clinical oncology consultant

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust; Torquay; On-site; GBP 82,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK seeks a clinical oncology consultant to lead outpatient clinics and manage specific tumour sites, primarily in breast oncology. The role demands full GMC registration, fellowship training, and significant clinical experience, including independent patient care and participation in clinical trials. Ideal candidates will be team-oriented, flexible, and possess excellent communication skills. The position offers an opportunity to work in a supportive environment dedicated to patient care and innovative medical solutions.

Qualifications

• Able to offer expert clinical opinion.
• Experience in clinical trials.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients and healthcare professionals.

Responsibilities

• Join the senior medical team in running outpatient clinics.
• Contribute to the medical leadership and management within Oncology services.
• Participate in clinical audit programs and research.

Skills

Ability to organise a practice efficiently

Interested in management roles

Governance experience

Education

Full registration with the GMC

Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists

Completion of higher specialist training in Clinical Oncology

Entry onto the Specialist Register

Job description

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical oncology consultant

The closing date is 01 January 2026

Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust is offering the opportunity to combine a rewarding job in oncology with an unrivalled lifestyle in the heart of one of the most beautiful areas of the country.

We are looking to recruit a clinical oncologist with a particular interest in breast with flexibility on a second tumour site.

The successful applicant will be joining a team of 12 consultants, 1 specialist doctor and 6 specialty doctors/registrars.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking an individual with a particular interest in breast to join our team at Torbay as a substantive clinical oncology consultant. As a department we recognise that individual job satisfaction and achieving a healthy work/life balance is vital to maintaining a successful oncology teams for the future so we would encourage any interested applicant to visit our department where we can discuss how this role could fit your needs.

You will be expected to join the senior medical team in running outpatient clinics, supporting patients having day case cancer treatment and contribute to supporting unplanned care for cancer patients with the acute oncology team in addition to the below.

• Take ownership for and deliver their own site-specific workload.
• Contribute to the medical leadership, management and innovation within Oncology services.
• Offer support and training to all non-consultant grade doctors within the unit.
• Promote inter-disciplinary working in the department and across the hospital.
• To ensure that current standards and evidence-based practice are applied.
• Participate in clinical audit program, including both departmental and multidisciplinary audit.
• Contribute to research and innovative practice within oncology.

About us

Why Work With Us

Torbay and South Devon's operational delivery model starts with all teams being aligned to Care Groups, compromising of Planned Care, Medical and Urgent Care, Families and Communities, Children's Family Health Devon and Non-Clinical. Within these Care Groups are sub-divisions which represent all our services.

Our department, Non-Surgical Cancer Services reports to the Cancer and Clinical Support Services Division and the wider Planned Care, Care Group.

Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is one of four hospitals providing non-surgical cancer treatment within Devon and Cornwall (Royal Devon University Healthcare Foundation Trust, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Foundation Trust, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust.) Systemic Anti-Cancer treatment and Radiotherapy is administered in all these sites.

The oncology department at Torbay Hospital is concentrated on one site and boasts two linear accelerators, a chemotherapy day unit and a team of highly experienced cancer nurse specialists with independent clinics. In addition to this, we have a successful cancer clinical trials team with a varied commercial and non-commercial portfolio.

Person Specification

Qualifications and training

• Full registration with the GMC licence to practice
• Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists/Royal College Physicians (or equivalent qualification)
• Completion of higher specialist training in Clinical Oncology
• Entry onto the Specialist Register

Clinical experience

• Able and experienced to run a SACT service and radiotherapy service for a major tumour site and one other tumour site
• Able to offer expert clinical opinion
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Experience in clinical trials

Specific skills

• Ability to organise a practice in an efficient manner with due attention to timeliness and dealing with administration and enquiries
• Interested in taking on a management role
• Governance experience

Teaching/research experience

• Support junior medical staff
• Experience of audit
• Experience of research and ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice
• Publication in peer reviewed journals

Personal attributes

• Honesty and reliability
• Willingness to work flexibly according to the needs of the service, observing national trust and departmental guidelines
• Ability to work in a team
• Enquiring, critical, approach to work
• Caring attitude to patients
• Ability to communication effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other professional staff and agencies

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.

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust