# Consultant in Clinical Oncology - Breast & Colorectal Cancers > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-clinical-oncology-breast-and-colorectal-cancers/f2269860-2918-474c-bf58-5073a1d11c62 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-clinical-oncology-breast-and-colorectal-cancers/f2269860-2918-474c-bf58-5073a1d11c62.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Kings Lynn - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Oncology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 Per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Closing date:** 2026-06-18T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-26T09:01:09.078Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Kings_Lynn/The_Queen_Elizabeth_Hospital_Kings_Lynn_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Consultant_Oncology/Consultant_Oncology-v8035358 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8035358?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.qehkl.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview To ensure the continued delivery of high-quality Oncological care to patients within the trust and to contribute to the further development of the service. The appointee will be Lead Oncologist for Breast Clinical Oncology and Colorectal Clinical Oncology and share the responsibility for the treatment and management of Colorectal cancers with Dr Morton-Gittens, Specialist Oncologist. Like most cancer units and centres, there has been a steady rise in the number of patients being referred for treatment of these malignancies and an increase in the use of multiple lines of chemotherapy, including the expansion in the use of monoclonal antibodies and immunotherapy. The appointee will be expected to maintain and enhance the multidisciplinary management of patients with these malignancies, to increase entry of patients into clinical trials and to expand the service as required to meet patient's needs. ### Main duties of the job The appointed consultant would be expected to contribute to the on-going service improvement programme developing: - Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) - Cost Improvement programme (CIP) - Implementing evidence based new ways of working when necessary We also encourage consultants to apply for fellowship of the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management, to which we are an affiliated member. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this opportunity. We look forward to hearing from you. ## Job Details To ensure the continued delivery of high-quality Oncological care to patients within the trust and to contribute to the further development of the service. The appointee will be Lead Oncologist for Breast Clinical Oncology and Colorectal Clinical Oncology and share the responsibility for the treatment and management of Colorectal cancers with Dr Morton-Gittens, Specialist Oncologist. Like most cancer units and centres, there has been a steady rise in the number of patients being referred for treatment of these malignancies and an increase in the use of multiple lines of chemotherapy, including the expansion in the use of monoclonal antibodies and immunotherapy. The appointee will be expected to maintain and enhance the multidisciplinary management of patients with these malignancies, to increase entry of patients into clinical trials and to expand the service as required to meet patient's needs. ## Job Description The appointed consultant would be expected to contribute to the on-going service improvement programme developing: Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) Cost Improvement programme (CIP) Implementing evidence based new ways of working when necessary We also encourage consultants to apply for fellowship of the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management, to which we are an affiliated member. ## Responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this opportunity. We look forward to hearing from you. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council. - Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) at time of interview - Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Clinical Oncology - Wide experience of prescribing chemotherapy including E-prescribing. - Experience of Acute Oncology **Desirable** - Have completed advanced communication skills training ### Qualifications **Essential** - MBBS or equivalent medical qualification. - MRCP Part 1 and Part 2 - FRCR **Desirable** - Postgraduate thesis awarded or pending ## Documents - [our values (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2570) - [our trust (pdf, 674.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2671) - [establishing identity (pdf, 243.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1315) - [say hello to wage stream (pdf, 7.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2393) - [recruitment policy overview (pdf, 125.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2961) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 525.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10323299) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.