Locum Consultant Medical Oncologist | Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust; Romford; On-site; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in London is seeking a Medical Oncology Consultant for a 12-month locum position. The role involves managing gynae and breast malignancies at Queen's Hospital in Romford. Candidates should possess specialist medical qualifications and experience in oncology services, alongside a commitment to teaching and research. Collaborative work within a supportive multidisciplinary team is key. Benefits include a progressive work environment and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing gynae and breast malignancies.
• Proven track record in outpatient chemotherapy and clinical opinions.
• Participation in clinical trials and research.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist diagnosis, treatment and care in oncology services.
• Support multi-disciplinary teams with oncology management.
• Participate in teaching and training of medical trainees.

Skills

Medical oncology management

Clinical governance

Teaching and training

Education

Specialist medical qualification

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a candidate interested in a 12-month fixed-term locum medical oncology consultant post at Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. We are looking for an enthusiastic medical oncologist to join our well-established, dedicated and supportive team. The post will cover gynae and breast malignancies. You will be primarily located at Queen’s Hospital, Romford, Essex where the Oncology department is based. There are opportunities for you to develop further your interests in research, leadership and teaching. We are a friendly and supportive team into which we would love to welcome you. If you are the right person for this role and would like an informal discussion, please contact Dr Amy Ward or Dr Simon Ball (tel: [phone] ext 2078).

The post holder will be expected 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, including the following:

Responsibilities

• Medical oncology management of gynae malignancy.
• Medical oncology management of breast malignancy.
• Input into the Acute Oncology Service.
• Clinic reviews.
• To work with and support the established multi-disciplinary site-specific teams.
• Outpatient chemotherapy and inpatient clinical opinions.
• To take an active role in research and clinical trials.
• Contribute actively to clinical governance within the department.
• To support and develop quality improvement projects within the department.
• Flexibility to undertake different appropriate clinical tasks within allocated DCC sessions at the request of the Clinical Leads.
• Actively participate in the department’s teaching programme and undertake supervision, teaching and training of medical trainees and other multi-professional staff, in line with guidance from the relevant Royal Colleges or specialty bodies.
• To participate in clinical guidelines development, audit and CPD and ensure successful revalidation when required.

About the post and location

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we’re no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and that our patients are happy with.

Many of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London – more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.

Patients across northeast London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.

We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It’ll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.

Programmed Activities

You and the Clinical Leads will agree a prospective job plan that sets out your main duties and responsibilities, a schedule for carrying out your Programmed Activities, your managerial responsibilities, your accountability arrangements, your objectives and supporting resources.

Indicative job plan

Please refer to the attached job description for the indicative job plan.

Proposed weekly timetable

Please refer to the attached job description for the proposed weekly timetable.

This advert closes on Wednesday 15 Oct 2025