Locum Consultant in Clinical Oncology

The Job

A leading cancer centre is the south of England is looking for a Consultant in Clinical Oncology to join the Gynae multidisciplinary team and provide specialist clinical oncology expertise in SACT and RT. The secondary tumour site is flexible, and you will have the option to deliver or receive training in Brachytherapy. You will be supported during an induction period and receive guidance to sign off competencies for CESR. It will be a standard 10PA – 40-hour p/w job plan, with an additional 0.25 PA – 1 hour p/w on-call (telephone advice). You can expect the following duties;

• Planning RT and prescribing SACT
• Delivering Brachytherapy in a theatre setting (optional)
• Supporting the Acute Oncology Service
• Conducting new, follow up and on treatment review outpatient clinics
• Attending relevant MDT
• Supervising inpatient care
• Participating in Peer review meetings
• Engaging with the recruitment and running of clinical trials
• Providing telephonic advice in on-call rota
• Supporting professional activities (SPA) and Continuing Professional Development

Key Details

• Salary – £88,364 - £119,133
• Location – South England
• Duration – Fixed Term

Cancer Centre

The Trust is home to a stand-alone Cancer Centre which offers comprehensive cancer services to a large population, offering multidisciplinary clinics for all major tumour sites. You will be working alongside a friendly team of medical and clinical oncologists, surgeons, radiotherapy physics, clinical nurse specialists and the cancer services management. There is a bespoke Haematology and Oncology ward, a Teenage Young Adult Unit and a purpose build centre for outpatient cancer care with an adjacent Oncology pharmacy. The radiotherapy facilities include;

• 2 wide-bore CT scanners (incl. 4D capability)
• 6 Elekta multimodality linear accelerators with portal imaging and multileaf collimation (incl. Exac Trac® (Brain Lab) and Hexa POD (Elekta) couches for stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)
• Brachytherapy service with micro-selectron allowing conformal interstitial brachytherapy and iodine seed and high dose rate brachytherapy
• A Mobetron® (IntraOp) intra-operative mobile electron unit

The Requirements

• Full GMC Registration (or invitation to GMC ID check) – essential
• Full MRCP (UK) or FRCR (UK) or equivalent post-graduate qualification
• Ability to work independently at consultant level within Clinical Oncology

How BDI Resourcing can support

When choosing to apply for your next Consultant in Clinical Oncology role with BDI Resourcing, you’ll have the full support of an expert recruitment team who will assist, as standard, 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 in Clinical Oncology role, you’ll then be met by one of our dedicated relocation executives who will guide you through all 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 opportunity 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 specialist 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!