Consultant in Clinical Oncology (Breast and CNS)

This is fantastic opportunity for a Consultant in Clinical Oncology to specialise in early and advanced breast cancers with adjuvant endocrine treatment, palliative radiotherapy, and CNS tumours. You will be responsible for both radiotherapy and systemic therapy treatments, working alongside an established and expanding Oncology multidisciplinary team. You’ll be based at the largest Hospital site with all the main radiotherapy facilities, working in relevant subsites alongside other Consultant Clinical and Medical Oncologists, as well as Radiographers and Clinical Nurse Specialists. There will also be clinic commitments in a neighbouring Hospital site, where you will also be involved with palliative RT referrals from across the region. It’s a 10PA job plan, with the following main duties (these may be subject to change following interview and job plan review)

• Planning radiotherapy and peer review
• Prescribing SACT
• Working with palliative radiotherapy referrals
• Participating in regional Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings
• Partaking in ward rounds
• Attending new patient and follow up patient outpatient clinics
• Managing patient-related admin
• Recruiting patients to clinical trials
• Contributing to the active clinical research programme
• Taking active role in clinical governance activities (clinical audit, incident reporting, complaint review, risk management)
• Teaching undergraduates and postgraduates
• Committing to on-call rota

Key Details

• Salary: £88,364 - £119,133
• Location: East Midlands
• Contract: Fixed Term with a view to extend

Cancer Centre

This is a large University Hospital Trust where Oncology services provide care to a population of over a million. There is a committed Consultant team of over 30 Clinical and Medical Oncologists who work closely in relevant multi-disciplinary teams. The Cancer Centre has a fantastic Oncology specialist training programme and a highly successfully academic training programme and there are also foundation trainees who rotate within the department. There is a major commitment to cancer research and the centre has strong links with the neighbouring University and Medical School, so you’ll be able to partake in an active clinical trials portfolio and participate in different research projects. The inpatient and outpatient units are supported by trained staff and the radiotherapy department is well-equipped with advanced techniques. There are

• 6 Elekta linear accelerators
• 2 CT scanners/simulators
• IG-IMRT
• SABR
• Contact Radiotherapy
• Brachytherapy
• SRS
• TSEBT
• TBI
• MVision AI auto-contouring programme

Location

• The Trust is based in a prosperous, large city in the East Midlands with an array of shopping centres, restaurants and night life
• The cost of living is much lower than other areas of the UK so housing and rent prices are a lot more affordable
• It is a safe city to live in and very family-friendly, with a range of excellent schools for all ages as well as top Universities
• There’s an established multicultural population with access to religious amenities (places of worship, places to eat/drink)
• There is a fantastic access to the whole country through the various road connections, international airports, railway stations and reliable local public transport routes (tram and bus)
• There are beautiful green spaces within the city, such as lakes and parks, as well as stunning woodlands and protected countryside a short ride away from the city centre

How BDI Resourcing can support

Once you apply for your next Clinical Oncology role with BDI Resourcing, we can offer you full support with our specialist oncology recruitment team who will assist you with:

• CV Preparation using our recognised bespoke guidance
• Application support with expert knowledge of specialisms, NHS, and local support
• Video based Interview Preparation using specific example questions according to job role
• Contract and offer negotiations for salary, relocation packages, tenure and more

Once you have accepted your new Consultant Clinical Oncology role, you’ll then be allocated one of our dedicated relocation executives who will guide you every step of the way to starting to your new Oncology role in the NHS including:

• Document gathering and checking
• COS and Visa Application support if applicable
• Short- and long-term accommodation sourcing
• Travel Arrangements
• Family support for finding schools and any other aspects of pastoral care

How to apply

If you wish to apply for this vacancy or if you would like to discuss your search for work and seek advice on other available posts then please send a copy of your most recent CV to oncology@bdiresourcing.com and one of the expert oncology team will be in touch to discuss your options.

We look forward to hearing from you and wish you all the best with your job search!