Job summary
- Main area
- Medical Oncology
- Grade
- YC72 Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (Plus on call)
- Job ref
- 413-MD-C2025-24652-M-OO
- Employer
- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Medical Oncology - E00251
- Town
- Manchester
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/12/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 08/01/2026
Employer heading
Consultant Medical Oncologist - Lung/Acute
YC72 Consultant
Job overview
This is a Consultant Medical Oncologist post for 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week to provide oncology management and treatment within the Lung Cancer Disease Group and Acute Oncology offering a 3 week rotating cover at Consultant level to support the Medical Oncology Lung outpatient service at both The Christie and Wythenshawe Hospital and a 1 week in 3 Acute Oncology inpatient service based at The Christie.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be based at The Christie and will provide consultant level care for patients with Lung cancer from both The Christie Withington site and the Wythenshawe Hospital site of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. This includes providing outpatient care through the outpatient clinics and day case units where Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy Treatments are delivered, as well as inpatient care on the main adult oncology wards.
This role also rotates into an Acute Oncology consultant post providing an inpatient service for selected non-elective admissions where the reason for admission is primarily related to the patient’s underlying malignant diagnosis or its treatment. All admissions are already in receipt of oncology care at the Trust. The normal route of admission is via our 24hr hotline which triages patients and diverts patients to their Acute Trust A&E if appropriate (e.g. chest pain and acute abdominal pain). This is, therefore, not an unselected intake. Those who are admitted usually spend the first 24 – 72 hours on an acute assessment ward (staffed during the day by a consultant in Acute Medicine or General Medicine) and are then transferred to one of the base wards if their admission requires a longer stay. In addition, patients are admitted electively for treatment or procedures.
Working for our organisation
The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.
We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.
We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The appointee will be based at The Christie and will provide services both at the Withington site as well as at Wythenshawe Hospital, which is part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. They will provide senior input to the following areas of delivery:
• Outpatient clinics at The Christie and Wythenshawe Hospital.
• Chemotherapy Services – Oak Road Treatment Centre, Christie @ Home, Outreach, Cecilia Centre (Wythenshawe)
• Inpatient Services - primarily Wards and the Oncology Assessment Unit and on the Pulmonary Oncology Ward at Wythenshawe
• Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings
• Management of patients with Lung Cancer receiving standard therapy and in phase II/III trials including treatment decisions and ongoing care.
• Participating in all relevant aspects of clinical governance, including maintaining up to date protocols, guidelines and clinical audit, under the supervision of the other consultants in the unit.
• Contribute to current research projects and establish new opportunities to expand and develop research within the team.
• Revision and development of evidence-based protocols for patients and undertaking the administrative duties associated with the care of their patients.
• Maintaining a level of continuing professional development consistent with the recommendations of the Royal College of Physicians.
• Contributing to the undergraduate teaching of medical students on oncology topics.
• Providing lectures for the busy postgraduate teaching programme.
• Actively contributing to the training of junior doctors and other multi-disciplinary team members in both in-patient and outpatient departments including acting as clinical supervisor.
• Undertake clinical audit as a member of The Christie Medical Staff Committee.
Person specification
Attainments
Essential criteria
- GMC registration with a license to practice Only for substantive consultants, NOT applicable for locum consultants Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) specialist register via one of the following: a. Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) b. Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
- MRCP or equivalent qualification
- Evidence of productive ethical research relevant to oncology
Desirable criteria
- As Appropriate higher degree (e.g. MD,PHD or equivalent)
- Recent publications in peer-reviewed journals
Training
Essential criteria
- Wide experience of Oncology including Lung Cancer
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of independently managing Oncology patients
- Experience in teaching undergraduates
- Experience of clinical audit
Desirable criteria
- Experience in teaching postgraduates
- Experience in leadership in a service area
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Evidence of contribution to teaching
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of clinical leadership skills
- Proven ability to lead a team
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Flexibility, commitment and team work with colleagues
- Ability to work under pressure Self-motivator and able to motivate team
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Susie Kilday
- Job title
- Service manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 956 1651
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