Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric Oncology
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 10 sessions per week (Full-Time)
- Job ref
- 180-CON-5513
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Addenbrooke's Hospital
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £113,565 - £150,569 per annum pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/10/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 23/11/2026
Employer heading
Consultant in Paediatric Oncology (10PA's)
Consultant
Job overview
Applications are invited for a full-time (10PA’s) Consultant in Paediatric Oncology at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The successful applicant will join the established team of three Paediatric Haematologists, two BMT Consultants, five Paediatric Oncologists and one Paediatric Immunologist, providing a tertiary service to children in the East of England Region.
The post holder will have specific responsibilities for providing both clinical and laboratory support for the malignant and non-malignant Paediatric Haematology Service.
Interviews for this post will be held in person on 23 November 2026 at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Hills Road Cambridge, CB2 0QQ. Specific department and venue details will be provided to shortlisted candidates.
Main duties of the job
Applicants should ideally have general paediatric experience together with specific Paediatric Haematology training.
You will be fully registered with the GMC and ideally have a CCT or be within six months of award of CCT at the time of interview. Applications are welcomed from those unable to work full time for personal reasons or those wishing to job-share.
Working for our organisation
The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC’s Good Medical Practice (2013). Non-UK applicants must take the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.
Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
It is a requirement for skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement.
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Cambridge Paediatric Haematology/Oncology Centre is one of the larger Principal Treatment Centres (PTC) in the UK, which currently attracts over 120 new referrals of childhood malignancies and over 200 new non-malignant haematology cases per year.
The CUH Paediatric Haematology team are a regional tertiary referral centre for children with both malignant and non-malignant haematological conditions and have responsibilities as a PTC, Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centre, Specialist Haemoglobinopathy Team, and ITP centre.
We have recently launched a Paediatric Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant Service. Related specialties are all on the same site, including the Paediatric Emergency Department, Acute Paediatrics, tertiary sub-specialty Paediatrics, Paediatric Intensive Care, a large Neonatal Unit, Radiotherapy, Apheresis and the full range of laboratory services, including a specialist Haemostasis laboratory and an Integrated Haematological Malignancy Diagnostic Service. Our ward and day case unit are currently co-located within Addenbrooke’s Hospital, with plans to move into the new Cambridge Children’s hospital within the next few years.
There are strong academic links available for cancer research in Cambridge, through the Biomedical Research Centre, MRC and CRUK, as well as through academic departments within the university.
Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Qualifications (1-5)
Standards
Essential criteria
- Standards (1-5)
Professionalism
Essential criteria
- Professionalism (1-5)
Clinical Skills
Essential criteria
- Clinical Skills (1-5)
Specialty Specific Skills
Essential criteria
- Related to the post (1-5)
Clinical Governance
Essential criteria
- Commitment to clinical governance/improving quality of patient care (1-5)
Communication Skills
Essential criteria
- Communication Skills (1-5)
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- Personal Skills (1-5)
Understanding of the NHS
Essential criteria
- Understanding of the NHS (1-5)
Professional Development
Essential criteria
- Commitment on ongoing professional development (1-5)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Dr Charlie Burns
- Job title
- Specialty Lead for Paeds Haematology/Oncology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01223 348151
- Additional information
Visits and informal enquiries about this post should be addressed to Dr Charlie Burns, Specialty Lead for Paediatric Haematology, Oncology, Immunology and BMT or Dr Arun Mahendrayogam, Consultant Paediatric Haematologist by telephone on 01223 348151 or via email at [email protected] or [email protected].
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