Job overview

Our oncology team is excited to welcome a friendly and enthusiastic colleague who values strong teamwork and a patient-centred approach. This new role is a vital addition to our expanding and ambitious oncology service, where you'll join an energetic, innovative team dedicated to providing a comprehensive range of oncology services for the communities of Gloucestershire and Herefordshire. With plans to develop the Gloucestershire Cancer Institute by expanding our regional Cancer Centre in Cheltenham through a new building and estate transformation, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.

This is a 12 month locum position for a Consultant Clinical Oncologist at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. When working 10 Programmed Activities (PAs), consultants typically see 150 to 200 new patients per year, approximately four new patients each week. Work closely with our established teams focused on head and neck cancers and lower GI cancers, with a specific opportunity to engage in research.

This role is advertised as an 8-10 PA post. We are committed to accommodating those wishing to work less than full time, and also particular interests or tumour sites the successful candidate may wish to pursue. We encourage informal enquiries to explore how we can tailor this role to suit your career aspirations.

Main duties of the job

We have 13 Clinical Oncologists (consultants and specialty doctors) and 6 Medical Oncologists with 3 Consultant Radiographers and one Consultant Nurse. We are supported by 10 WTE Specialist Registrars in Clinical and Medical Oncology, 5 specialty doctors, 12 resident doctors and 3 clinical fellows. We have a large team of nurse practitioners providing acute care to our patients (inpatient care, 24-hour acute haematology oncology unit and acute oncology service) and assessment for patients undergoing SACT.

This Clinical Oncology post will provide specialist input to the head and neck and lower GI services in Gloucestershire in order to deliver high quality patient care. This will include:

-continuing the established links with site specialized teams through multidisciplinary team meetings

-further strengthening and developing multidisciplinary teams

-maintaining and fostering links with multi-disciplinary staff groups within Oncology, the palliative care teams, colleagues in medical and surgical specialties, and colleagues in primary care

-offering as many patients as possible access to a clinical trial

Working for our organisation

We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital. Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong. Our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing outstanding patient-centred, high-quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas. Ours is a warm, collegiate, and patient-centred trust.

The Gloucestershire Oncology Centre is located on the Cheltenham site. This is a regional cancer Centre for the population of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and South Worcestershire, as well as parts of Shropshire and Powys. The Centre registers approximately 5000 new patients per year. We are expanding our Centre to create Gloucestershire Cancer Institute (GCI). This will provide a brand-new building plus transformation of our current estate. Our new space will be bigger, brighter and more welcoming, enabling us to be fit for the future of oncology care in Gloucestershire.

Gloucestershire was voted as the best place to live in the UK by the Times and the Sunday Times in 2021. It offers the stunning Cotswold countryside, the Cathedral city of Gloucester and the beautiful Regency spa town of Cheltenham. Cheltenham has a vibrant cultural and recreational scene, with an annual Race festival as well as four extraordinary Jazz, Science, Music and Literature festivals. Gloucestershire offers world-class schools with easy access to Bristol, Birmingham, London and Wales