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Job summary

Main area
HpB and Breast
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
164-7531029-VC
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
city
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£109,725 - £145,478 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
11/01/2026 23:59

Employer heading

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Breast and HpB Medical Oncologist

NHS Medical & Dental consultant

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated full-time Consultant Medical Oncologist with a responsibility in Breast and Hepatobiliary cancer for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Main duties of the job

A full range of Oncology emergency and elective patients are admitted to Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and the appointee will be responsible for the management of those patients admitted under his/her care.

Provision with Consultant colleagues of a comprehensive elective and emergency Oncology service.

Provision of reciprocal cover for periods of leave.

Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge and the proper functioning of the department.

These duties are subject to review from time to time in the light of the changing requirements of the service.  If alterations to the described duties are required these will be mutually agreed between the appointee, his/her Consultant colleagues, and the Trust.

The person appointed will be required to devote substantially the whole of his/her time to the duties of the post and give them priority at all times.

 

Working for our organisation

The speciality serves a resident population of 1.1 million and currently sees approximately 5,000 new patients each year (at City Hospital and King’s Mill Hospital); providing a comprehensive range of non- surgical oncology services to the East Midlands.

The Oncology Service has four dedicated oncology inpatient wards with 66 beds, which includes a dedicated Teenage and Young Adult Unit and its own oncology outpatient department. There are two outpatient systemic therapy wards with 35 chairs and six beds as well as satellite clinics at King’s Mill Hospital with a further 11 chairs dedicated to outpatient systemic anticancer therapy delivery. Oncology at NUH runs its own 24hr admission service with a 20 bed Specialist Receiving Unit which it shares with Haematology and a Same Day Emergency Care Unit (SDEC). A rapid response triage emergency line is manned by our nurse led Cancer Admission Triage Team (CATT) using the UKONS telephone triage system. Oncology has invested in a high calibre acute oncology nursing team supporting the acute care of cancer patients admitted to city hospital campus as well as providing outreach support at Queen’s Medical Centre.

The current Oncology consultant team of 12 medical oncologists and 27 clinical oncologists provide site specialist care in multi-disciplinary teams. There is an established Medical Oncology Higher Specialist Training programme (9 posts), a highly successful Academic training programme (ACFs & ACLs) and

 

 

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further details.

Please see attached Job Description for further details.

 

 

Person specification

Professional Registration

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC registration Eligible to be included on the Specialist Register CCT expected within 6 months of interview date

Professional Qualifications/Development

Essential criteria
  • MRCP or equivalent FRCR
Desirable criteria
  • Research publications in peer review journals

Clinical Skills/Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience and special interest in HPB and breast cancer
  • Experience in prescribing and managing patients with systemic anti-cancer therapy

Management Skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery.

Teaching, Audit & Research

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit.
  • Able to teach and support junior staff effectively.

Practical Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Ability to travel between City Hospital Campus and Kings Mill Hospitals

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 Lucy Gossage
Job title
Consultant Medical Oncologist
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Emma Beeton - Joint Head of Service

Dr Arvind Arora - Medical Oncologist and Honorary Professor

Dr Sarah Khan - Consultant Medical Oncologist 

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