
Job requirements
Essential
21 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Leadership & management
Ability to provide effective clinical leadership and make appropriate decisions
- Leadership & management
Ability to contribute to service development and change
- Leadership & management
Ability to prioritise workload and work effectively under pressure
- Qualification and training
Full GMC registration
- Qualification and training
MRCOG or equ
- Qualification and training
CCT / CESR or equ in O&G
- Qualification and training
Sub spec training in GO
- Communication & team working
Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Ability to communicate sensitively with patients and relatives • Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
- Communication & team working
Experience of MDT leadership
- Governance, audit & research
Understanding of clinical governance, risk management and patient safety
- Governance, audit & research
Participation in clinical audit and quality improvement
- Governance, audit & research
Understanding of evidence-based practice and critical appraisal
- Governance, audit & research
Participation in research, audit or clinical trials
- Clinical skills and experience
Competent in major GO surgery
- Clinical skills and experience
Cytoreductive surgery
- Clinical skills and experience
Participation in on call service inc acute gynae care
- Clinical skills and experience
Cancer diagnostic pathway, treatment planning and follow up
- Professional & other requirements
Demonstrable professionalism, integrity and probity
- Professional & other requirements
Commitment to GMC Good Medical Practice
- Professional & other requirements
Ability to fulfil Trust mandatory training and occupational health requirements
- Professional & other requirements
Ability to work across the UHD estate and participate in agreed job-plan/on-call arrangements
Desirable
12 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Leadership & management
Previous formal leadership or management experience
- Qualification and training
Higher degree
- Qualification and training
ESGO accredited training / fellowship
- Governance, audit & research
Publications in peer-reviewed journals
- Governance, audit & research
Higher research degree
- Governance, audit & research
Leadership of audit, research or quality-improvement projects
- Clinical skills and experience
Complex upper abdominal surgery
- Clinical skills and experience
Robotic surgery
- Clinical skills and experience
Exenterative / reconstructive surgery
- Clinical skills and experience
Experience in delivering HIPEC
- Clinical skills and experience
Colposcopy/rapid access/one-stop services
- Clinical skills and experience
Additional specialist interest relevant to the service
Job overview
We are delighted to invite applications for a substantive Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist to join our friendly, supportive, and highly skilled team within our tertiary Gynaecological Oncology Centre. This is an exciting opportunity for a compassionate, enthusiastic, and motivated clinician to play a key role in delivering outstanding specialist care to women across the region.
As a valued member of our department, you will join a team that is committed to clinical excellence, innovation, research, and education, while maintaining a strong focus on compassionate, patient-centred care. We are proud of our collaborative culture and are looking for a colleague who shares our commitment to improving outcomes and experiences for women with gynaecological cancers.
Our busy and comprehensive Gynaecological Oncology service provides a wide range of advanced surgical and oncological treatments. We offer a well-established robotic surgery programme, undertake both primary and interval cytoreductive surgery, and are excited to further expand our service with the introduction of HIPEC in the near future.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will become an integral member of a dedicated and enthusiastic team, providing expert care for women requiring complex oncological and surgical management, while also contributing to the wider gynaecology on-call rota.
Overnight care is supported by a two-tier registrar system, with consultant support provided from home, ensuring excellent clinical leadership and maintaining the highest standards of patient safety and care.
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Our well-established multidisciplinary team consists of three subspecialty-trained Gynaecological Oncology Consultants, two consultants with a specialist interest in gynaecological oncology, and two highly experienced Clinical Nurse Specialists who play a pivotal role in supporting women and their families throughout their treatment journey.
We are also proud to support the development of the next generation of specialists through our subspecialty training programme and our two dedicated research fellow posts. Education, mentorship, and professional development are integral to the culture of our department.
Collaborative multidisciplinary working is at the heart of our service. We enjoy excellent relationships with our colleagues in clinical oncology, radiology, pathology, anaesthetics, palliative care, and allied health professions. Our weekly multidisciplinary team meetings are well attended and provide a supportive forum for shared decision-making, learning, and the delivery of truly patient-centred care.
As part of the Wessex Cancer Network, we have established strong and productive partnerships with colleagues across the region and beyond. These relationships enable us to deliver high-quality specialist care to women from a large geographical area, ensuring seamless pathways and access to the full range of expertise and treatments available within the network.
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 Gynaecology Subspecialty Consultant in Gynae-oncology with University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust in Poole, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Obstetrics and Gynaecology role. The advertised salary is £113565.00 to £150569.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 13 Nov 2026.
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