Job vacancy: Consultant Clinical Oncology - Head and Neck, Thyroid, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London

Job summary

Main area: Clinical Oncology
Grade: Consultant
Contract: Permanent: Per annum
Hours: 8.41 sessions per week (Part Time)
Job ref: 196-CON1070

Employer: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Guy's Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £109,725 - £145,478 p.a.
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 18/09/2025 23:59

Consultant Clinical Oncology - Head and Neck, Thyroid

Consultant

Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.

Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.

Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.

Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.

In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.

We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.

Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.

The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.

We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached documentation for full JD and PS

Duties and responsibilities:

Clinical:

The post holder will, together with consultant colleagues, be responsible for the provision of Clinical Oncology services to the Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust to include:

o Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in such hospitals, health centres or clinics or other premises as required.

o Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of, your staff.

o Domiciliary consultations as required from time to time.

o The diagnosis and treatment of patients occupying accommodation made available under Sections 58, 65 and 66 of the National Health Service Act 1977, in so far as such patients have not made private arrangements for such treatment under Section 65(2) of the Act.

The post holder will be working in joint-clinic settings and will be supported by other oncologists in the MDT.

Inpatient care of clinical oncology patients is delivered by a ward attending rota system shared by all clinical oncology consultants. This translates to approximately 2 ward cover weeks per year during which routine work is cancelled.

Teaching:

All consultants are expected to take part in undergraduate teaching during their normal clinical work. Consultants taking on additional teaching responsibilities will have time allocated for these in their job plan.

Training:

All consultants will be expected to contribute to the training and support of doctors in training, including the role of Educational Supervisor in the educational contracts for junior staff in the specialty.

Research:

Clinical trial activity and Clinical Research is a key element of the work of a clinical oncology consultant and consultants will be expected to undertake in this activity as agreed with their clinical director.

Clinical Governance:

All consultants are expected to take part in clinical governance activity, including clinical audit, clinical guideline and protocol development and clinical risk management.

Clinical Management:

All consultants are expected to contribute to the management and development of their clinical service.

Other:

The list of duties and responsibilities given above is not an exhaustive list and the post holder may be asked to undertake other duties in line with the overall purpose and nature of the post as may be required by the clinical director from time to time.

This job description reflects core activities of a post at a particular time. The Trust expects that all staff will recognise this and adopt a flexible approach to work.

All consultants are expected to contribute to the smooth running of their directorate as required; in particular, to comply with the policies and procedures, Standing Orders and Financial Regulations of the Trust.

Person specification

Professional Qualifications

Essential criteria

Hold MRCP
Full GMC Registration
Entry on the Specialist Register (in Clinical Oncology) and has CCT

Desirable criteria

Possession of, or working towards, a higher degree qualification (MD or PhD)

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria

Training in management of Head & Neck and Thyroid Cancers
Experience of multidisciplinary cancer care.
Experience of clinical trial development and operation.
Experience of Acute Oncology.
Broad training in Clinical Oncology including both radiotherapy & chemotherapy
Experience in brachytherapy IMRT & IGRT

Desirable criteria

Experience in SABR

Clinical Skills

Essential criteria

Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
Good communication skills

Audit Management & IT

Essential criteria

Track record of clinical governance, audit, management and IT skills required
Understanding of principles of audit

Research, Teaching skill & experience

Essential criteria

Experience in clinical trials
Definite track record of research, publications/ understanding / knowledge of Research ethics
Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff

Desirable criteria

Evidence of original peer-reviewed research
Evidence of commitment to teaching

Leadership / Management skills

Essential criteria

Evidence of organisational and time management skills
Evidence of Clinical Audit experience
Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
Ability to work as part of a team.
Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff.
Knowledge of finance and budgets.

Desirable criteria

Evidence of understanding of role of clinical management

Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.

Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.

As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.

Flexible working

We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.

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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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Dr Mary Lei
Job title: Deputy Clinical Director for Clinical Oncology
Email address: [email protected]
Additional information: You are encouraged to reach out in advance of your interview, please contact Dr Hartmut Kristeleit, Clinical Director for Oncology on [email protected] and Dr Mary Lei, Deputy Clinical
Director for Clinical Oncology, on [email protected] for an informal visit

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Job summary

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Consultant Clinical Oncology - Head and Neck, Thyroid

Consultant

Job overview

Main duties of the job

Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Professional Qualifications

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Clinical Skills

Essential criteria

Audit Management & IT

Essential criteria

Research, Teaching skill & experience

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Leadership / Management skills

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

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