Consultant Clinical Oncologist

Go back The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustConsultant Clinical Oncologist with an Interest in Urology/ColorectalThe closing date is 07 December 2025We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team as a Consultant Clinical Oncologist. Applicants wishing to work full time or part time would be considered. This post is available for recruitment as soon as possible.The current opportunity is for a Consultant Clinical Oncologist with an Interest in Urology & Colorectal.In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit.Candidates for the post must be registered medical practitioners and on, or eligible to join, the Specialist Register within six months of the date of the Appointments Committee.As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.Main duties of the jobTo provide tertiary-level oncology care in a teaching hospital's cancer centre and peripheral clinics. There will be a commitment to providing general oncological care as part of a general oncology on call rota.For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Dr Najibah Mahtab on 0191 213 8474, or via email at najibah.mahtab1@nhs.netPlease read attached Job Description and Person Specification.About usNewcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teachingNHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.Job responsibilitiesClinical:Provide oncology advice to the relevant MDT and to patients with these cancersPlanning, prescribing and supervision of radiotherapyPrescribing of and supervision of prescribing of chemotherapyOn call cover for general oncological emergencies and provision of advice in and out of hours, to non-specialist teams managing patients with cancerOut-patient clinic, day unit and ward management.Administrative:Participation in the directorate clinical governance processes including reporting into the Trust mortality databaseEngagement with all the administrative electronic systems needed to deliver patient care.Research:There is an active research programme within the directorate with links to the Sir Bobby Robson Unit at Freeman Hospital, the late phase research team within the research and development directorate and to Newcastle University. Contribution to the research programme or further developments and collaborations will be actively encouraged.Teaching:There will be opportunity to develop teaching skills within the directorate and within the wider trust environment.Bedside and clinical teaching of undergraduate students will form part of the responsibilities of the consultantClinical training and supervision of Trust junior doctors and Deanery trainees and AHCPs will be expected.Flexibility:In line with the Trusts core value of placing patients at the heart of everything we do, we are developing our service provision to be responsive to the needs of our patients. To meet those needs some staff groups will be increasingly asked to work a more flexible work pattern so that they can offer services in the evening or weekend. As a result any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern or working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.Person SpecificationEducation, Qualifications and Specialist SkillsPrimary Medical Qualification.Full GMC Registration.Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC).Higher Degree.Special skills training in the specialtyClinical ExperienceEvidence of experience in the specialty.Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty.Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality.Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre.Management and Administration ExperienceInvolvement with management and project leadership within the specialty.Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines.An understanding of Clinical Governance.Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goalsEvidence of leadership / project management.Evidence of having implemented change.Experience in developing and implementing new technologies.TeachingExperience of supervising junior medical staff.Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skillsAttendance at courses to develop teaching skills.Postgraduate qualification in medical education.ResearchEvidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings.Research/critical review of literature.Publications in the last five years.AuditEvidence of participation in audit.Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit.Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement.Personal AttributesAlignment with the Trust's values.Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to developmentCommitted to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce.A commitment to personal / unit CPD.Ability and willingness to work the on-call rota.Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust£109,725 to £145,478 a yearper annum pro rata #J-18808-Ljbffr