# Locum Consultant Oncologist - Breast and GI Oncology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Whittington Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-oncologist-breast-and-gi-oncology/129d9404-d942-46ac-a1e9-9346cfcc0756 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-oncologist-breast-and-gi-oncology/129d9404-d942-46ac-a1e9-9346cfcc0756.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Whittington Health NHS Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Oncology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum - **Contract type:** 12 months (12 months fixed term contract) - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-14T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-31T14:40:34.466Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8199340 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8199340?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.whittington.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Oncology Department at Whittington Health NHS Trust as a Consultant Medical Oncologist with specialist interests in Breast and Gastrointestinal cancers. This 12-month fixed-term consultant post has been created to support the continued expansion of our oncology service and represents an excellent opportunity for an ambitious clinician seeking to combine high-quality clinical practice with leadership, education, service development and research. Importantly, the Trust intends to develop this post into a substantive Consultant position within the next 12 months, subject to the successful completion of the required approval processes. Applicants seeking a long-term career within an innovative London cancer service are therefore strongly encouraged to apply. The successful applicant will join a friendly and collaborative multidisciplinary oncology team delivering modern systemic anti-cancer therapy in partnership with University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH). The post offers opportunities to develop specialist interests, participate in clinical research, contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate education and take on departmental leadership responsibilities. ### Main duties of the job Please see the full Job Description and the Person Specification for further details about the job role. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The successful applicant will provide specialist medical oncology care for patients with Breast and Gastrointestinal cancers, delivering systemic anti-cancer therapy through outpatient clinics, multidisciplinary team meetings and treatment planning. The post holder will: - Lead specialist Breast and GI oncology clinics. - Participate in Breast and GI multidisciplinary team meetings. - Deliver systemic anti-cancer therapy. - Support the Acute Oncology Service when rostered. - Contribute to oncology service development and clinical leadership. - Participate in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. - Supervise resident doctors and contribute to educational supervision. - Participate in clinical governance, audit and quality improvement. - Contribute to the growing oncology research portfolio and clinical trials programme. - Work collaboratively with colleagues across Whittington Health and UCLH. There will also be opportunities to develop leadership roles within the department according to the successful candidate's interests and experience ## Person Specification ### Audit **Essential** - Clinical audit experience ### Research **Essential** - Proven ability in clinical research - The highest ethical and professional standards in research, education and clinical practice **Desirable** - Proven ability and commitment to carry out original research, leading to publications in peer-reviewed journals - Experience in clinical trials including early phase ### Teaching **Essential** - Experience of teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels - Ability and commitment to teach in a clinical setting ### Qualifications **Essential** - Full GMC Registration - Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview), CESR or European Community Rights ### Special interest **Desirable** - Breast Oncology - GI Oncology - Acute Oncology ### Computer literate **Essential** - Possess necessary computer literacy skills to perform effectively ### Flexible thinking **Essential** - Experience of and commitment to multidisciplinary working ### Management ability **Essential** - The ability to promote teamwork and motivate colleagues ### Communication skills **Essential** - Excellent communication skills/verbal and written. Good command of written and spoken English - Ability to work effectively within a team environment & on own initiative ### Aware of national policies, quality initiatives **Essential** - Wide experience in managing treatment and follow-up of patients with cancer - Knowledge of the Clinical Governance framework of the NHS (including Research governance) and understanding of current changes in the organisation and management structures of the NHS. Ability to act within these parameters ## Documents - [job description & person specification (pdf, 320.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10505130) ## 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.