# Locum Consultant in Medical Oncology (Breast and Gynae Cancers) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-in-medical-oncology-breast-and-gynae-cancers/bfcf4e34-c391-4b24-9e0a-cb9a99afdf57 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-in-medical-oncology-breast-and-gynae-cancers/bfcf4e34-c391-4b24-9e0a-cb9a99afdf57.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Guy's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Oncology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 p.a excl LZ (Pro rata) - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed term) - **Employment type:** Part time - 8.5 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-10T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-27T14:11:13.692Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Guys_St_Thomas_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Medical_Oncology/Medical_Oncology-v8249764 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8249764?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Locum Consultant in Medical Oncology (Breast & Gynae) (Less than full time post, 8.5 PAs) From £113,565 p.a. excl. LZ (pro rata) Commencing as soon as possible. We are seeking a motivated and experienced clinician with a specialist interest in Breast and Gynaecological Cancers. The successful candidate will work closely with a team of established consultants including with Drs Ines Sandri, Hartmut Kristeleit, Anne Rigg, Mark Harries, Mark Nathan, Harris Gousis, Robert Urwin, Rosa Guiliani, Emma Beddowes, Rebecca Kristeleit, Emma Beddowes and Eirini Tstora. The service is led by Dr Hartmut Kristeleit, Clinical Director for Oncology, and Dr Kiruthikah Thillai, Deputy Clinical Director for Medical Oncology. This Consultant post comprises 8.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) and is focused on supporting the Breast and Gynae Services at GSTT. Applicants must be fully registered with the GMC/GDC, hold a Licence to Practise, and be listed on the Specialist Register with CCT in Oncology – or within 6 months of attaining CCT by the date of interview. A research degree is highly desirable. ### Main duties of the job The post includes MDMs and clinics at Guy’s & St Thomas’ in Breast and Gynaecological Cancers. Guy’s hosts a well-developed clinical trials unit and the team makes significant contributions to trial recruitment, including close interaction with the Phase 1 trials activity based in the Clinical Research Facility at GSTT. Please see detailed job description for more information. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The Oncology Department at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) is a leading centre for the treatment and support of patients with cancer. The service provides comprehensive, patient-centred care across a wide range of tumour types, integrating advanced systemic therapies and radiotherapy with holistic support. Based at the purpose-built Guy’s Cancer Centre and at Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup, the department delivers high quality outpatient, acute and inpatient oncology services. With a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary collaboration and clinical research, the team works closely with a dedicated clinical trials unit, including early-phase studies, to ensure patients have access to the latest innovations in cancer care. Job Plan Your job plan is anticipated to contain 8.5 Programmed Activities per week on average to be carried out at Guy’s & St Thomas’. The specifics of the job plan are flexible and can be agreed between the successful candidate and the department. The job plan includes on-call commitments. This is an outlined programme and you will be expected to discuss and agree a detailed job plan including your personal and professional objectives with your Clinical Director within 3 months of your start date. The job plan will be negotiated between the consultant and their clinical director at least annually. Although the job plan is flexible, the initial job plan for this post is proposed to be: - Med Onc | Hospital/ location | Type of Work | Start time and finish time | Frequency: (e.g. 1x4 wks. 1x6 wks. 1x1 wk.) | Direct Clinical Care or Supporting Activity - Tuesday | Guy’s | Pre Clinic MDM Breast Clinic Clinic Admin | 09:00 - 10:00 10:00 –15:00 15:00 –16:15 | 1x1 1x1 1x1 | 0.25 DCC 1.25 DCC 0.3 DCC - Wednesday | Guy’s | Gynae MDM SPA Gynae Clinic Gynae Admin | 09:00-12:00 12.15-14.00 14:00 -18.00 18:00-19:00 | 1x1 1x1 1x1 1x1 | 0.75 DCC 0.4375 SPA 1.00 DCC 0.25 DCC - Thursday | Guy’s | Gynae Clinic MDM Gynae clinical Supervision Gynae Admin | 09:00-14:00 14:00-16:00 16:00 – 17:00 17:00 – 18:15 | 1x1 1x1 1x1 1x1 | 1.25 DCC 0.5 DCC 0.25 DCC 0.3 DCC - Friday | Guy’s | Specialty ward review (breast and Gynae) SPA | 09:00 – 13:00 13:00 – 17:00 | 1x1 1x1 | 1 DCC 1 DCC * WFH: where the nature of SPAs allows, this time may be spent working from home. Proposed Weekly Timetable Final agreement on the timetable of commitments will be agreed on taking up the post and then reviewed at least annually as part of the job planning process. The Specialty ward review is to provide specialist input for selected patients on oncology wards and is separate to the attending rota. On Call Rota On call commitment: 1 in 10 Category B Low Category A: this applies where the consultant is typically required to return immediately to site when called or has to undertake interventions with a similar level of complexity to those that would normally be carried out on site, such as telemedicine or complex telephone consultations. Category B: this applies where the consultant can typically respond by giving telephone advice and/or by returning to work later. - Frequency of Rota Commitment | Value of supplement as a percentage of full-time basic salary - Category A | Category B - High Frequency: 1 in 1 to 1 in 4 | 8.0% | 3.0% - Medium Frequency: 1 in 5 to 1 in 8 | 5.0% | 2.0% - Low Frequency: 1 in 9 or less frequent | 3.0% | 1.0% ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Clinical Experience **Essential** - Training in management of Breast and Gynae cancers - Experience of multidisciplinary cancer care. - Experience in leading and delivering recruitment to early phase clinical trials, including advanced therapies. - Experience of clinical trial development and operation - Management of all aspects of care of patients with complex cancers undergoing intensive treatment - Competent in undertaking and supervising audit. **Desirable** - Wide general experience in Medical Oncology and an ability to offer expert clinical opinion in a range of problems within the speciality. ### Professional Qualifications **Essential** - Hold MRCP - Full GMC Registration - On GMC Specialist List in Medical Oncology or within six months of attaining CCT. **Desirable** - Possession of, or working towards, a higher degree qualification (MD or PhD) ### Leadership/management skills **Essential** - Communication - Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate. - Accountability - Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority. - Interpersonal skills - Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others. Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure. Ability to work as part of a team. - Staff Management - Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff. - Finance - Knowledge of finance and budgets. **Desirable** - Enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure. - Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development. ### Research, teaching skill & experience **Essential** - Experience of applying translational research techniques in a clinical context, to study cancer as a disease and target for treatment. - Clinical research experience as principle or sub-investigator - Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff. - Familiarity with research and clinical governance associated with delivery of advanced therapy investigational medicinal products. **Desirable** - Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems. - A background in discovery and development of new molecularly-defined therapies. - An awareness of current speciality specific developments, initiatives and issues. Evidence of training in research methodology. ## Documents - [frf (pdf, 408.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10561897) - [consultant in medical oncology (pdf, 608.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10561898) - [consultant in medical oncology (pdf, 648.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10561899) ## 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.