Urology, Advanced Breast and CUP Consultant

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a motivated full-time Locum Consultant Oncologist specializing in Urology, Advanced Breast, and CUP. The successful candidate will manage a range of Oncology patients and work alongside dedicated teams delivering a comprehensive service. Responsibilities include patient management, service development, and teaching support for junior staff. This fixed-term post offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to a leading oncology service with a focus on quality care.

Qualifications

• Included on the Specialist Register CCT expected within 6 months of interview date.
• Research publications in peer-reviewed journals.
• Special interest in Urology, breast cancer and AoS and CUP.

Responsibilities

• Manage Oncology emergency and elective patients.
• Provide comprehensive elective and emergency Oncology service.
• Contribute to the development of service delivery.

Skills

Urology expertise

Experience in systemic anti-cancer therapy

Ability to support junior staff

Education

MRCP or equivalent FRCR

Job description

Urology, Advanced Breast and CUP Consultant

The closing date is 25 January 2026

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated full‑time Locum Consultant Oncologist with responsibility in Urology, Advanced Breast and CUP for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

This post will be fixed term for 10 months.

Main duties of the job

A full range of Oncology emergency and elective patients are admitted to Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and the appointee will be responsible for the management of those patients admitted under his/her care.

Provision with Consultant colleagues of a comprehensive elective and emergency Oncology service.

Provision of reciprocal cover for periods of leave.

Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge and the proper functioning of the department.

These duties are subject to review from time to time in the light of the changing requirements of the service. If alterations to the described duties are required these will be mutually agreed between the appointee, his/her Consultant colleagues, and the Trust.

The person appointed will be required to devote substantially the whole of his/her time to the duties of the post and give them priority at all times.

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‑hour 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

• 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 Urology, breast cancer and AoS 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