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Job summary

Main area
Oncology Medical Speciality
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
391-RFL-7264146
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Free hospital
Town
London
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum plus London Weighting (pro rata) 10 PAs Weekly
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
03/07/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Medical Oncology Consultant specialising in Lung and Melanoma Cancers

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

Click here to view our video Welcome to the Royal Free


 

Job overview

Substantive Consultant Medical Oncologist (Melanoma/Lung Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust10 Programmed Activity contract: An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Trust as a substantiative Consultant Medical Oncologist covering melanoma and lung cancer. The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest and busiest Trusts in London with a well-established national and international reputation for clinical excellence and world-class care. In January 2025, the Royal Free London and North Middlesex University Hospitals Trusts merged, and we now deliver care to over 2 million people a year through our four main health units.  There are chemotherapy infusion suites to treat cancer patients at The Royal Free, Finchley Memorial, North Middlesex and Chase Farm health units whilst radiotherapy is delivered at the Royal Free and North Middlesex health units. The Trust is one of the highest volume providers of melanoma and lung cancer care within London. The post-holder will work alongside medical and clinical oncology colleagues at the Royal Free and Barnet heath units and will be essential for service provision as well as the development of the immunotherapy and Barnet AOS services.

Main duties of the job

  To further develop and support the melanoma medical oncology services at the Royal Free health unit. To develop and support the lung medical oncology service at Royal Free and Barnet health units. To lead the immunotherapy MDT and the immunotherapy toxicity clinic. To lead on Barnet AOS.  To lead clinical trials in melanoma and lung. To attend the weekly tumour specific melanoma and lung MDTs. To take responsibility for the designated clinical workload including all relevant MDMs, out-patient clinics, and review and responsibility for in-patients.  To participate in the consultant on-call rota for oncology at Royal Free health unit (1 in 18)To provide postgraduate teaching for junior staffs. To provide clinical supervision for specialist registrars. To participate in undergraduate medical student teaching To comply with all the clinical governance processes and procedures of the Trust Compliance with Patients’ Charter and Purchasers’ requirements. To lead and participate in medical audit as per Royal College of Physicians guidelines.  To maintain Continuing Professional Development accreditation as per Royal College of Physicians guidelines. To participate in the Trust appraisal programme and GMC revalidation processes. The Trust supports the requirements for Continuing Medical Education as laid down by the Royal College of Physicians and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities. 

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Royal Free to be your best

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

2.     Nature of Employment and Hours of Work
 
 
 
This is a full time NHS appointment attracting 10 PAs plus a 1 in 18 acute oncology (category B). Any candidate who is unable for personal reasons to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post; appropriate modification of the job content should, however, be discussed with the Clinical service Lead (Dr Neha Chopra) and Consultant colleagues prior to taking up the appointment. 
 
 
 
 
 
Timetable
 
Day
 
 
 
Time
 
 
 
Work
 
 
 
Hours (PAs)
 
 
 
Type
 
 
 
 
Monday
 
 
 
09:00-13:00
 
 
 
RFH Lung Clinic
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
DCC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14:00-15:00
 
 
 
IO MDT
 
 
 
0.25
 
 
 
DCC
 
 
 
 
15:00-16:00
 
 
 
Clinic admin
 
 
 
0.25
 
 
 
DCC
 
 
 
 
16:00-17:00
 
 
 
SPA/ UCL teaching
 
 
 
0.25
 
 
 
SPA
 
 
 
 
Tuesday
 
 
 
09:00-12:00
 
 
 
Barnet AOS
 
 
 
0.75
 
 
 
DCC
 
 
 
 
12:00-14:00
 
 
 
SPA
 
 
 
0.5
 
 
 
SPA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14:00-18:00
 
 
 
Lung MDT (cross site)
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
DCC
 
 
 
 
Wednesday
 
 
 
09:00-13:00
 
 
 
SPA
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
SPA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13:00-16:00
 
 
 
Melanoma and IO toxicity clinic
 
 
 
0.75
 
 
 
DCC
 
 
 
 
Thursday
 
 
 
09:00-10:30
 
 
 
Melanoma MDT RFH
 
 
 
0.375
 
 
 
DCC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10:30-15:00
 
 
 
Melanoma clinic RFH
 
 
 
1.125
 
 
 
DCC
 
 
 
 
15:00-16:00
 
 
 
Clinic Admin
 
 
 
0.25
 
 
 
DCC
 
 
 
 
16:00-1700
 
 
 
SPA
 
 
 
0.25
 
 
 
SPA
 
 
 
 
Friday
 
 
 
09:00-15:00
 
 
 
Barnet lung cancer clinic
 
 
 
1.5
 
 
 
DCC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15:00-17:00
 
 
 
Clinic admin / Lung Team meeting
 
 
 
0.5
 
 
 
DCC
 
 
 
 
Inpatient responsibility
 
 
 
08:45-12:45
 
 
 
Frequency x3/yr = total 60 hrs
 
 
 
0.357
 
 
 
DCC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8.1 PAs
 
 
 
DCC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 PAs
 
 
 
SPA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10.1 PAs
 
 
 
TOTAL PAs
 
 
 
 
 
The on-call commitment of this role will be 1 in 18 (20) (category B rota) oncology rota for oncological inpatient management / attending system
 
 
 
 

Person specification

Education and Professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Post graduate medical degree MD / PhD
Desirable criteria
  • Possession of MBBS or equivalent medical qualification Physicians Accreditation by the RCP or be within 6 months

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of melanoma and lung Oncology Consultant
Desirable criteria
  • Interest in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching Clinical audit experience

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Neha Chopra
Job title
Clinical Service Lead for Oncology at RFH
Email address
[email protected].
Telephone number
0203 758 2060
Additional information

Dr Alexandra Pender

Job Title: Consultant Medical Oncologist in Lung cancer and Melanoma [email protected]

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