About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Trust as a locum Consultant Medical Oncologist covering breast and lung cancer.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest and busiest Trusts in London with a well-established national and international reputation for clinical excellence and world-class care. In January 2025, the Royal Free London and North Middlesex University Hospitals Trusts merged, and we now deliver care to over 2 million people a year through our four main health units. There are chemotherapy infusion suites to treat cancer patients at The Royal Free, Finchley Memorial, North Middlesex and Chase Farm health units whilst radiotherapy is delivered at the Royal Free and North Middlesex health units.
The Trust is one of the highest volume providers of breast and lung cancer care within London.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will join the oncology team at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (RFL) as an 8PAlocum consultant in breast and lung cancer. The post will be working at The Royal Free and Barnet healthunits. The successful candidate will join an existing multi-disciplinary team in breast and lung cancer. The post2 holder will support the delivery of systemic therapy in breast cancer at Royal Free and lung cancer at Barnethospital. Additionally, the position had the opportunity to lead the AOS service at Barnet hospital.
About us
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 topTherapy Services has a high profile within the Trust, being firmly committed to quality improvement, audit, service evaluation and improvement. We undertake yearly presentations of our achievements for the year; undertaking PDSA and QI projects to ensure we are delivering the most effective, safe and high quality service.For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description document which will provide a more detailed description of role and main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Education and Professional Qualifications Essential
MBBS or equivalent medical qualification Membership of the Royal College of Physicians Accreditation by the RCP or be within 6 months of obtaining CCT (or equivalent) at time of interview Eligible for GMC registration and entry onto the GMC Specialist Register in the area of Medical Oncology
Desirable
Post graduate medical degree eg MD / PhD
Experience Essential
Experience and commitment to multi-disciplinary working Wide experience in oncology Experience of breast, lung and acute oncology Experience and an interest in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching Clinical audit experience Clinical trials experience Experience of acute oncology Proven clinical ability in Medical Oncology The ability to work as a member of a collaborative group The authority, decision-making skills needed to lead a multidisciplinary team in a complex environment The ability to promote teamwork and motivate colleagues Ability to organise and prioritise workload to delegate responsibly as appropriate and to supervise doctors in training and other staff Willingness to be personally accountable for actions Ability and commitment to teach in a clinical setting Leadership skills and the ability to take forward service developments Excellent communication skills - verbal and written. Good command of written and spoken English Ability to relate to patients from a wide range of backgrounds and to empathise with their concerns and needs Willingness and skills to recognise and challenge unacceptable behaviour and if necessary, escalate Proven ability to translate research activities into a clinical and organisational context Knowledge of the Clinical Governance Framework of the NHS (including research governance) and understanding of current changes in the organisation and management of structures of the NHS. Ability to act within these parameters Awareness and understanding of health, safety, and security issues for self and others The highest ethical and professional standards in research, education and clinical practice
Desirable
Proven ability and commitment to carry out high quality research in the field, leading to publication in peer-reviewed journals Knowledge and understanding of the principles of resource and budgetary management within the NHS
Knowledge Essential
The highest ethical and professional standards in research, education and clinical practice Member of a medical defence union
Desirable
Knowledge and understanding of the principles of resource and budgetary management within the NHS
Royal Free World Class Values Essential
Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Free Hospital & Barnet Hospital
Pond Street
NW3 2QG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)