Consultant Clinical Oncologist (Upper GI,HPB and Lung Cancer)
| Posting date: | 10 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £109,725 - £145,478 Per Annum Including HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 October 2025 |
| Location: | London, NW3 2QG |
| Company: | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7449649/391-RFL-7449649 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Trust as a substantive Consultant Clinical Oncologist covering Upper GI, Hepatic-Pancreatic-Biliary (HPB) and Lung cancer. The post-holder will work alongside medical and clinical oncology colleagues at the Royal Free and Barnet Hospital health units and will be essential for service provision as well as the lead the development of the Upper GI radiotherapy service. Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team; have a wide experience in Clinical Oncology but in particular in Upper GI, HPB and lung cancer management with an interest in complex radiotherapy techniques such as SABR. If you believe you meet the criteria of the person specification and would like to join the Royal Free London, we encourage you to apply. To find out more about working at the Royal Free please visit our website at: www.royalfree.nhs.uk/jobsWe welcome applications from candidates wanting to work less than full time. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis in consultation with colleagues and the successful applicant. For further details please contact Dr Neha Chopra, Clinical Service Lead for Oncology at Royal Free Hospital on email neha.chopra@nhs.net. or Dr Mark Prentice, Clinical Lead for Radiotherapy at Royal Free Hospital on email mark.prentice1@nhs.net
The core responsibilities of the post holder will be as follow: 1. To develop and support the Upper GI/HPB SABR service at Royal Free and Barnet hospital health units. 2. To support the ongoing development and delivery of lung chemoradiotherapy and lung SABR across the Royal Free and Barnet health units. 3. To attend weekly tumour specific lung and upper GI/HPB MDTs. 4. To attend the weekly SABR MDTs. 5. To cover the Liver SIRT MDT up to 10 times per year. 6. To take responsibility for the designated clinical workload including all relevant MDMs and out-patient clinics. 7.To take part in radiotherapy clinical trials in lung and upper GI/HPB cancer at Royal Free health unit. 8. To partake in an acute oncology ward round on alternate weeks at Barnet Hospital. 9. To participate in the radiotherapy (1 in 8) and acute oncology (1 in 18) on call rota for The Royal Free health unit. 10. To attend monthly consultant departmental meetings. 11. To provide postgraduate teaching for junior staff. 12. To provide clinical supervision for specialist registrars. 13. To participate in undergraduate medical student teaching. 14. To comply with all the clinical governance processes and procedures of the Trust. 15. Compliance with Patients’ Charter and Purchasers’ requirements.16. To lead and participate in medical audit as per Royal College of Physicians guidelines.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.
For more information please follow linkhttps://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
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Please See in attached JD Proposed Timetable:
The proposed job plan will provide 8 PAs for DCC and 2 PAs for Supporting Professional Activates (SPAs). An indicative job plan for this role is proposed to be:
On-call commitments: 1 in 8 (category A rota) radiotherapy rota for weekend radiotherapy emergencies. On-call commitments: 1 in 18 (20) (category B rota) oncology rota for oncological inpatient management/ attending system
SPA activity will include:
Clinical and Educational Supervision
PG teaching for registrars
This advert closes on Wednesday 24 Sep 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Trust as a substantive Consultant Clinical Oncologist covering Upper GI, Hepatic-Pancreatic-Biliary (HPB) and Lung cancer. The post-holder will work alongside medical and clinical oncology colleagues at the Royal Free and Barnet Hospital health units and will be essential for service provision as well as the lead the development of the Upper GI radiotherapy service. Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team; have a wide experience in Clinical Oncology but in particular in Upper GI, HPB and lung cancer management with an interest in complex radiotherapy techniques such as SABR. If you believe you meet the criteria of the person specification and would like to join the Royal Free London, we encourage you to apply. To find out more about working at the Royal Free please visit our website at: www.royalfree.nhs.uk/jobsWe welcome applications from candidates wanting to work less than full time. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis in consultation with colleagues and the successful applicant. For further details please contact Dr Neha Chopra, Clinical Service Lead for Oncology at Royal Free Hospital on email neha.chopra@nhs.net. or Dr Mark Prentice, Clinical Lead for Radiotherapy at Royal Free Hospital on email mark.prentice1@nhs.net
The core responsibilities of the post holder will be as follow: 1. To develop and support the Upper GI/HPB SABR service at Royal Free and Barnet hospital health units. 2. To support the ongoing development and delivery of lung chemoradiotherapy and lung SABR across the Royal Free and Barnet health units. 3. To attend weekly tumour specific lung and upper GI/HPB MDTs. 4. To attend the weekly SABR MDTs. 5. To cover the Liver SIRT MDT up to 10 times per year. 6. To take responsibility for the designated clinical workload including all relevant MDMs and out-patient clinics. 7.To take part in radiotherapy clinical trials in lung and upper GI/HPB cancer at Royal Free health unit. 8. To partake in an acute oncology ward round on alternate weeks at Barnet Hospital. 9. To participate in the radiotherapy (1 in 8) and acute oncology (1 in 18) on call rota for The Royal Free health unit. 10. To attend monthly consultant departmental meetings. 11. To provide postgraduate teaching for junior staff. 12. To provide clinical supervision for specialist registrars. 13. To participate in undergraduate medical student teaching. 14. To comply with all the clinical governance processes and procedures of the Trust. 15. Compliance with Patients’ Charter and Purchasers’ requirements.16. To lead and participate in medical audit as per Royal College of Physicians guidelines.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.
For more information please follow linkhttps://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
.
Please See in attached JD Proposed Timetable:
The proposed job plan will provide 8 PAs for DCC and 2 PAs for Supporting Professional Activates (SPAs). An indicative job plan for this role is proposed to be:
On-call commitments: 1 in 8 (category A rota) radiotherapy rota for weekend radiotherapy emergencies. On-call commitments: 1 in 18 (20) (category B rota) oncology rota for oncological inpatient management/ attending system
SPA activity will include:
Clinical and Educational Supervision
PG teaching for registrars
This advert closes on Wednesday 24 Sep 2025