Job summary
- Main area
- Urology and Breast
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 180-CON-4789
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Addenbrooke's Hospital (CUH)
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 Per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/08/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 12/09/2024
Employer heading
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Consultant in Clinical Oncology (Urology and Breast)
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
Applications are invited for the post of a full time substantive Consultant in Clinical Oncology specialising in urological and breast cancers with a specialist interest in prostate seed brachytherapy.
This is a replacement post with the successful candidate joining the Cancer Directorate at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, to support the urological and breast cancer service at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team to help develop the existing service and expand the trial portfolio.
Main duties of the job
• Maintaining the highest clinical standards in the management of urological and breast cancers. Sharing with colleagues the responsibility for day-to-day management of the clinical service.
• Participating in complex radiotherapy planning and treatment techniques including prostate seed brachytherapy.
• Delivery of systemic therapy.
• Recruitment to and active participation in clinical trials.
• Taking an active role in the design of original clinical trials and studies.
• Supervision of undergraduates, junior doctors and other staff.
• Participating in multi-disciplinary meetings, ward rounds and on call commitments.
You will be fully registered with the GMC and ideally have CCT 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
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.
Person specification
Shortlistable
Essential criteria
- Questions
- Standards
- Professionalism
- Clinical Skills
- Specialty Specific Skills related to the post
- Commitment to Clinical Governance/Improving quality of patient care
- Communication Skills
- Personal Skills
- Understanding of the NHS
- Commitment to ongoing Professional Development
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Sarah Smith
- Job title
- Consultant in Clinical Oncology
- Email address
- [email protected]
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