Job summary
- Main area
- Gynaecological Oncology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent: oncall commitment
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (oncall commitment)
- Job ref
- 297-8372251
- Employer
- Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- Town
- Gateshead
- Salary
- dependent on experience
- Closing
- 20/11/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
In the event of excessive applications being received this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date, you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible
IMPORTANT NOTE ON COMPLETION OF REFERENCE SECTION OF APPLICATION FORM
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and MUST cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Where possible this should be from two separate employers. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
PLEASE NOTE it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their DBS certificate if a check is required for the post. This will be done through deduction from your monthly pay over a maximum of three months. It is also a requirement that all successful applicants register or are registered with the DBS update service where a DBS is required.
All new entrants to the NHS will be appointed on the minimum of the pay scale in line with Terms & Conditions.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a substantive consultant colleague to work alongside 6 existing consultants within the Northern Gynaecological Oncology Centre (NGOC), Gateshead.
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust is a leading centre for Gynaecological Oncology, both nationally and internationally. The NGOC is one of the largest volume gynaecological cancer surgery services in the UK, serving a population of over 3.2 million within the North East and North Cumbria ICB.
We are looking for a committed, sub-specialty trained individual and we would especially welcome applications from candidates with a record of accomplishment academia and innovation, experience of supervising post-graduate research degrees or those with experience of setting up surgical clinical trials. You will have all round gynae-oncology surgical skills with the opportunity to consolidate these in a supportive environment whilst exploring your own specialist interests aligned to the needs of the service and existing consultant skill sets.
This is a 10 PA substantive appointment, and applications are also encouraged by those who may wish to work flexibly.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will form part of the Consultant team at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead and will be expected to work effectively with the existing team of 6 whole-time equivalent consultants to support the delivery of a region-wide tertiary gynaecological oncology service.
You will support the delivery of all aspects of gynaecological cancer care through collaborative working with surgical and non-surgical specialties, specialist nursing colleagues, resident doctors and allied health professionals, observing the organisational ICORE values.
Further details are included in the attached job description.
Working for our organisation
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the ‘golden thread’ which runs through everything we do – they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women’s Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our ‘Balance’ programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate should expect to lead 1 x 2-session (all-day) job planned operating list per week, as part of a rotational timetable that will include a broad spectrum of gynaecological cancer surgery. You will undertake a dedicated new cancer outpatient clinic with sufficient throughput to support your surgical workload. In addition to its tertiary service delivery, the department also provides a colposcopy service and a regional pre-invasive vulval disease service.
You will be required to contribute to the clinical workload of one of these services through the delivery of a dedicated weekly clinic. Further direct clinical care commitments will include attendance at one of the weekly regional virtual gynaecology cancer MDT meetings hosted at the Queen Elizabeth hospital or the James Cook University Hospital (Middlesbrough), with whom a collaborative regional arrangement is being developed. You will take part in a 1:7 ‘hot week’ on-call arrangement, with prospective cover for planned leave.
For further details, please see the attached job description document.
Person specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration and Licence to Practice
- MRCOG or equivalent specialist qualification.
- GMC specialist registration or within 6 months from appointment
Desirable criteria
- MD or PhD in gynae-oncology related subject
Professional Training
Essential criteria
- Sub-specialist training in Gynaecological Oncology surgery
Desirable criteria
- RCOG gynae-oncology subspecialty accreditation
- Special interest complimentary to current consultant team
work experience
Essential criteria
- demonstrated current experience and competence at surgical management of all gynaecological cancer sites
- evidence of team working and effective communication within a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- experience of managing complex pre-invasive genital tract disease
- demonstrate leadership in complex gynaecological cancer surgery
research
Essential criteria
- publications and presentations in gynaecological oncology within the last 5 years
Desirable criteria
- higher degree
Communication
Essential criteria
- Evidence of high quality and effective communication skills.
- Evidence of effective working within a multidisciplinary environment.
organisation and management
Essential criteria
- Service development- evidence of change implementation within the gynaecological oncology clinical setting
- Evidence of authorship of clinical guidelines at a local or national level.
- Evidence of Clinical Leadership
Desirable criteria
- Track record in research and innovation with evidence of project completion
Personal attributes
Essential criteria
- Evidence of working flexibly in response to changing service needs
- Evidence of compliance with organisational Values and behaviours
- Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development
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
- Mr Stuart Rundle
- Job title
- Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist/Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 445 6138
- Additional information
Prospective candidates are invited to contact Mr Stuart Rundle (Clinical Lead for Gynae-Oncology): [email protected]; secretary – Ms Vicky Bryant 01914456138 for an informal discussion and to arrange a visit to the department prior to shortlisting.
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