Renal, Melanoma and CUP Consultant

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Nottingham is seeking a full-time Consultant Medical Oncologist specializing in Renal, Melanoma, and CUP cancers. This role involves providing high-quality clinical care and opportunities in education, leadership, and innovative research. Join a collaborative team dedicated to exceptional patient care, working across outpatient and inpatient settings while actively participating in the advancement of oncology services.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration Eligible to be included on the Specialist Register CCT expected within 6 months of interview date.
• Ability to travel between City Hospital Campus and Kings Mill Hospitals.
• Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit.

Responsibilities

• Join a team providing outpatient and inpatient care.
• Prescribe immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and chemotherapy.
• Support and train junior staff and clinical teams.

Skills

Experience and special interest in Renal, Melanoma and CUP

Experience in prescribing and managing patients with systemic anti‑cancer therapy

Able to teach and support junior staff effectively

Education

MRCP or equivalent FRCR

Research publications in peer review journals

Job description

Renal, Melanoma and CUP Consultant

The closing date is 31 January 2026

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated full-time Consultant Medical Oncologist with a responsibility in Renal, Melanoma and CUP cancers for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

Join Our Growing Team at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustWe are excited to announce the creation of this NEW Consultant post in Oncology, reflecting our commitment to expanding and enhancing our exceptional services. This expansion is part of a strategic investment to meet the growing needs of our patients and further develop our outstanding team.

At NUH, we take pride in delivering exceptional, holistic care through multiprofessional collaboration, supporting patients every step of the way on their cancer journey. As part of our team, you will play a pivotal role in providing high‑quality clinical care both at NUH and our satellite service at KMH. Beyond clinical duties, you will have opportunities to contribute to education and supervision, leadership, and innovative research, helping to shape the future of oncology care.

Join us in making a real difference in patients' lives while advancing your own career in a supportive, forward‑thinking environment.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will join a team of 2 Medical Oncology Consultants (renal) and 3 Medical Oncology Consultants (melanoma) providing outpatient and inpatient care. The team also includes two prescribing Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) who cover melanoma and renal patients, two Clinical Oncology Consultants who provide radiotherapy cover and rotational specialist registrars (SPRs). Responsibilities will include outpatient clinics seeing new, on‑treatment and follow‑up patients with melanoma and renal cancer, inpatient ward rounds, skin and urology MDT attendance and providing support to the CNS team for ad‑hoc queries and their clinic patients as well as training and support for SPRs and ward resident doctors. The appointee will be confident in prescribing immunotherapy, targeted therapy and chemotherapy for melanoma and renal cancer as well as investigating and managing treatment and cancer complications.

About us

The speciality serves a resident population of 1.1 million and currently sees approximately 5,000 new patients each year (at City Hospital and King's Mill Hospital); providing a comprehensive range of non‑surgical oncology services to the East Midlands.

The Oncology Service has four dedicated oncology inpatient wards with 66 beds, which includes a dedicated Teenage and Young Adult Unit and its own oncology outpatient department. There are two outpatient systemic therapy wards with 35 chairs and six beds as well as satellite clinics at King's Mill Hospital with a further 11 chairs dedicated to outpatient systemic anticancer therapy delivery. Oncology at NUH runs its own 24 hr admission service with a 20‑bed Specialist Receiving Unit which it shares with Haematology and a Same Day Emergency Care Unit (SDEC). A rapid response triage emergency line is manned by our nurse‑led Cancer Admission Triage Team (CATT) using the UKONS telephone triage system. Oncology has invested in a high‑calibre acute oncology nursing team supporting the acute care of cancer patients admitted to city hospital campus as well as providing outreach support at Queen's Medical Centre.

The current Oncology consultant team of 12 medical oncologists and 27 clinical oncologists provide site specialist care in multi‑disciplinary teams. There is an established Medical Oncology Higher Specialist Training programme (9 posts), a highly successful Academic training programme (ACFs & ACLs) and

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further details.

Person Specification

Professional Registration

• Full GMC registration Eligible to be included on the Specialist Register CCT expected within 6 months of interview date

Professional Qualifications/Development

• MRCP or equivalent FRCR
• Research publications in peer review journals

Clinical Skills/Experience

• Experience and special interest in Renal, Melanoma and CUP
• Experience in prescribing and managing patients with systemic anti‑cancer therapy

Management Skills

• Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery.

Teaching, Audit & Research

• Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit.
• Able to teach and support junior staff effectively.

Practical Requirements

• Ability to travel between City Hospital Campus and Kings Mill Hospitals

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.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts