# Oncology consultant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Torquay
- **Region:** South West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Oncology
- **Grade:** Consultant
- **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 Per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-11T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-14T11:51:30.331Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Devon/Torquay/Torbay_South_Devon_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Medical_Dental_Consultant/Medical_Dental_Consultant-v8094566
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8094566?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### 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, with a particular interest in urology and breast. We will also consider an alternative tumour site in addition to urology.

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

We are seeking an enthusiastic oncologist to join our team at Torbay, with a particular interest in urology and breast. We will also consider an alternative tumour site in addition to urology.

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.

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.

## Person Specification

### Specific skills

**Essential**

- Ability to organise a practice in an efficient manner with due attention to timeliness and dealing with administration and enquiries

**Desirable**

- Management experience
- Interested in taking on a management role
- Governance experience

### Clinical experience

**Essential**

- Able and experienced to run a SACT service and radiotherapy service for a major tumour site and one other tumour site
- Able to offer expert clinical opinion
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Good communication skills

**Desirable**

- Experience in clinical trials

### Personal attributes

**Essential**

- Honesty and reliability
- Willingness to work flexibly according to the needs of the service, observing national trust and departmental guidelines
- Ability to work in a team
- Enquiring, critical, approach to work
- Caring attitude to patients
- Ability to communication effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other professional staff and agencies

### Qualifications and training

**Essential**

- Full registration with the GMC licence to practice
- Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists/Royal College Physicians (or equivalent qualification)
- Completion of higher specialist training in Clinical Oncology
- Entry onto the Specialist Register

**Desirable**

- Higher degree

### Teaching/research experience

**Essential**

- Support junior medical staff
- Experience of audit

**Desirable**

- Experience of research and ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice
- Publication in peer reviewed journals

## Documents

- [person specification (pdf, 112.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10388112)
- [consultant oncologist job description (pdf, 768.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10388111)

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