Consultant Clinical Oncologist - Urology and Breast in Peterborough

The Oncology department at North West Anglia Foundation Trust is looking for a highly motivated and dynamic consultant to join our team in providing high quality patient care, in Urology, and Breast tumour sites. Other tumour sites would be considered as the second site, along with either Urology or Breast.

The Oncology department at Peterborough City Hospital, and the Woodlands Centre at Hinchingbrooke hospital offer a comprehensive service in collaboration with other oncologists, nursing teams, administrative staff and the Radiotherapy department in delivering high quality care and treatment in both the outpatient and inpatient setting. We look forward to welcoming you to join our team.

Main duties of the job

• To work with NWAFT colleagues to strengthen existing Urological and breast cancer services, supporting multidisciplinary meetings and providing high quality care for cancer patients.
• Active participation in clinical audit, continuing professional development and research as appropriate. There is access to a study leave budget for appropriate CPD activities.
• The post holder will be expected to contribute to the Trust and CBU Clinical Governance processes including the dedicated monthly half days.
• Out-of-hours participation in consultant on-call rota comprising telephone advice for Peterborough City Hospital on a 1:10 basis. It is expected that the on-call consultant will do a remote ward round review daily at the weekends and bank holidays.
• This has been facilitated by the introduction of electronic inpatient notes. Oncology patients are admitted at this time under the care of the consultant physician on-call and treated according to protocol.
• The on-call arrangements may change over time with the implementation of the 7-day working initiative. There will be consideration for taking time off in lieu.
• Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and for contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing professional development activity, locally and nationally.
• To develop and participate in collaborative initiatives, studies and trials.

Working for our organisation

Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust’s redeployment process.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• See and treat Urology and Breast cancer patients, joining a supportive team.
• To collaborate with colleagues at the Regional Cancer Centre (Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trusts (CUH), Cancer Units and other agencies to ensure optimum quality of care for cancer patients including referring patients for brachytherapy or to the phase I trials unit at CUH.
• Active participation in clinical audit, continuing professional development and research as appropriate. There is access to a study leave budget for appropriate CPD activities.
• The post holder will be expected to contribute to the Trust and CBU Clinical Governance processes including the dedicated monthly half days.
• Out-of-hours participation in consultant on-call rota comprising telephone advice for Peterborough City Hospital on a 1:10 basis. It is expected that the on-call consultant will do a remote ward round review daily at the weekends and bank holidays.
• This has been facilitated by the introduction of electronic inpatient notes. Oncology patients are admitted at this time under the care of the consultant physician on-call and treated according to protocol.
• The on-call arrangements may change over time with the implementation of the 7-day working initiative. There will be consideration for taking time off in lieu.
• Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and for contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing professional development activity, locally and nationally.

Person specification

• Knowledge/Skills/Clinical Expertise

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Clinical Oncology.
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems in Oncology.
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
• Experience in delivery of SACT and radiotherapy for breast, and urological cancers.
• Experience in participating in and conduction of clinical trials.

• FRCR; Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of training (CCT) at time of interview.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of GMC standards in Good Medical Practice including: good clinical care, maintaining good medical practice, good relationships and communication with patients, good working relationships with colleagues, good teaching and training, professional behaviour and probity, delivery of good acute clinical care.

• Ability to take responsibility and demonstrate leadership when appropriate.
• An understanding of and ability to demonstrate your ability to empower others, lead through change, influence strategically, demonstrate innovation and problem solving abilities.
• Ability to cope with and effectively organise the workload of a Consultant.
• Ability and drive to use information and experience to improve the clinical service; ability to adapt and respond to changing circumstances to improve patient care.
• Good knowledge of the structures and culture of the NHS, as well as the roles, responsibilities and relationships across the MDT and the multi professional team.

• Clinical governance: demonstrates awareness of principles of good decision making. Awareness of own limitations. Track record of engaging in clinical governance: including reporting errors and learning from errors.
• Audit: experience of audit.
• Teaching: experience of supervising undergraduates, junior doctors and other staff; ability to teach clinical skills.
• Research: ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems; ability to critically appraise published evidence.

Disclosure & Barring Check Fee

Where your role requires a DBS check, the Trust will pay the fee upfront and reclaim the cost (including a £5 admin fee) from your first month’s salary. Volunteers are exempt.

Our Values – At the heart of all we do

We recruit not just for skills but for behaviours aligned with our core values: dedication, care, courage, and innovation. Show us how you live these values in your application and interview.

Early closure notice

We may close this advert early if we receive enough applications—please apply without delay.

International Applicants & Sponsorship

We welcome applications from those needing UK sponsorship. From 2021, most non-UK/Republic of Ireland nationals need a visa to work in the UK. Important: Salary thresholds and visa rules changed in 2024 — check your eligibility here: www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. If applying from overseas, you may also need to provide criminal record certificates for countries lived in for 12+ months in the past 10 years.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.