Job summary
- Main area
- Oncology
- Grade
- Specialist grade
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 432-MC2835
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Colchester
- Town
- Colchester
- Salary
- £100,870 - £111,441 On experience
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Oncology Specialist Grade
Specialist grade
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
This is a Permanent post
Applications are invited for the post of a Specialist Grade based at Colchester Hospital
The Departments of Oncology is within the ‘Oncology & Haematology Clinical Delivery Group’ of the ‘Cancer and Diagnostics’ Division.
The role is envisaged to be Breast/Colorectal. However, if the candidate has a special interest in certain tumour sites, it could be considered as part of the job plan.
The job plan will be reviewed annually. It will cover all aspects of a Specialist Grade professional practice including clinical work, research and education. In addition, it will include personal objectives, details of their link to wider service objectives and details of the support required by the doctor to fulfil the job plan and the objectives.
10 PA’s will be offered. A minimum of 8.5 PA’s will be for direct patient care and 1.5 PA’s for SPA. Expected commitments will include:
Main duties of the job
Multi-disciplinary ward meeting
New patient clinics
One or more chemotherapy review clinics
One or more follow-up clinics
Support to Radiotherapy units and Chemotherapy day units
Ward consultations
Other ward rounds
Attendance at relevant site-specific MDTs
Audit, research, CPD, appraisal and revalidation
In addition for Specialist doctor role:
Acute oncology service support (one or more sessions)
Expertise in clinical procedures such as pleural and ascitic drain placement would be beneficial
Independent clinics
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We have invested in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation has brought what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
CLINICAL
Board & Ward Rounds
Expectation to support the daily board and ward rounds as part of timetabled activity.
Acute Oncology Service
There is an 8am-6pm Acute Oncology Service Monday to Friday, run by nurse specialists who are supported by an Oncologist every weekday. This role will also offer some support.
Joint Clinics
The Departments are run along site-specialised lines with all tumour sites treated by Multi-Disciplinary teams of which the Oncologists are an integral part. MDT’s are held in all tumour sites according to IOG and have all been peer-reviewed.
Research
Active participation in research and clinical trials is encouraged and will be supported by a dedicated clinical research team.
Management commitments
Individual MDTs have business meetings, the appointee will be expected to attend, along with network-based meetings that are relevant to their site-specific practice.
Person specification
interview
Essential criteria
- Full GMC
- For Specialist doctor post candidate must have completed 12 years Medical work (either continuous period
- obtaining primary Medical / Dental Qualification of which a minimum of six years should have been in a relevant specialty.
- Wide experience in Oncology
Desirable criteria
- Ability to develop and maintain a sub-specialty interest
- Evidence of presentations
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Liz Brill
- Job title
- General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01206 747474
- Additional information
contact Liz Brill
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