Job summary
- Main area
- Oncology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Job ref
- 359-MSD8117362ON
- Employer
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kent and Canterbury Hospital
- Town
- Canterbury
- Salary
- £113,565 - £150,569 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Clinical Oncologist - Urology & Gynaecology
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
This is a post within the Kent Oncology Centre, based at Canterbury, providing services to patients from East Kent. This post holder will be responsible for providing a systemic & radiotherapy oncology service for patients requiring Uro-oncological treatment.
Main duties of the job
The Kent Oncology Centre in West Kent is based at Maidstone Hospital. The Trust manages the Oncology centres based at both Maidstone and Canterbury. These services form an integral part of Kent’s Cancer Services.
The post holder will join our team of medical and clinical oncologists to take a major interest in Uro-Oncology. We have a well-established oncology research department, providing the opportunity for the post holder to run and develop clinical trials.
This Consultant post is based at the Oncology Centre based at Kent and Canterbury Hospital situated in the cathedral and university City of Canterbury. Known for its historical and cultural importance, Canterbury is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and has high-speed train links to London along with many visitor attractions and close by villages.
As a member of the Kent Oncology Centre there will be a commitment to participate fully in a Kent wide approach to the delivery of cancer care. This includes attendance at governance meetings, multi-disciplinary team meetings and the practice of cross-referral with other site specialists.
Working for our organisation
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is one of the best performing hospital trusts in England. We are regularly in the top five for emergency department performance and offer some of the fastest access to cancer treatment in the country.
We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in west Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 7,000 staff we provide specialist cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.
We operate from three main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital, Tunbridge Wells Hospital and Fordcombe Hospital, and provide outpatient clinics across Kent and East Sussex.
Looking for flexible working?
We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether it’s adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.
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Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package:
- At least 27 days of annual leave plus public/bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff).
- Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme, with a 20.6% employer contribution and life assurance benefits
- Blue Light card eligibility
- And more, additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We’ve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children). If a role involves regulated activity and requires a DBS check with a barred list check, you cannot apply if you are on the barred list.
All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date has been agreed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration or equivalent
- FRCR / MRCP of equivalent
- Specialist Registration as a clinical oncologist or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the advisory appointments committee
Desirable criteria
- Higher qualification in medicine
- Research degree (MD / PhD)
- Clinical experience in relevant tumour sites
Skills
Essential criteria
- Enthusiasm for developing tumour site specialisation and Cancer Services in Kent and Medway
- Ability to organise and manage
Desirable criteria
- Experience in clinical audit and research
- Experience in medical education
Attributes
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- An interest and a capacity to teach and learn from members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Dedication to maintaining and developing the cancer care group in cooperation with other hospital departments
- Staff management: delegating, appraisal of performance, dealing with poor performance, coaching and motivating
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Dr Tim Sevitt
- Job title
- Clinical Director of Oncology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07894523177
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