Consultant in Medical Oncology (Breast)

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Leeds; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Consultant Medical Oncologist with a special interest in Breast cancer to join their team at the Leeds Cancer Centre. The successful candidate will be part of a leading multidisciplinary team, contributing to high-quality care and service developments, while also engaging in teaching and research initiatives within one of the UK's largest oncology departments.

Benefits

Access to leading clinical expertise and technology

Support for teaching and research

Collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in Medical Oncology.
• Specifically, must demonstrate higher training in managing patients with Breast cancer.
• Should have completed a recognised training programme in medical oncology or be within 6 months of CCT.

Responsibilities

• Provide non-surgical oncology treatments for patients with Breast cancer.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary team work and departmental meetings.
• Engage in teaching, research, and service developments.

Skills

Clinical experience in Medical Oncology

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Education

MB BS or equivalent

MRCP or equivalent qualification

Job description

Required to fill this new, substantive, 10PA post within the Medical Oncology Department at St Jamess University Hospital to support an established and experienced multi-disciplinary non-surgical Oncology Breast team

There will be opportunities to contribute to the central Leeds Breast MDT and departmental meetings, as well as teaching, research and service developments. This is an exciting time to join our Breast Service as we are currently looking at pathway redesigns and developing the service and the wider team.

Leeds Cancer Centre is one of the most prestigious oncology departments in the UK, providing an ideal infrastructure for high quality multidisciplinary cancer services and ensuring the best outcomes for the catchment population of West Yorkshire and the Yorkshire Cancer Network.

LTHT is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients. By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across WYAAT, we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care.

INTERVIEWS WILL TAKE PLACE ON: TUESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2025

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant should possess MRCP (or equivalent) and should be included on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview, if currently within a training programme within the UK. In accordance with the consultant appointment regulations, all other categories of doctors must be on the Specialist Register.

Applicants should have established skills in Medical Oncology and its related specialties including Breast cancer. A strong commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, and a research interest, is desirable.

Consideration will be given to applicants who wish to work full or part time and those wishing to job share.

If shortlisted, you will be required to give a 10-minute presentation on:

New drugs for Breast cancer- benefits and burdens

About us

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one the largest teaching hospital trusts in Europe, with access to leading clinical expertise and medical technology. We care for people from all over the country as well as the 780,000 residents of Leeds itself. The Trust has a budget of £1.1 billion. Our 20,000 staff ensure that every year we see and treat over 1,500,000 people in our 2,000 beds or out-patient settings, comprising 100,000 day cases, 125,000 in-patients, 260,000 A& E visits and 1,050,000 out-patient appointments. We operate from 7 hospitals on 5 sites all linked by the same vision, philosophy and culture to be the best for specialist and integrated care.

Our vision is based on The Leeds Way, which is a clear statement of who we are and what we believe, founded on values of working that were put forward by our own staff. Our values are to be:

Patient-centred

Fair

Collaborative

Accountable

Empowered

We believe that by being true to these values, we will consistently achieve and continuously improve our results in relation to our goals, which are to be:

1. The best for patient safety, quality and experience

2. The best place to work

3. A centre of excellence for specialist services, education, research and innovation

4. Hospitals that offer seamless, integrated care

5. Financially sustainable

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is a 10 PA consultant appointment for a Consultant Medica Oncologist, with a special interest in Breast cancer. The post would be based at the Leeds Cancer Centre, Bexley Wing, St James University Hospital.

The post holder will provide non-surgical oncology treatments for patients with Breast cancer. The successful candidate will work alongside the non-surgical Oncology Breast team which is led by Dr David Jackson and is supported by Professor Chris Twelves, Professor Galina Velikova, Dr Indu Chaudhuri, Dr Andrew Viggars, Dr Khallol Bhadra and Dr Keren OConnor.

As part of the Trusts resource commitment, the post holder will have access to secretarial assistance as required and will be supplied with adequate office space and IT equipment to support fulfilling their job plan.

The Bexley Wing is one of the largest oncology facilities in the UK, within one of the largest acute general hospitals in Europe. There are 350 beds, day-care and out-patient facilities, and a patient hotel. The Bexley Wing incorporates services in non-surgical oncology, haematology, the Academic Unit clinical offices and support areas and substantial services in cancer surgery. There is a dedicated Clinical Research Facility for patients in early-phase clinical trials.

Clinical and Medical Oncology are based in the Bexley Wing and run as an integrated service within a single bed base, and integrated site specialist teams. The service provides comprehensive non-surgical oncology services to the Trust and to the population of West and the majority of North Yorkshire. They are key components of the Leeds Cancer Centre. There is a hub and spoke arrangement with the surrounding cancer units in Airedale, Bradford, Dewsbury, Halifax, Harrogate, Huddersfield, Pontefract, Wakefield and York. This covers a population of approximately 2.7 million. In addition, there are other tertiary referrals from a more extensive catchment area from East Yorkshire, East Lancashire, and North Yorkshire.

The Leeds radiotherapy service treats over 7000 new patients a year with radiotherapy. The department has twelve linear accelerators. There are three CT simulators and an MRI simulator. The building houses a dedicated brachytherapy suite containing two theatres. Shielded treatment rooms on the wards support unsealed source therapy. There are dedicated clinical cancer research facilities with beds and a nursing research team. The links to the Academic Unit of Cancer Medicine are strong and there are world class molecular oncology labs and research programmes on site.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in Medical Oncology.
• Specifically, must demonstrate higher training in managing patients with Breast cancer.
• Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances.

Management, Interpersonal Skills & Other Requirements

Essential

• Understanding of current issues in the NHS.
• *Well organised and skilled in good time management.
• *Effective interpersonal skills.
• *Demonstrate ability to relate to and work within a team.
• *Hold full GMC Registration with a license to practice.
• *Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via:
• -CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) CESR (or) international applicants should comply with the GMC specialty registration process. CESR applicants must be on the relevant Specialist Register at the time of application.

Desirable

• Attendance at recognised management course.

Training, Research, Teaching & Audit

Essential

• Should have completed a recognised training programme medical oncology or be within 6 months of CCT of a recognised training programme.
• Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research.
• Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors.
• Experience of participation in regular clinical audit.

Desirable

• Previous experience of supervising research by junior staff.
• Previous attendance on Appraisal Techniques and Small Group Teaching Workshops.

Qualifications

Essential

• MB BS (or equivalent)
• MRCP or equivalent qualification.
• Hold full GMC Registration with a license to practice.
• YOUR GMC NUMBER MUST BE CLEARLY STATED IN YOUR APPLICATION.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.
• Is up to date and fit to practise safely.

Desirable

• Relevant higher degree.

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