Consultant in Oncology: Sponsorship Available

Health and Community Services

Job summary

Interviews for this post are scheduled for 8th January 2027 with a pre-interview engagement day on 7th January 2027. Attendance in person is required on both days. Please take these dates into consideration when applying.

Health and Care Jersey are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic substantive Consultant in Oncology to join our welcoming consultant body.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide consultant-led oncology services for Jersey residents, delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across both primary and secondary healthcare settings. Responsibilities include the assessment, treatment and ongoing management of patients with a range of cancers, primarily within outpatient and chemotherapy services, while providing specialist support for inpatient cancer care and contributing to Acute Oncology Service development.

The role requires close collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, primary care providers and tertiary centres to ensure timely diagnosis, treatment planning, referrals and repatriation of services where appropriate. The post holder will lead and participate in cancer MDTs, contribute to the development of Jersey’s cancer strategy, and promote evidence-based clinical practice, governance, audit and service improvement.

In addition, the consultant will provide clinical leadership and support to nursing and medical colleagues, participate in management and quality improvement activities, and contribute to the education and training of resident doctors, clinical fellows and medical students. Opportunities to engage in research and professional development are also supported within the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Primary Medical Degree
  • Higher Specialty qualification: MRCP or equivalent
  • Full Registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with a License to practice (for overseas candidates it is mandatory that a license is obtained prior to appointment)
  • Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register and Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)
  • Clinical Experience in similar NHS environment or equivalent
  • Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
  • Broad range of IT skills.

Desirable

  • Higher Degree MSc, MD or PhD or equivalent
  • ALS

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Able to work flexibly in a changing health service
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Effective communicator

Specialist Experience

Essential

  • Clinical management of lung, skin, unknown primary & sarcoma cancer (other cancer sites would be considered)
  • Immunotherapy treatments

Desirable

  • Development of a specialist interest
  • Strategic development of cancer services at a regional level
  • Peer review experience including acute oncology & chemotherapy services

Experience

Essential

  • Broad experience in General Oncology
  • Evidence of successful interface between secondary and primary care
  • Enthusiastic Teacher

Desirable

  • Clinical management of lung, skin, unknown primary & sarcoma cancer (other cancer sites would be considered)
  • Immunotherapy treatments

Leadership and Management Skills

Essential

  • Evidence of Clinical Leadership
  • Ability to Work Flexibly with Colleagues to provide services
  • Ability to Work Effectively with a Multi-Disciplinary Team, motivating and influencing others through their enthusiasm
  • Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, management and other agencies
  • Highly motivated
  • Able to work within a team
  • Experience of Teaching, Training & Supervision of Junior Medical
  • Staff and undergraduate students
  • An understanding of and ability to demonstrate your ability to
  • Empower others
  • Lead through change
  • Influence strategically
  • Collaborative working
  • Drive for Improvement
  • Integrity

Other

Essential

  • Participation in Clinical Audit & Risk Management Activities
  • Demonstrates a commitment to safeguarding young people and vulnerable adults
  • Evidence of annual appraisal
  • Evidence of research and publication in peer reviewed journals
  • IT literate

Desirable

  • Experience of Service Planning

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: 22 November 2026

To apply for this job please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk.