Consultant Oncologist – Breast & Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary: Sponsorship Available

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT

Job summary

To ensure the continued delivery of high-quality Oncological care to patients within thetrust and to contribute to the further development of the service.The appointee will be Lead Medical Oncology Consultant for Breast & Hepatico-Pancreatico-Biliary Cancers. Like most cancer units and centres, there has been a steady rise in the number of patients being referred for treatment of these malignancies and anincrease in the use of multiple lines of chemotherapy, including the expansion in the useof monoclonal antibodies and other newer agents. The appointee will be expected tomaintain and enhance the multidisciplinary management of patients with thesemalignancies, to increase entry of patients into clinical trials and to expand the service asrequired to meet patient’s needs.

Main duties of the job

The appointed consultant would be expected to contribute to the on-going service improvement programme developing:

  • Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT)
  • Cost Improvement programme (CIP)
  • Implementing evidence based new ways of working when necessary

We also encourage consultants to apply for fellowship of the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management, to which we are an affiliated member.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
  • MRCP Part 1 and Part 2
  • Clinical Oncology Candidates – FRCR

Desirable

  • Postgraduate thesis awarded or pending

Experience

Essential

  • Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council.
  • Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) at time of interview
  • Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Medical Oncology
  • Wide experience of prescribing chemotherapy including E-prescribing.
  • Experience of Acute Oncology

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: 21 August 2026

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