Consultant Medical Oncologist - Breast Oncology | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 13 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £109,725 - £145,478 Per Annum Pro Rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 12 April 2026 |
| Location: | Manchester, M20 4BX |
| Company: | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7871244/413-MD-V2025-24934-OO |
Summary
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced consultant to work a 7PA job plan in medical oncology (breast).
The successful candidate will join the multidisciplinary team consultants across Medical Oncology, clinical fellows, a specialist registrar, nurse clinicians, a pharmacist, clinical nurse specialists, research nurses, project managers and clinical trial administrators
The duties and responsibilities of the role, which may be adjusted in the light of changing/developing priorities, include:
• Attendance and review of patients in the weekly breast Medical Oncology clinics. This will include new and follow up patients, on treatment.
• Attendance and review of patients at weekly research clinic
• Participation in Breast MDT
• Completion of patient administration tasks
• Completion of and maintenance of Good Clinical Practice Certification (regulatory requirement for clinical trial participation, if appropriate).
• Become familiar with ongoing clinical trials, as appropriate (for context when seeing outpatients in clinic).
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.
The appointee will be expected to develop a significant interest in Breast oncology delivering clinic duties at the Withington site. The post holder will support a weekly research clinic and play an active role in the Breast MDT.
There is collaborative working within both the Breast medical oncology and research teams which the successful applicant will be expected to participate in.
Job Plan Timetable
The timetable below is indicative and will be confirmed on commencement in post.
It is the requirement of the Trust that all new consultant colleagues must have 0.25 SPAs within their job plan to support Trust appraisal and supervision requirements. This can either be as appraiser or a supervisor for medical staff or Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACP).
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
AM
NWD
Clinic (Ribociclib)
Admin
MDT
NWD
SPA
PM
BWD
Clinic (Research)
Clinic (General breast patients)
NWD
SPA
Job Plan PA Summary
Total PAsDirect Clinical Care (DCC)
4.75
Outpatient clinics
3
MDT
0.5
Admin
1.25
Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) (including 1.5 core SPA)
2.25
Supervision role (minimum 0.25 must be allocated)
0.25
Total Programmed Activities (PAs)
7
On call Commitments
This role does not require participation in the on-call rota.
This advert closes on Friday 3 Apr 2026
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