Consultant Medical Oncologist - Lower GI & Acute Oncology | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	24 December 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£109,725 - £145,478 Per Annum Pro Rata
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	23 January 2026
Location:	Manchester, M20 4BX
Company:	The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7703716/413-MD-V2025-24781-OO

Summary

Colorectal Medical Oncology
The appointed locum medical oncologist will work within the colorectal team to deliver a comprehensive clinical service for colorectal cancer patients across outpatient, inpatient, and ambulatory settings. Responsibilities include:

Administering Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT).
Providing medical oncology input to the Colorectal MDT.
Running a clinic at Macclesfield.

The Medical Oncology Colorectal Disease Group, chaired by Dr Michael Braun, comprises seven oncologists managing patients across the Greater Manchester and Cheshire Cancer Network. Care includes:

Central and peripheral delivery of systemic therapy per agreed protocols.
Peripheral services through MDTs and outreach clinics.

Consultants work within a multidisciplinary team including nurse clinicians, clinical nurse specialists, clinical fellows, trainees, pharmacists, and research nurses.



Acute Oncology
The Trust provides inpatient care for selected non-elective admissions primarily related to malignancy or its treatment. All patients are under oncology care at the Trust. Additional elective admissions occur for treatment or procedures.

Bed base: 80 beds across several wards.
Senior inpatient cover: Shared between the patient’s oncology team (consultant and registrar) and the hospitalist team.
This post includes 1 PA Acute Oncology support at Macclesfield.

Main Duties
Colorectal Oncology (4 PAs)

Patient Management: Oversee colorectal cancer patients receiving standard care and clinical trials, including treatment decisions and ongoing care.
Clinical Governance: Participate in protocol updates, guideline maintenance, and clinical audits under consultant supervision.
Research: Contribute to existing research projects and develop new opportunities within the team.
Protocol Development: Revise and create evidence-based treatment protocols; complete related administrative tasks.
Professional Development: Maintain CPD in line with Royal College of Physicians recommendations.
Teaching & Training:

Deliver undergraduate teaching on oncology topics.
Train junior doctors and multidisciplinary team members in inpatient and outpatient settings.


Audit: Undertake clinical audits as part of The Christie Medical Staff Committee.


Acute Oncology (3 PAs Christie, 1 PA Macclesfield)

Provide consultant-level support to Acute Oncology services at The Christie and Christie @ Macclesfield.
Clinical Time: Dedicated 3 sessions per week for acute oncology.
Patient Management: Manage acute oncology patients admitted to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.
Board Rounds: Attend and contribute to inpatient board rounds.
Education: Support and educate junior doctors.
MDT Participation: Attend Acute Oncology MDT at Macclesfield.
Virtual Support: Provide remote support for Macclesfield AO service, including service improvement initiatives.

The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.

We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.

We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

Colorectal Medical Oncology:
The medical oncologist appointed will work with the colorectal team to provide a comprehensive clinical service for colorectal patients. This includes patients in the outpatient, inpatient and ambulatory settings, delivering Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) and providing Medical Oncology input to the Colorectal MDT and a clinic at Macclesfield.
The Medical Oncology Colorectal Disease Group, Chaired by Dr Michael Braun consists of 7 Medical Oncologists who manage patients diagnosed within the Greater Manchester and Cheshire Cancer Network who require SACT treatment, with a number of the oncologists delivering a peripheral service through MDTs and clinics. Systemic therapy is delivered centrally or given to patients at peripheral or outreach clinics according to agreed protocols.
All Disease Group consultants work as part of a multi-disciplinary team supporting the delivery of this work including Nurse Clinicians, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Clinical Fellows, Resident Doctors, Pharmacists and Research Nurses.
The Disease Group has a strong emphasis on research with an active.

systemic therapy and radiotherapy trial portfolio supported by Research Nurses and Clinical Trial Administrators. The Colorectal Disease Research Sub-group has a monthly meeting to which all members of the Disease Group are invited. It is anticipated that the appointee will see approximately 80-100 new patients per annum.


Acute Oncology:
The Trust provides an inpatient service for selected non-elective admissions where the reason for
admission is primarily related to the patient’s underlying malignant diagnosis or its treatment. All admissions are already in receipt of oncology care at the Trust.


The normal route of admission is via our 24hr hotline which triages patients and diverts patients to their Acute Trust A&E if appropriate (e.g. chest pain and acute abdominal pain). This is, therefore, not an unselected intake. Those who are admitted usually spend the first 24 – 72 hours on an acute assessment ward (staffed during the day by a consultant in Acute Medicine or General Medicine) and are then transferred to one of the base wards if their admission requires a longer stay.


In addition, patients are admitted electively for treatment or procedures.
The current bed base for this service is 80 beds across several wards. Senior cover for the inpatients is provided jointly between the patient’s Oncology Team (Consultant and Resident Doctor),supplemented by the Hospitalist Team.

The Hospitalist team is a group of colleagues with general medical, acute medicine and oncology
backgrounds providing senior input to the non-surgical oncology patients admitted to the Trust as
above, in liaison with the patient’s Oncology Team.
This post will also provide 1 PA Acute Oncology support at Macclesfield both on site and virtual support.




This advert closes on Thursday 15 Jan 2026

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