NHS Locum Consultant in Medical Oncology

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone stepping from a Middle Grade/ST6 post to a senior Oncology contract, or for an overseas trained Consultant wishing to undertake a slightly more supervised contract to acclimatise to the UK system. You will be specialising in Urological cancers, including Prostate and Renal cancers, although personal adjustments to subsite specialisation and other clinical/management/research duties will be considered when finalising the job plan. The Trust is extremely diverse and regularly onboard overseas trained doctors, so additional relevant training will be offered to support NHS professional development. It will be a full-time 10PA timetable which is likely to include the following

• Participating in outpatient clinics at the main cancer centre and peripheral units
• Prescribing SACT and clinical admin
• Contributing to Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings
• Planning radiotherapy
• Leading inpatient ward rounds
• Contributing to on-call rota
• Teaching and training undergraduate and postgraduate students and trainees
• Recruiting to clinical trials and getting involved with research

Key Details

• Salary: £80,693 - £91,584
• Contract: Fixed Term (24 months in the first instance)
• Location: North East

Cancer Centre

This is a large University Teaching Hospital which provides specialist and tertiary services to a population of over a million. The Oncology and Haematology Centre has an established multidisciplinary team including over 30 Consultants in Medical and Clinical Oncology, Registrars and Specialty Doctors, Clinical Nurse Specialists, and SHOs. There are site-specific cancer wards and inpatient beds, purpose-built outpatient clinics, a well-staffed day treatment unit, a dedicated acute assessment unit and the radiotherapy department. Below is an overview of the radiotherapy department

• Siemens wide bore CT units
• ARIA Eclipse for External Beam RT
• Oncentra for Brachytherapy
• HDR Flexitron Unit
• Papillon 50 contact brachytherapy unit
• Varian Truebeam Linear Accelerators
• Varian IX Linear Accelerators, OBI, VMAT, Gating
• Varian Halcyon Linear Accelerators
• Xstrahl Superficial Unit
• Linacs equipped with IGRT
• DIBH and 4D CT planning
• SABR service

The Academic Department of the Cancer Centre is closely linked with the local Medical School and University, where they have a close collaboration to ensure ongoing clinical trials and dedicated research projects. There’s also close cooperation between with the Department of Medical Physics to ensure continued safe use of equipment, teaching and training services and research work.

Location

• The Trust is in a thriving waterfront city with lots to see and do; cultural activities such as museums and galleries; green spaces and views of the sea; a selection of shopping centres; restaurants and places to drink
• The area is very multicultural and offers access to specific cultural or religious amenities such as places of worship, food requirements, etc.
• There are several excellent schools to choose from for all ages, and a good choice of state and grammar schools rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted
• The railway network is excellent so there are regular direct trains to neighbouring cities, accessible motorway and road links and an international airport
• There is impressive countryside, and the Trust has stunning views of the landscape with a huge variety of species including deer and birds of prey
• The cost of living in the North East is very low, so you accommodation is very affordable in the city and you’ll find that your salary will go a lot further

Requirements

• Full GMC Registration with License to Practice, or invitation to ID check (essential)
• Minimum 12 years post-graduate experience and 6 years specialty specific experience in Oncology (essential)
• FRCR (UK), MRCP (UK), or equivalent postgraduate medical qualification (desirable)

How BDI Resourcing can support

When choosing to apply for your next Specialist 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 Specialist 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 [email protected] 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!

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 [email protected] 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!

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the UK’s largest centres as a Consultant in Clinical Oncology, where you can with cutting-edge RT facilities and SACT treatments. The Oncology team is expanding and looking for an experienced Oncologist to join as a long-term employee and specialise in their preferred tumour sites, so this is a great chance for you to pursue any subsite interests. Some of the main pressure points are LGI, UGI and Lung so applicants with an interest in these areas will be welcomed. Relevant Oncology training and supervision will be offered to overseas/IMG doctors stepping into their first NHS Consultant role. We’re also considering applicants for a Specialty Doctor and Specialist post with this centre, so please do apply if you’re hoping for this contract too!

This is a standard 10PA 40 hours p/w rota with the following duties (the job plan can be flexible and will be reviewed regularly with the Clinical Director)

• Radiotherapy planning
• Out-patient new and follow up clinics in relevant tumour sites
• Participating in multi-disciplinary team meetings
• Partaking in ward rounds
• Contributing to on-call rota
• Supervising trainees
• Recruiting for clinical trials
• Contributing to clinical research
• Teaching postgraduate medical students
• Undertaking admin duties

Key Details

• Salary: £91,474 - £121,548
• Location: Scotland
• Contract: Fixed-Term with a view to extend

Cancer Centre

This is one of the UK’s largest bespoke Cancer Centres and delivers cancer care to a population of nearly 3 million; there are over 10,000 new patients a year and over 70,000 return patients. The centre is incredibly well-staffed with over 75 consultants, as well as registrars, specialty doctors, specialists, and junior doctors. This dedicated multi-disciplinary team also consists of clinical nurse specialists, pharmacist and phlebotomists and everyone is committed to working closely together.

The Medical and Clinical Oncology facilities are unrivalled… You’ll find in the centre 6 wards, a day unit for SACT with nearly 50 treatment stations. The Acute Oncology Unit has a large team of advanced nurse practitioners. There is also custom-built out-patient department.

The radiotherapy facilities are up to date with all the new treatment techniques and has close links with the regional centre of Clinical Physics and Bioengineering. The radiotherapy department is home to the following

• 11 linear accelerators with facilities for VMAT and on-board imaging (OBI)
• Cutting edge Varian TrueBeam units
• High intensity mode VMAT for stereotactic intracranial radiosurgery and stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) established for lung, H&N, brain, gynae, anal and prostate
• Pelvic SABR for Gynaecologic cancer (the only UK centre to offer this)
• Developing SABR programme for Oligometastatic disease
• Growing IGRT programme
• Facilities for CBCT, 4DCT, on-site MRI and PET/CT
• 4DCT imaging
• Imaging supported by 3CT Simulators
• On treatment verification in the form of regular CBCT
• Dedicated brachytherapy facility with 2 HDR treatment units
• LDR seed programme
• CHART RT for lung cancers

This is an internationally renowned teaching centre and has excellent academic facilities for Oncology and Palliative Care. The Centre has close links with the local University, Cancer Sciences Institute and Cancer Research Institutes which gives unparalleled opportunities for SACT and RT research and clinical trials. There is a purpose-built clinical trials unit which facilitates clinical trials in all solid tumour sites and haematology

Location

• This large, cosmopolitan city has a fantastic quality of life with great shopping, places to eat and drink, historical architecture, museums, sports and lush green spaces
• The population is diverse and family-friendly with excellent state and grammar schools for all ages, some of the UK’s top Universities and great career opportunities
• It’s very well-connected to other cities in Scotland as well as the rest of the UK. There are straight-forward motorway connections, reliable bus routes, a large railway network, international airports and even local ferries and cruise ships
• There is stunning countryside and beautiful beaches, which offers great leisure activities such as hiking and sailing.
• The cost of living is amongst the lowest in the UK so your salary will go a lot further and you benefit from affordable accommodation

Requirements

• Full GMC Registration with License to Practice or invitation to ID check (essential)
• Ability to practice independently as Consultant in Oncology (essential)
• Full FRCR (UK), MRCP (UK) or equivalent post-graduate qualification (desirable)

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 [email protected] 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!

This is an exciting opportunity for a doctor in oncology to join a diverse and friendly team in the South East of England. The post will be a balanced mixture of inpatient and outpatient clinical activity with tumour site rotations to support wider NHS oncology exposure and signing-off competencies for CESR portfolio. Relevant further clinical and educational supervision will be encouraged to support long-term professional development in oncology. Doctors in clinical oncology will be considered and offered protected radiotherapy planning time. It will be a full-time 10PA job plan and the main duties of the post will be

• Participating in outpatient clinics
• Contributing towards multi-disciplinary team meetings
• Prescribing SACT
• Planning RT (if relevant)
• Recruiting into clinical trials
• Caring for inpatients/wards
• Managing oncological emergencies with the acute assessment unit
• Teaching and training junior colleagues

Key Details

• Salary: £51,00 - £80,000  
• Location: South East England
• Contract: Fixed Term

Cancer Centre

The Cancer Centre is part of a University Hospital Trust which serves a population of nearly 2 million. There are several hospital sites, and this post is likely to be based at the two main Oncology hospitals. The radiotherapy facilities provided in the two main hospitals include CT simulators and LinAcs. Treatment is VMAT delivered with IGRT and there will be the opportunity to work in SABR and brachytherapy. There are custom-built Oncology outpatient clinics and chemo units and a well-established acute oncology service which is well-staffed by nurses.

You will be a part of a multi-disciplinary team, working with consultants, surgeons, physicians, and nurse specialists and contribute towards regular multidisciplinary team meetings. There are trainee registrars rotating in the Trust, so you’ll have lots of opportunities for teaching and training. The Cancer Centre is home to active cancer research teams which actively run clinical trials and collaborate closely with local Medical Schools and Universities.

Location

• The Trust is close to a couple of major coastal cities, which are large enough to have access to everything which you need, and small enough to be safe and friendly
• You benefit from being a short walk away from stunning beaches as well as being surrounded by protected national parks and beautiful countryside
• There are plenty of top schools in the area for all ages as well as major UK Universities
• There are reliable and regular transport links nationally, as well as an airport nearby for international travel

Requirements

• Full GMC Registration with License to Practice, or invitation to ID check (essential)
• Previous specialty specific Oncology experience (essential)
• PLAB (UK), MRCP (UK) or equivalent post-graduate medical qualification (desirable)

How BDI Resourcing can support

When choosing to apply for your next 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 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 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 [email protected] 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!