Job summary
- Main area
- Oncology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 359-MSD8196920-URO
- Employer
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Maidstone Hospital
- Town
- Maidstone
- Salary
- £113,565 - £150,569 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Clinical Oncologist- Special interest in Urology
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW) is seeking an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Consultant Clinical Oncologist to join the Kent Oncology Centre on a full-time basis (10 PAs), with a specialist interest in the treatment and management of urological cancers.
The post will be based in East Kent, providing leadership and clinical expertise in the delivery and development of uro-oncology services. The successful candidate will work as part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team, including specialist nurses and allied health professionals, to provide high-quality, patient-centred care for patients in East Kent.
This is an exciting opportunity for a clinician who is passionate about advancing treatment outcomes for patients with urological malignancies, including prostate, bladder, kidney, testicular and other genitourinary cancers. We are particularly keen to attract candidates with an interest in modern radiotherapy techniques, systemic anti-cancer therapies, and the integration of emerging treatment approaches into routine clinical practice
Main duties of the job
To provide a high standard of care to any patient for whom you have clinical responsibility. This will include any patients referred to you and cared for by you personally or by members of your team and, in addition, any patients of consultant colleagues when you are covering on-call or on annual leave.
To participate in clinical and other service activities and developments to ensure a high standard of patient care across the Trust.
To work in close co-operation with other medical, professional and managerial colleagues, both within and outside the speciality, to providehigh-qualityy health care to the Trust’s patients, and to make a contribution to future thinking about the Trust’s strategic direction.
Working for our organisation
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 and 2024 NHS Staff Survey.
We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.
Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.
Looking for flexible working?
We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether it’s adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.
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Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package:
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme, with a employer contribution of 23.7% and life assurance benefits
- Blue Light card eligibility
- And more, additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We’ve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children). If a role involves regulated activity and requires a DBS check with a barred list check, you cannot apply if you are on the barred list.
All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date has been agreed.
As part of your induction, you will be required to attend face-to-face training sessions and/or complete e-learning modules relevant to your role. If you have previously worked for another NHS organisation before joining Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW), we can transfer eligible mandatory training records where appropriate, helping to avoid unnecessary duplication of learning.
Person specification
Qualifications, Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration
- FRCR or equivalent
- Specialist Registration as a clinical oncologist or within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. Portfolio pathway candidates must be on the specialist register at the time of interview
Desirable criteria
- Higher qualification in Medicine
- Clinical Experience in relevant tumour sites
- Research degree (MD/PhD)
Skills
Essential criteria
- Enthusiasm for developing tumour site specialisation and Cancer Services in Kent.
- Ability to organise and manage.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in Clinical Audit and Research
- Experience in medical education
Attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to work in a team.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Caring attitude to patients.
- Commitment to continuing medical education.
- An awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses.
Desirable criteria
- An interest and a capacity to teach and learn from members of the multidisciplinary team
- Dedication to maintaining and developing the cancer care group in co-operation with other hospital departments.
- Staff management: delegating, appraisal of performance, dealing with poor performance, coaching and motivating.
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
- Tim Sevitt
- Job title
- Clinical Director / Consultant Clinical Oncologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01622 227073
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