Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
35 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Enquiring and critical approach to work
- Other
Enthusiasm.
- Other
Ability to access places of work easily
- Other
Evidence of entitlement to live and work in the UK.
- Research
Knowledge of the ethics, principles and practice of clinical research and proven participation in clinical research.
- Research
GCP training.
- Research
Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
- Experience
Broad oncology background with specific skills as required in the agreed job description
- Experience
Ability to offer expert clinical opinion across a wide range of oncological situations both elective and emergency.
- Experience
Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients and be able to work in a multidisciplinary team.
- Knowledge & Skills
Up to date knowledge and experience of relevant specialty
- Knowledge & Skills
Commitment to continuing medical education.
- Knowledge & Skills
Knowledge of NHS priorities with reference to specialty skills in oncology.
- Teaching & Training
Experience and interest in teaching of staff, both undergraduate and postgraduate and from all disciplines
- Teaching & Training
Experience of supervising trainees.
- Teaching & Training
Knowledge of teaching to a multidisciplinary team.
- Management & Leadership
Evidence of management training and evidence of learning from it.
- Management & Leadership
Ability to organise efficient and smooth running of a specialist service
- Management & Leadership
Ability to cope with and effectively organise the workload of a consultant.
- Management & Leadership
Ability to practice independently as a consultant.
- Management & Leadership
Ability to take on responsibility and show evidence of leadership.
- Management & Leadership
Ability to work under pressure and cope with setbacks.
- Qualifications & Training
Full GMC registration
- Qualifications & Training
MRCP or equivalent
- Qualifications & Training
FRCR or equivalent
- Qualifications & Training
Entry on the Specialist Register (or expected within 12 months )
- Clinical Governance & Audit
Awareness of the requirements of clinical governance, with particular reference to the speciality.
- Clinical Governance & Audit
Experience in organising audit.
- Clinical Governance & Audit
Ability to organise efficient and smooth running specialist service.
- Clinical Governance & Audit
Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
- Interpersonal, communication & team working skills
Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, clinical colleagues, support staff and other colleagues.
- Interpersonal, communication & team working skills
Good knowledge of, and ability to use, spoken and written English.
- Interpersonal, communication & team working skills
Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and queries.
- Interpersonal, communication & team working skills
Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multi-professional basis with all levels of staff both within and across divisions.
- Interpersonal, communication & team working skills
Ability to be a flexible team member.
Desirable
10 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Other
A willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels.
- Research
Publications in peer reviewed journals
- Research
Ability to increase the academic profile of the Directorate.
- Research
Experience in implementing, developing and evaluating undergraduate and/or postgraduate training.
- Research
Interest in clinical research and experience in supervising undergraduate +/- postgraduate research projects
- Experience
Specialist experience in Breast and HPB cancers
- Knowledge & Skills
IT Skills
- Management & Leadership
Demonstration of knowledge of NHS management structures
- Management & Leadership
Management experience
- Qualifications & Training
MD or PhD
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre (BHOC) as a Consultant Clinical Oncologist specialising in breast and hepatobiliary cancers.
The post is for a permanent (10 PA) Clinical Oncologist . The successful candidate will join established multidisciplinary teams within a supportive and collaborative environment, with opportunities to contribute to service development, teaching, and research within a highly regarded oncology service.
Main duties of the job
BHOC is one of the UK's leading comprehensive cancer centres, providing high-quality, patient-centred care across the South West. The centre brings together a wide range of specialist services including radiotherapy, Gamma Knife radiosurgery, systemic anti-cancer therapies, haematology, palliative care, clinical psychology, Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC), and adolescent and young adult cancer services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details of this position
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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This advert is for Clinical Oncology Consultant – Breast & HPB with University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust in Weston-super-mare, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Oncology role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 pa pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 25 Oct 2026.
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