Job vacancy: Specialist Grade Medical Oncology Melanoma, Breast and AOS, Swansea Bay University Health Board, Swansea

Job summary

Main area: Oncology
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 10 sessions per week (Full time)
Job ref: 130-NPTSSG10015SG

Employer: Swansea Bay University Health Board
Employer type: NHS
Site: Singleton Hospital
Town: Swansea
Salary: £96,990 - £107,155 Per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 25/06/2025 23:59
Interview date: 29/07/2025

Specialist Grade Medical Oncology Melanoma, Breast and AOS

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade

We expect everyone that works for the Health Board, regardless of their role, to share and uphold our values in all that they do:

Caring for each other - in every human contact in all of our communities and each of our hospitals.
Working together - as patients, families, carers, staff and communities so that we always put patients first
Always improving - so that we are at our best for every patient and for each other.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more details in relation to this post, please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification. These are available bilingually, in both English and Welsh.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Registered with the GMC
Licenced to practice
Completion of 12 years’ medical experience since obtaining primary medical qualification, 6 of which must be within the relevant specialaity

Experience

Essential criteria

Evidence of an ability to develop effective working relationships, on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis with all levels of staff (”Working Together”)
Evidence of working with management and clinical colleagues to improve a service (“Always Improving”)
Values partnership with other agencies (”Working Together”)
Evidence of teaching and training of post/undergraduate clinical staff
Evidence of initiating, progressing and completing audit
Prior experience of breast cancer
Prior experience of melanoma
Prior experience of AOS

Skills and abilities

Essential criteria

Effective leadership; ability to take responsibility and demonstrate leadership when appropriate
Understands the importance of effective Team Working with all levels of staff, take time to listen, understand and involve people; receptive to appropriate change (”Working Together”)
Understands and can apply the principles of Prudent Healthcare (“Caring for each other”)
Excellent interpersonal skills – ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with patients, colleagues, relatives and staff; communicate openly and honestly and explain things clearly (“Caring for each other”)
Understands information systems and technology
Clinical Skills in the management of melanoma, breast cancer and AOS

Desirable criteria

Demonstrates learning in Improvement science and methodology, ability and drive to use information and experience to improve the service (“Always Improving”)

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

Flexible and adaptable to competing demands with the ability to work effectively under pressure and cope with setbacks
A commitment to continuous improvement, with a positive attitude, seeks out learning, and continually develops skills and the service (“Always Improving”)
Enthusiasm to take a lead role in clinical development
Empathy and sensitivity: ability to listen, understand and involve people; see people as individuals

Desirable criteria

Ability to undertake on-call

Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and applications are welcomed from persons with disabilities. A disability will not prejudice your application. If you are unable to submit your application in the requested format because of a disability please contact the Recruitment Team, who will agree a more suitable way for you to apply. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification will be invited to interview.