Consultant in Medical Oncology

Job overview

Applications are invited from medical oncology doctors on the specialist register (or within 6 months of CCT) who are interested in joining our progressive and supportive team at York Hospital.

We are looking for candidates with specialist interest in two of the following tumour sites: Breast, Colorectal, Gynaecology or Urology. The role also includes contributing to the Acute Oncology Service and will have a 1:8 week on call commitment.

Consultants in Medical Oncology will have an honorary lecturer contract with the Hull and York medical school (HYMS) and will have the opportunity to become involved in undergraduate teaching (see below).

Main duties of the job

• Managing and treating patients with Breast and Urological cancers as part of the site specific MDTs
• On call and acute cover for oncology inpatients and new inpatient referrals on a rotational basis (1 week out of 8)
• Attending weekly multi-disciplinary meetings
• Honorary lecturer at Hull York medical school (HYMS)
• Participate in clinical research as appropriate
• Training and teaching speciality trainees in medical oncology

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information please see the job description attached

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that York Teaching Hospital has provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome their application to work for us.

Disability Confident and Mindful Employer

The Trust is committed to meeting the needs of employees and applicants with a disability or mental health condition. Our support for these schemes includes encouraging applications from people who are disabled or have a mental health condition, offering adjustments to make our application process accessible.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

As you may have contact with vulnerable service users in the course of your role with us, Covid-19 full vaccination is a condition of your employment, unless an exemption applies. We will therefore seek proof of you being fully vaccinated during the recruitment process.  You can prove that you are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by providing us with an NHS Covid-19 pass, an EU Digital COVID Certificate, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention vaccination card or a certificate in English issued by the competent health authority which contains your full name, date of birth,  the name and manufacturer of the vaccine that you received, the date that you received each dose of the vaccine and details of either the identity of the issuer of the certificate or the country of vaccination, or both.

You can find more information on how to obtain an NHS Covid-19 pass by clicking on this link- https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/covid-pass