Consultant in Clinical Oncology (Head & Neck & Upper GI Cancer)
| Posting date: | 01 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £109,725.00 to £145,478.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £109725.00 - £145478.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 May 2026 |
| Location: | Leeds, LS9 7TF |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9298-CON-962 |
Summary
This is a 10 PA consultant appointment for a Consultant Clinical Oncologist, with a special interest in Head & Neck and Upper GI cancers. The Head & Neck service work in this post would be based at Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust, one of our WYATT partners, and the Leeds Cancer Centre, Bexley Wing, St James University Hospital. The Upper GI service work in this post would also be based at the Leeds Cancer Centre, Bexley Wing. The post holder will provide non-surgical management, radiotherapy and SACT for patients with Head & Neck and Upper GI cancers. The successful candidate will work alongside the non-surgical Oncology Head & Neck team led by Karen Dyker (supported by substantive clinical oncologists Dr Robin Prestwich, Dr Chrissie Podesta, Dr Vani Ramasamy, Dr Kate Cardale, substantive medical oncologist Dr Danny Ulahannan, and currently 2 locum clinical oncologists). The successful candidate will also work alongside the non-surgical Oncology Upper GI team led by Rebecca Goody (supported by substantive clinical oncologists Sam Briggs and Eldho Joseph). The Head & Neck service receives approximately 500 new patient referrals per year for radiotherapy treatment. The Upper GI service receives approximately 200 new patient referrals per year for radiotherapy treatment. The expectation is that the post holder will manage approximately 80 new patient referrals per year in the Head & Neck service, and approximately 55 new patients per year in the Upper GI service. As part of the Trusts resource commitment, the post holder will have access to secretarial assistance as required, and will be supplied with adequate office space and IT equipment to support fulfilling their job plan. The Bexley Wing is one of the largest oncology facilities in the UK, within one of the largest acute general hospitals in Europe. There are 350 beds, day-care and out-patient facilities and a patient hotel. The Bexley Wing incorporates services in non-surgical oncology, haematology, the Academic Unit clinical offices and support areas and substantial services in cancer surgery. There is a dedicated Clinical Research Facility for patients in early-phase clinical trials. Clinical and Medical Oncology are based in the Bexley Wing, and run as an integrated service within a single bed base, and integrated site specialist teams. The service provides comprehensive non-surgical oncology services to the Trust and to the population of West and the majority of North Yorkshire. They are key components of the Leeds Cancer Centre. There is a hub and spoke arrangement with the surrounding cancer units in Airedale, Bradford, Dewsbury, Halifax, Harrogate, Huddersfield, Pontefract, Wakefield and York. This covers a population of approximately 2.7 million. In addition, there are other tertiary referrals from a more extensive catchment area from East Yorkshire, East Lancashire and North Yorkshire. The Leeds radiotherapy service treats over 7000 new patients a year with radiotherapy. The department has twelve linear accelerators. There are three CT simulators and an MRI simulator. The building houses a dedicated brachytherapy suite containing two theatres. Shielded treatment rooms on the wards support unsealed source therapy. There are dedicated clinical cancer research facilities with beds and a nursing research team. The links to the Academic Unit of Cancer Medicine are strong and there are world class molecular oncology labs and research programmes on site. The Leeds radiotherapy service has a workforce which includes 135 radiographers, 10 nurses, 32 clinical scientists and 62 clinical technologists. 2. OBJECTIVES OF THE POST 2.1 To deliver care to patients with Head & Neck and Upper GI cancers through: Provision of Out-patient clinics Responsibility for the delivery of radiotherapy Responsibility for the delivery of systemic therapy Contribution to the Head & Neck ward cover rota (1:4) Contribution to specialist MDT meetings and QA meetings 2.2 To link with consultant colleagues in other relevant site specialist teams within the Leeds Cancer Centre and across the Yorkshire Cancer Network. To work with consultant colleagues in all specialties across the Trust to coordinate & deliver care for patients with Head & Neck and Upper GI cancers. The post holder will be encouraged to facilitate and contribute to the current clinical research programs on going in the department. 2.3 To contribute to research, teaching and new developments within the Leeds Cancer Centre. The post holder will be encouraged to facilitate and contribute to the current clinical research programmes in the department.