Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
8 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council.
- Experience
Four years postgraduate experience with at least 2 years experience in Oncology
- Experience
Achieved the competences equivalent to that of a trainee who has completed UK foundation, ST1 and ST2 training or equivalent experience
- Experience
Experience in acute and general medicine at ST2 or equivalent level for at least 12 months
- Experience
Management of medical admissions at ST3+ level
- Qualifications
MMBS or equivalent medical qualification.
- Qualifications
MRCP (UK) Part 1 and Part 2 or equivalent experience.
- Qualifications
Advanced Life Support (ALS) or be in the process of acquiring within a grace period of starting.
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Able to prescribe chemotherapy from second cycle
- Experience
Advanced procedural competences, such as chest drains, ascitic drains and lumbar punctures.
- Experience
Evidence of supervision or training of junior doctors.
- Experience
Minimum of 1 year of UK experience.
Job overview
To ensure the continued delivery of high-quality Oncological care to patients within the trust and to contribute to the further development of the service. The appointee will work alongside the consultants to manage Inpatients on Shouldham ward, review patients through the Acute Oncology service as well as review and provide advice for Oncology patients on other wards as needed, and to hold regular review clinics for chemotherapy patients.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will join an enthusiastic and friendly department of Oncology which is an integral part of the Division of Medicine at the QEH. The trust has an integrated Oncology, Haematology and Palliative Care Unit, consisting of a Cancer Care and Treatment Unit, 12 bedded Inpatient Ward, Chemotherapy Suite, and Cancer Wellbeing and Support Centre.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details regarding this opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
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 Specialist Doctor Oncology with The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust in King's Lynn, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Oncology role. The advertised salary is £63,696 - £102,689 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 15 Sep 2026.
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