Job requirements
Essential
12 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Personal
Effective communication skills.
- Personal
Good organisation skills.
- Personal
Works well within a multidisciplinary environment
- Personal
Committed to collating and responding to patient feedback in line with revalidation recommendations.
- Personal
Resident within 30 minutes travel time to Preston
- Management
Evidence of Clinical Leadership Evidence of commitment to audit and improving clinical practice/service development
- Qualifications
Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
- Qualifications
MBBS or equivalent Holds CCT or equivalent or will obtain within 6 months of interview date
- Qualifications
Must be entered on the Specialist Register for Medical Oncology on date of taking appointment (or entry within 6 months)
- Experience and Skills
Trained Clinical Supervisor Wide experience of Oncology practice- including relevant experience in chemotherapy and other systemic therapies
- Research and Development
Evidence of interest in personal development e.g. through research and/or publications
- Research and Development
Thorough understanding of medical audit - Must have undertaken and completed audit projects
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Management
Formal management training
- Qualifications
Higher research or educational degree
- Experience and Skills
Trained Educational Supervisor experience
Job overview
We a looking for a Consultant Medical Oncologist to join the department on a full-time permanent basis, based at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
This post attracts 10 Programmed Activities.
Applications are welcome from those who wish to work full time and those who wish to work flexibly with some elements being able to be worked from home.
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals are the lead provider for adult radiotherapy services and provides systemic and radiotherapy treatments for Lancashire and South Cumbria (population 1.8 million) which includes 4 Trusts in total;
- Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
- East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to provide a comprehensive Oncology service together with Consultant colleagues and provide Oncology expertise in the management and development of site specialist cancer services.
Collaborate with colleagues within the department to develop Oncology services.
Work with and support the established multi-disciplinary site-specific teams.
Liaise closely with surgeons, physicians and staff in other specialities and within the Trusts.
Support the service during Consultant colleagues’ leave.
Provide supervision and management of junior medical staff.
Undertake teaching, examination and accreditations duties as requires and contribute to postgraduate and continuing education both locally and nationally.
Undertake clinical audit, continuing medical education, contribute to the annual appraisal process and undertake annual job planning review.
Undertake research.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:
- What we can offer
- Job Plan
- The Team
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 Consultant Medical Oncologist - Melanoma and Breast with Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Preston, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Oncology role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 22 Oct 2026.
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