Job requirements
Essential
16 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Specific Skills
Ability to organise a practice in an efficient manner with due attention to timeliness and dealing with administration and enquiries
- Clinical Experience
Able and experienced to run a SACT service for a major tumour site and one other tumour site
- Clinical Experience
Able to offer expert clinical opinion
- Clinical Experience
Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Clinical Experience
Good communication skills
- Personal Attributes
Honesty and reliability
- Personal Attributes
Commitment to continuing medical education
- Personal Attributes
Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other professional staff and agencies
- Personal Attributes
Enquiring, critical, approach to work
- Personal Attributes
Ability to work in a team
- Qualifications and Training
Full registration with the GMC with licence to practice
- Qualifications and Training
MRCP(UK) or equivalent postgraduate medical qualification and entry on the GMC Specialist Register for Medical Oncology (or within six months of CCT at the time of interview), or equivalent specialist accreditation.
- Qualifications and Training
Completion of higher specialist training in Medical Oncology
- Qualifications and Training
Entry onto the Specialist Register
- Teaching/Research Experience
Support junior medical staff
- Teaching/Research Experience
Experience of audit
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Specific Skills
Management experience
- Specific Skills
Governance experience
- Clinical Experience
Experience in clinical trials
- Qualifications and Training
Higher degree
- Teaching/Research Experience
Experience of research and ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice
- Teaching/Research Experience
Publication in peer reviewed journals
Job overview
Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust is offering the opportunity to combine a rewarding job in oncology with an unrivalled lifestyle in the heart of one of the most beautiful areas of the country.
We are seeking an enthusiastic oncologist to join our team at Torbay on a 12-month fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave. The successful candidate will be expected to provide cover for the melanoma and renal tumour sites.
The post-holder would be expected and encouraged to work with the existing oncologists to contribute to research, clinical governance, peer review, audit, training of junior staff and medical students and undertake CME/CPD according to the requirements of their College.
The successful applicant will join our Consultants based at Torbay Hospital; Dr Louise Medley, Dr Nicole Dorey, Dr Nangi Lo, Dr Anna Lydon, Dr Naomi Cole, Dr Jonathan Chambers, Dr Kelly Rust, Dr Geoff Cogill, Dr Andy Goodman, Dr Claire Dyke, Dr Helen Saxby and Dr Victoria Cope and existing SAS/Speciality Doctors, Dr Tim Norris, Dr Piotr Zlotkowski, Dr Bipasa Dey and Dr Ali Khan.
Main duties of the job
It is expected that the individual will join the senior medical team in running outpatient clinics, support patients having day case cancer treatment and contribute to supporting unplanned care for cancer patients with the acute oncology team.
- Take ownership for and deliver their own site-specific workload.
- Contribute to the medical leadership, management and innovation within Oncology services.
- Offer support and training to all non-consultant grade doctors within the unit.
- Promote inter-disciplinary working in the department and across the hospital.
- To ensure that current standards and evidence-based practice are applied.
- Participate in clinical audit program, including both departmental and multidisciplinary audit.
Contribute to research and innovative practice within oncology.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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 Oncologist with Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust in Torquay, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Oncology role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 pa. The contract type is 12 months (12 month fixed term). The application deadline is 17 Nov 2026.
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