Specialist Doctor - Clinical Oncology (Breast)

Job overview

This is a new post within the Kent Oncology Centre, based at Canterbury, providing services to patients from both East Kent.

The post holder will join our team of medical and clinical oncologists to take a major interest in Breast. We have a well-established oncology research department, providing the opportunity for the post holder to run and develop clinical trials.

Main duties of the job

Duties of this post will be to support the consultant service across a range of tumour types:

Attending Consultant led out-patient clinics, and undertaking related admin and chemotherapy prescribing.

Review of patients attending for chemotherapy and radiotherapy if required by nursing or radiography staff. Teaching of SHOs and medical students.

Involvement in clinical governance and audit activities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children). If a role involves regulated activity and requires a DBS check with a barred list check, you cannot apply if you are on the barred list.

All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date has been agreed.