Job summary
- Main area
- Medical Oncology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 318-25-LOCCONSMEDONC
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Gloucester
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant Medical Oncologist
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
At Gloucestershire Hospitals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the largest employer in the county, we’re proud to provide outstanding acute, elective, and specialist services to over 650,000 people across our county. Whether you’re just beginning your NHS journey or taking the next step in your career, this is an exciting time to join us. We’re investing in innovation, research, and transformation, with over 100 active clinical studies and major developments underway across our two district hospitals.
You can expect a welcoming and supportive culture and you’ll be supported by passionate colleagues who care deeply about teamwork, development, and delivering exceptional care. We offer structured development programmes, mentoring, and leadership opportunities to help you grow in your career. Gloucestershire has the perfect mix of culture, countryside, and community. With excellent schools, transport links, and access to award-winning green spaces, it’s a great place to live and work.
We value the diversity of our workforce and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels they belong.
Be part of Gloucestershire Hospitals, explore your future with us today.
Job overview
This appointment is the next step in our expanding and ambitious Oncology service, and you could make a real difference to patients' lives by joining our team. At the heart of our organisation are dedicated staff, and we are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us and achieve our vision of providing Best Care for Everyone. Our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff, many of whom are leaders in healthcare, teaching and research.
Main duties of the job
This Medical Oncology post will cover Melanoma plus one other tumour site to be agreed between candidate and department. Options would include breast, urology and upper GI. The successful candidate will be expected to continue the established links with site specialised teams through the appropriate multidisciplinary team meetings. The appointee will be encouraged to participate in the departmental philosophy of entering patients into clinical trials wherever possible. Further strengthening and development of multidisciplinary teams is anticipated. The post holder will maintain and foster links with the multi-disciplinary staff groups within Oncology, the Palliative Care teams, colleagues in Medical and Surgical specialities, and colleagues in primary care.
Working for our organisation
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust (GHNHSFT) was formed in April 2002 and became a second wave Foundation Trust in July 2004. We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital. In collaboration with the other NHS Trust in Gloucestershire (Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust - GHCNHSFT - who provide physical health, mental health and learning disability services), we provide Oncology services across Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, parts of Powys, and Worcestershire.
Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong. Our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing outstanding patient-centred, high quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas. It is a warm, collegiate, and patient-centred hospital.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The appointee will be expected to:
- Take responsibility for the delivery of high quality medical oncology care
- Examine and treat patients in accordance with agreed Department, Regional Cancer Network and Trust wide policies
- Work with local and regional MDT colleagues to ensure the most appropriate care is delivered to patients in a timely way
Please view the job description for further details.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration
Desirable criteria
- Higher qualification in Medicine
- Research degree (MD/PhD)
- Additional qualification in Quality Improvement, Medical Education, or other pertinent expertise
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of expertise in the areas of special interest relevant to the Job Plan
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- A willingness to accept shared responsibility and provide leadership
- Active involvement in clinical trials
- Understanding and experience of Clinical Governance and Quality Improvement
- Participation in clinical audit including completion of audit project
Desirable criteria
- Experience in Medical Education
Management Expertise
Essential criteria
- Participation in clinical audit including completion of audit project
- Understanding and experience of Clinical Governance and Quality Improvement
- A willingness to accept shared responsibility and provide leadership
Desirable criteria
- Additional management qualification
Educational Experience
Essential criteria
- Training of resident doctors and Specialist Registrars
Desirable criteria
- Additional Education Qualification
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Effective team working skills
- Conscientiousness, with drive, initiative, and enthusiasm
- Caring and empathetic
- Able and driven to take responsibility, show leadership and make decisions
- Non-judgemental in approach to patients and colleagues regardless of the sexuality, ethnicity, disabil-ity, religious beliefs of financial status
- Flexible and resilient
- Committed to lifelong learning
- Able to meet travel commitments of the post
Skills
Essential criteria
- Effective team working skills
- Conscientiousness, with drive, initiative, and enthusiasm
- Caring and empathetic
- Able and driven to take responsibility, show leadership and make decisions
- Non-judgemental in approach to patients and colleagues regardless of the sexuality, ethnicity, disability, religious beliefs of financial status
- Flexible and resilient
- Committed to lifelong learning
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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 Jessica Bailey
- Job title
- Clinical Lead for Oncology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07789768110
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