Consultant Clinical Oncologist in Breast

Overview

In this Consultant in Clinical Oncology role, you will deliver patient-focused cancer care with a specialist interest in breast cancer, and an additional preference for thyroid cancer. You will join a collaborative Oncology team, contribute to education, supervision, and research, and help drive service improvement across Eastern (Exeter) and Northern services. You’ll work within an MDT, benefit from state-of-the-art equipment, and have opportunities to shape cancer care and training within the Peninsula network.

Pay / Benefits

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• flexible working schemes
• family-friendly policies
• NHS Pension scheme
• car lease schemes
• salary sacrifice and discounts

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical care in breast and thyroid cancers within a multidisciplinary team
• Engage in education, supervision, and training of trainees and junior doctors
• Contribute to research activities and recruit into NCRI and commercial studies
• Participate in service improvement and leadership initiatives
• Work on-call and provide telephone advice on a 1 in 18 rota
• Collaborate with regional teams to deliver high-quality cancer services
• Utilise and champion advanced radiotherapy technologies (e.g., SGRT)
• Support development of pathology and diagnostic capabilities with new facilities

Key requirements

• Current UK professional registration
• Specialist interest in breast cancer; thyroid cancer preferred
• Experience in clinical oncology within an NHS or equivalent setting
• Willingness to participate in teaching, supervision, and research
• Ability to work within an MDT and across sites (Exeter/Northern Devon)

• collaborative
• educational passion
• patient-focused
• Surface Guided Radiotherapy (SGRT)
• multidisciplinary team coordination
• clinical trial recruitment (NCRI/commercial)

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