Consultant Clinical Oncologist (Lung)

Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals Nhs Trust; England; On-site; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Consultant Clinical Oncologist (Lungs) to join a large team at Queen's Hospital, Romford. You will provide high-standard oncology services including RT/SABR/SACT and contribute to the management of a second tumour site.

The role is permanent, based in Romford, with a long-standing multidisciplinary environment. The department covers a broad spectrum of cancers and participates in joint services with regional partners.

Qualifications

• Full registration with GMC and license to practice.
• CCT or CCST timing within six months of interview.
• Experience in oncology care and trials is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide the full range of specialist diagnosis, treatment and care for oncology patients.
• Deliver outpatient chemotherapy and inpatient oncology opinions.
• Participate in oncology urgent/emergency care service.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and support services.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teaching and training

Clinical trials

Audit & ethics

Education

Full and Specialist registration and license to practice

Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or near CCST

MD/PdD (Desirable)

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a candidate interested in a permanent clinical oncology consultant post at Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.

We are looking for an enthusiastic clinical oncologist to join our well-established, dedicated and supportive team.

The successful candidate will join a team of 14 consultant oncologists supported by three specialty doctors and six clinical oncology SpRs to serve a population of 750,000. The department treats the full spectrum of malignant disease including breast, lung, lower and upper GI, haematology, gynaecology, urology, neuro-oncology, skin, and head and neck. SABR is delivered for primary lung cancer and oligometastatic disease. SRS is delivered in partnership with Barts Health NHS Trust for skull base tumours and brain metastasis.

The post will cover lung and one other tumour group preferably breast (radiotherapy only) or lymphoma though other interests can be discussed. You will be located at Queen's Hospital, Romford, Essex where the Oncology department is based.

Main duties of the job

Consultant Clinical Oncologist (Lungs)

To provide, to a high standard, the full range of specialist diagnosis, treatment and care to patients requiring oncology services, as outlined in the proposed program which includes the following:

• Clinical oncology management of lung malignancy including RT/SABR and SACT.
• Clinical oncology management of one other tumour site.
• New patient numbers approx. 170-200 per annum. This will be four to five patients per week on a 42-week year.
• To work with and support the established multi-disciplinary site-specific teams.
• Outpatient chemotherapy and inpatient clinical opinions.
• Participate in the oncology urgent/emergency care service.

Urgent and emergency care

Once current recruitment is complete consultants on-call frequency will be 1:15 non-resident for advice.

During core hours 0845-1700 Monday to Friday we operate a 'consultant of the day model'. This consists of attendance of the Sky B board round, input into oncology patients presenting to ED overnight. Patients who present with SACT or RT related toxicity are expected to have care 'taken over' by oncology. Those patients placed outside of the specialist ward are required to have daily input from the consultant or SpR of the day. Routine elective work within the job plan is cancelled or reduced accordingly.

(Please see attached JD for full details of the main duties)

About us

We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with.

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.

We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.

We're proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.

We run a Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The majority of our 8,400 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

Details

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Consultant

Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year Per Annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 162-M7530

Person specification

Essential

• Full and Specialist registration and a license to practice
• Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or CCT date is within six months of interview
• Understand and be competent at management of all stages of Oncology to CCST or higher
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of treatment regimens and research developments
• A real team player
• Communication skills training
• IT skills and computer literacy
• Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions
• Experience of teaching and training of undergraduates and junior medical staff
• Understanding the principles of clinical audit
• Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level
• Involvement in clinical trials
• Excellent written and spoken communications
• Team player
• Empathetic
• Ability to respond and cope with setbacks and pressure
• Honesty
• Appreciation of ethical dilemmas

Desirable

• MD, PdD or equivalent
• Leadership Qualities Management Course
• Formal training in teaching techniques
• Published audit
• Publications
• Completed CCST portfolios/ appraisal/revalidation

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. 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.

UK registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. Apply through our website.

Employer contact details

Contact: Medical Staffing Coordinator, Sarah Rust, [e-mail], 01708435000

The closing date is 26 November 2026.