# Specialist Doctor Oncology

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Oncology
- **Grade:** Senior
- **Salary:** £63,696 - £102,689 per annum pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-15T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-01T15:02:27.366Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Kings_Lynn/The_Queen_Elizabeth_Hospital_Kings_Lynn_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Specialty_Doctor_Oncology/Specialty_Doctor_Oncology-v8221568
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8221568?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.qehkl.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council.
- Four years postgraduate experience with at least 2 years experience in Oncology
- Achieved the competences equivalent to that of a trainee who has completed UK foundation, ST1 and ST2 training or equivalent experience
- Experience in acute and general medicine at ST2 or equivalent level for at least 12 months
- Management of medical admissions at ST3+ level

**Desirable**

- Able to prescribe chemotherapy from second cycle
- Advanced procedural competences, such as chest drains, ascitic drains and lumbar punctures.
- Evidence of supervision or training of junior doctors.
- Minimum of 1 year of UK experience.

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- MMBS or equivalent medical qualification.
- MRCP (UK) Part 1 and Part 2 or equivalent experience.
- Advanced Life Support (ALS) or be in the process of acquiring within a grace period of starting.

## Documents

- [our values (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2570)
- [our trust (pdf, 674.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2671)
- [say hello to stream (pdf, 7.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2393)
- [establishing identity (pdf, 243.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1315)
- [recruitment policy overview (pdf, 125.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2961)
- [specialty doctor - oncology (pdf, 1004.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10530222)

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