Locum Consultant Clinical Oncologist (Urology Cancers)
Posted 11 hours 56 minutes ago by NHS
This is a fixed term Locum Consultant Clinical Oncologist (Urology tumours) post until March 2026 to cover maternity leave.
The Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust hosts a leading regional Cancer Centre, and we are seeking a well-organized Clinical Consultant Oncologist to join our team. The successful candidate will provide expertise in the management and treatment of patients with Urology tumours. This includes offering Chemotherapy, systemic therapy, and Radiotherapy (including Stereotactic). This role offers the opportunity to join a dynamic team providing exceptional cancer care in a modern, state-of-the-art facility.
We are looking for candidates who are on the Specialist Register for Clinical Oncology (or within six months of CCT date for resident doctors), have expertise and experience in Urology tumours, have a strong commitment to providing high-quality patient care and continuous professional development, and excellent communication and teamwork skills.
We welcome applications from both newly qualified and experienced consultants.
Main duties of the jobThis is a 10.25PA post for a Locum Clinical Consultant Oncologist, with a specialist interest in Urology tumours to cover maternity leave. The post is based at the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust and with weekly attendance to our satellite site at East Surrey Hospital.
Strong links exist between the Royal Surrey Hospital (RSH) and East Surrey Hospital, which holds multidisciplinary cancer team meetings for major tumour types supported by Oncologists based at the Royal Surrey Cancer Centre. The Royal Surrey Trust provides high quality cancer services, as well as being a busy district general hospital with an accident and emergency department, plus full general medical and surgical teams. Candidates interested in working a different number of programmed activities than specified are welcome to apply, with individual negotiation on the job plan content.
Candidates interested in job share arrangements will also be considered.
About usRoyal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trust's normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
Job responsibilitiesRemit of the Consultant Post:
Work with colleagues to provide a Urology oncology service.
Provide the oncology service for Urology patients in the Guildford catchment area and prostate patients in the East Surrey Hospital area.
Offer Chemotherapy and systemic therapy expertise, as well as Radiotherapy (including Stereotactic), brachytherapy and molecular radiotherapy.
Participate in regular consultant ward cover sessions.
This remit requires a well-organized individual with good team-working skills and the ability to complete work within agreed timescales in cooperation with all staff groups and with support from senior colleagues.
For further details please review the attached job description.
Person Specification Qualifications- Full GMC registration
- Clinical Oncology- CCT (CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview date)
- Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR)
- Recent experience of Oncology care in the relevant tumour groups at a senior level
- Relevant experience of management of Oncological emergencies
- Teaching/Education Qualification
- Higher Degree
- Evidence of experience of / commitment to audit and improving clinical practice/service development
- Experience and interest in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum, DoE