Job overview

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint two 10 Consultant Medical Oncologists in GI and AOS. Applicants may apply for one or both roles and should indicate their preference at application.  Please note slight differences in the AOS component of the role, as detailed below:-

Role 1: 

The job plan for this role includes AOS clinical activity scheduled on Thursdays.  The postholder will act as the named Clinical Supervisor for the AOS Physician Associate (PA). They will work closely with AOS consultant colleagues to ensure the PA receives direct clinical supervision throughout the working week. 

Role 2: 
The job plan for this role includes AOS clinical activity scheduled on Fridays.  The postholder will act as the Clinical Lead for the Acute Oncology Service at Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust (ESTH). Responsibilities include working in partnership with the AOS Lead Nurse to oversee: Compulsory national data submissions (COSD), Service development and governance. 

Please refer to the two Job Descriptions below for full details of the job plans and duties associated with each post.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will be employed by The Royal Marsden Hospital and based at the Sutton site for Gastrointestinal (GI) programme activities. They will play a pivotal role in delivering Acute Oncology Services at Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust, as well as contributing to the GI service at The Royal Marsden Hospital. 

The postholder will be required to participate in the Royal Marsden out-of-hours medical oncology consultant on-call rota. Job planning will be undertaken collaboratively between the employer and postholder. The postholder will report to the Head of the GI Unit and be managed within the Division of Cancer Services.

Tumour-specific clinical commitments will be delivered within the GI Unit. Office accommodation and secretarial support will be provided at the Sutton site of The Royal Marsden Hospital. Clinical and research activities within the GI team are supported by resident doctors (HEE trainees and specialty registrars)

Working for our organisation

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.