Locum Consultant Medical Oncologist Special interest in Breast

NHS; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a Consultant to join the Kent Oncology Centre in Maidstone. The role involves providing high-quality patient care, supervising junior staff, and participating in clinical governance. Applicants must hold full GMC registration and possess relevant specialist qualifications. This fixed-term position offers a salary between £109,725 and £145,478 per year.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration required.
• Entry on the Specialist Register as a clinical oncologist or eligibility for entry required.
• Experience in clinical audit and research desirable.

Responsibilities

• Participate in clinical governance and departmental audits.
• Supervise and manage junior medical staff.
• Engage in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.

Skills

Enthusiasm for developing tumour site specialisation

Ability to run independent clinics

Education

Full GMC registration

FRCR/MRCP or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

This post is within the Kent Oncology Centre, based in Maidstone, providing services to patients from East Kent.

Main duties of the job

To provide a high standard of care to any patient for whom you have clinical responsibility. This will include any patients referred to you and cared for by you personally or by members of your team and, in addition, any patients of consultant colleagues when you are covering on‑call or for annual leave.To participate in clinical and other service activities and developments with the aim of ensuring a high standard of patient care across the Trust.To work in close co‑operation with other medical, professional and managerial colleagues, both within and outside the specialty, to provide high quality health care to the Trust's patients, and to make a contribution to future thinking about the Trust's strategic direction.

About us

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust was formed in April 2000. It consists of two District General Hospitals based at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells providing services to approximately 450,000 people living in Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells, East Sussex and the surrounding areas.Its major hospitals are The Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury near Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone Hospital. The Kent Oncology Centre in West Kent is based at Maidstone Hospital. The Trust manages the Oncology centre based at Maidstone and Canterbury. These services form an integral part of Kent's Cancer Services.

Details

Date posted: 03 November 2025

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Consultant

Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum / pro rata

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 359‑MSD7582377Onc

Job locations: Maidstone Hospital, Hermitage Lane, Maidstone, ME16 9QQ

Job responsibilities

To participate fully in and share leadership of the clinical governance of the specialty covering its Trust‑wide activities. To attend clinical governance half‑days as detailed in the Trusts Guide to job planning unless on agreed leave or while attending emergencies.To participate actively in departmental audits, sharing co‑ordination of audit activities within the department and implementation of change.To take an active responsibility for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, training and supervision.To assume responsibility, both personally and corporately with consultant colleagues, for the management of junior medical staff. You are expected to be involved in their professional development, both clinical and personal as per guidance from the Deanery. We encourage the inclusion of research in normal clinical work but also keen to support developing research activities for interested applicants.

Person Specification Education Essential

• Full GMC registration.
• FRCR/MRCP or equivalent (Entry on the Specialist Register as a clinical oncologist or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the advisory appointments committee)

Person Specification Education Desirable

• Higher Qualification in Medicine or Surgery.
• Clinical Experience in relevant tumour sites.
• Research degree (MD/PhD).

Skills Essential

• Enthusiasm for developing tumour site specialisation and Cancer Services in Kent.
• Ability to run independent clinics under supervision of consultant.

Skills Desirable

• Experience in Clinical Audit and Research.
• Experience in participating in specialist clinics.

Attributes Essential

• Ability to work in a team.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Caring attitude to patients.
• Commitment to continuing medical education.
• An awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses.

Attributes Desirable

• An interest and a capacity to learn from members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Dedication to maintaining and developing the cancer care group in co‑operation with other hospital departments.
• Staff management: delegating, appraisal of performance, dealing with poor performance, coaching and motivating.

Additional Requirement Essential

• Ability to work across sites within the KOC.

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Maidstone Hospital

Hermitage Lane

Maidstone

ME16 9QQ

Website: https://www.mtw.nhs.uk/