Medical or Clinical Oncology Consultant – Breast: Sponsorship Available

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Job summary

We are looking for a suitable candidate to work alongside our team of medical and clinical oncologists.

The post holder will join our team of medical and clinical oncologists providing Oncology services from the East Kent base. We have a well-established oncology research department, providing the opportunity for the post holder to run and develop clinical trials.

Please note that the attached Job Description is still awaiting Royal College approval and is subject to amendments.

Main duties of the job

To provide a high standard of care to any patient for whom you have clinical responsibility. This will include any patients referred to you and cared for by you personally or by members of your team, and, in addition, any patients of consultant colleagues when you are covering on-call or for annual leave.

To participate in clinical and other service activities and developments to ensure a high standard of patient care across the Trust.

To work in close co-operation with other medical, professional and managerial colleagues, both within and outside the speciality, to provide high-quality health care to the Trust’s patients, and to make a contribution to future thinking about the Trust’s strategic direction.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full GMC Registration
  • FRCR/MRCP or equivalent
  • Specialist Registration as a clinical oncologist or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the advisory appointments committee

Desirable

  • Higher qualification in Medicine.
  • Research degree (MD/PhD)
  • Clinical Experience in relevant tumour sites

Skills

Essential

  • Enthusiasm for developing tumour site specialisation and Cancer Services in Kent
  • Ability to organise and manage

Desirable

  • Experience in Clinical Audit and Research
  • Experience in medical education.

Attributes

Essential

  • Ability to work in a team.
  • Good interpersonal skills.
  • Caring attitude to patients
  • Commitment to continuing medical education
  • An awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses

Desirable

  • An interest and a capacity to teach and learn from members of the multidisciplinary team.
  • Dedication to maintaining and developing the cancer care group in co-operation with other hospital departments.
  • Staff management: delegating, appraisal of performance, dealing with poor performance, coaching and motivating.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 26 August 2026

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