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Job summary

Main area
Paediatrics
Grade
Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
180-CON-4975
Employer
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Addenbrooke's Hospital
Town
Cambridge
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum pro-rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
13/01/2025 23:59

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Consultant in Paediatric Oncology

Consultant

Job overview

Applications are invited for the post of substantive Consultant in Paediatric Oncology with Palliative Care Interest (10 PAs) at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH), to commence from 24 March 2025.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant for this post will join the established team of 4 full-time Paediatric Oncologists (including this post) and two University Professors, together with three Paediatric Haematologists and one Palliative Care Consultant, in providing a tertiary service to children in the East of England Region. 

There are strong academic links available for cancer research in Cambridge, through the Biomedical Research Centre, MRC and CRUK Cambridge Centre, as well as through academic departments within the University. 

Applicants should have general paediatric experience together with specific paediatric oncology training. Experience and/or training in paediatric palliative care is desirable. 

You will be fully registered with the GMC and ideally have a CCT in Paediatric Oncology or be within six months of award of CCT at the time of interview. Applications are welcomed from those unable to work full time for personal reasons or those wishing to job-share.

As part of our commitment to supporting the medical workforce in the part they play in delivering an excellent caring service to patients, all newly appointed Consultants attend our five-day Consultant Development programme within a year of joining the Trust. Leadership is a key requirement of doctors’ professional work and this innovative programme is designed to support Consultants to hone the leadership and management skills they need to succeed at CUH.

Working for our organisation

The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing, and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC’s Good Medical Practice (2013). Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.

Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

It is a requirement for skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement.

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Cambridge Paediatric Haematology, Oncology, and BMT Centre is one of the larger Primary Treatment Centres in the UK and currently receives around 150 new referrals per year for childhood malignancy, treated within a purpose-built unit at Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Most related specialties, including laboratory services, radiotherapy, paediatric intensive care, and paediatric neurosurgery are available on site. 

Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Qualifications (1-5)

Standards

Essential criteria
  • Standards (1-5)

Professionalism

Essential criteria
  • Professionalism (1-5)

Clinical Skills

Essential criteria
  • Clinical Skills (1-5)

Specialty Specific Skills

Essential criteria
  • Related to the post (1-5)

Clinical Governance

Essential criteria
  • Commitment to clinical governance/improving quality of patient care (1-5)

Communication Skills

Essential criteria
  • Communication Skills (1-5)

Personal Skills

Essential criteria
  • Personal Skills (1-5)

Understanding of the NHS

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of the NHS (1-5)

Professional Development

Essential criteria
  • Commitment on ongoing professional development (1-5)

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Mike Gattens
Job title
Specialty Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Informal enquiries about this post should be addressed to Dr Mike Gattens, Specialty Lead for  Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and BMT or Dr Gemma Barnard, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist & Lead for BMT by email at [email protected] or [email protected], respectively. 

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