Locum Consultant Clinical Oncologist | Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 10 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £109,725 - £145,478 per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 09 November 2025 |
| Location: | Preston, PR2 9HT |
| Company: | Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7543226/438-MS3172 |
Summary
Onefulltime (12 month fixed term)LocumConsultantClinicalOncologistisrequiredforthe LancashireTeachingHospitals NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay region.
Thispostattracts10Programmed Activities,andanon-callsupplement andapplicationsare welcomefromthosewhowishtoworkfulltime,parttimeandthosewhowishtoworkflexibly with some elements being able to be worked from home.
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals are the lead provider for adult radiotherapy services and providessystemicandradiotherapytreatmentsforLancashireandSouthCumbria(population 1.8 million) which includes 4 Trusts in total;
· LancashireTeachingHospitalsNHSFoundationTrust
· UniversityHospitalsofMorecambeBayNHSFoundationTrust
· EastLancashireHospitalsNHSTrust
· BlackpoolTeachingHospitalsNHSFoundationTrust
Thepostholderwillbeexpected:
· ToprovideacomprehensiveOncologyservicetogetherwith Consultantcolleaguesand provide Oncology expertise in the management and development of site specialist cancer services. To collaborate with colleagues within the department to develop Oncology services.
· Toworkwithandsupporttheestablishedmulti-disciplinarysite-specificteams.
· Toparticipateintheoutofhoursoncallservice.
· Toliaisecloselywithsurgeons,physiciansandstaffinotherspecialitiesandwithintheTrusts.
· TosupporttheserviceduringConsultantcolleagues’leave.
· Toprovidesupervisionandmanagementofjuniormedicalstaff.
· Toundertakingteaching,examinationandaccreditationsdutiesasrequiresand contribute to postgraduate andcontinuing educationboth locallyandnationally.
· Toundertakeclinicalaudit,continuingmedical education,contributetotheannual appraisal process and undertake annual job planning review.
· Toundertakeresearch
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides systemic and radiotherapy treatments forLancashire andSouth Cumbria with its baseat the Royal Preston Hospital asthe RosemereCancerCentre.
WeworktogetherwithourpartnersacrosstheLancashireandSouth Cumbria Cancer Alliance. The Cancer Centre has grown considerably since we opened in1997, and we are proud of our reputation for excellent patient centered care and collaborative working.
The centre saw a large expansion in 2012 co-locating chemotherapy and out-patient services alongside radiotherapy. A second chemotherapy unit was opened in 2017 at the Chorley site, continuing the investment into Oncology services in the organisation. In late 2021, our dedicated 24 bedded oncology Ribblesdale ward was fully refurbished Services are supported by our Macmillan Information Centre and by the Rosemere Cancer Foundation Charity.
Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:
• What we can offer
• Job Plan/On-call Requirements
• The Team
This advert closes on Friday 24 Oct 2025