibre acute oncology nursing team supporting the acute care of cancer patients admitted to city hospital campus as well as providing outreach support at Queen’s Medical Centre.

The current Oncology consultant team of 12 medical oncologists and 27 clinical oncologists provide site specialist care in multi‑disciplinary teams. There is an established Medical Oncology Higher Specialist Training programme (9 posts), a highly successful Academic training programme (ACFs & ACLs) and

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details, see the attached Job Description.

Person specification

Professional Registration

• Full GMC registration
• Eligible to be included on the Specialist Register CCT expected within 6 months of interview date

Professional Qualifications/Development

• MRCP or equivalent FRCR
• Research publications in peer review journals

Clinical Skills/Experience

• Experience and special interest in HPB and breast cancer
• Experience in prescribing and managing patients with systemic anti‑cancer therapy

Management Skills

• Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery.

Teaching, Audit & Research

• Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit.
• Able to teach and support junior staff effectively.

Practical Requirements

• Ability to travel between City Hospital Campus and Kings Mill Hospitals

Please note that this post does not attract relocation expenses.

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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.

Closing Dates

Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Communication

All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.

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If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do of the following:

• Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
• Start an Apprenticeship
• Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.