Consultant in Clinical or Medical Oncology

The Royal Berkshire; Reading; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Reading is seeking a full-time Consultant in Clinical or Medical Oncology. The successful candidate will have key responsibilities in providing specialist care for patients with cancers including urological, gynae, and lung. Applicants must hold full GMC registration and have leadership skills, contributing to the growth of oncology services. This position includes 10 Programmed Activities for direct clinical care.

Qualifications

• Applicants must have full GMC registration.
• Must be on the Specialist Register or near the CCT certification date.
• Experience in developing oncology services is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist care in oncology for various cancers.
• Support and develop oncology services at the Trust.
• Contribute to teaching and education in the department.

Skills

Leadership skills

Teamwork

Drive and ambition

Oncology management

Education

Full GMC registration

CCT/EU equivalent certification

Job description

We are recruiting one full-time (10 PAs) substantive Consultant in either Clinical or Medical Oncology to join the Oncology team at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder would be expected to work in two main tumour sites, potentially with involvement in the acute oncology service.

The need for the department is for the post holder to provide and continue to develop, depending on the candidate, oncology services for patients with urological, gynae and lung cancer across West Berkshire.

Please note the interview date is 19th September 2025 and the simulation date is 9th September 2025.

The successful applicants will support the current delivery of Oncology including contribution to the development of these services at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. The appointee will join the existing team to provide specialist care to this growing population of patients, and raise departmental profiles through teaching and education.

The aim of the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust’s Oncology Service is to become a leader in the field of Oncology management and the successful applicant must therefore have the pre-requisite procedural and leadership skills as well as teamwork, drive and ambition to succeed in achieving these goals.

This is a whole time post with 10 Programmed Activities for Direct Clinical Care (DCCs). The initial SPA allocation will be 1.5 per week however this may increase as additional responsibility is taken on.

There is an expectation that the successful candidate will work flexibly with colleagues to ensure the maintenance of a continuing high quality service meeting patient needs and to raise departmental profiles through teaching and education.

Applicants are required to have full GMC registration, and either be on the Specialist Register or be within six months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT/EU equivalent certification at the time of interview.

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006 and was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust is Reading's biggest employer and may form the central hospital for one of the country's new medical schools.

The aim of the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust's Oncology Service is to become a leader in the field of Oncology management and the successful applicant must therefore have the pre-requisite procedural and leadership skills as well as teamwork, drive and ambition to succeed in achieving these goals.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Alice Freebairn Job title: Clinical Director for Oncology Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01183227867