University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Oncologist

The closing date is 08 July 2025

Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust (UHB) is recruiting to three Consultant Medical Oncologist, to join their dynamic team. The successful post holders will join an innovative team of Consultant Oncologists, each of the roles will deliver specialist Oncology care, for the following tumour sites: lung, colorectal, breast, MUO and adrenal. Two of the post-holders will also contribute to AOS ward rounds.

UHB's Oncology service delivers an extensive range of systemic anti-cancer treatments and radiotherapy treatments. Consultant-led clinics are delivered face to face and virtually, from dedicated Oncology/Haematology units at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB), Birmingham Heartlands Hospital (BHH), Good Hope Hospital (GHH) and Solihull Hospital (SHH). Bespoke Day Unit facilities support the delivery of chemotherapy, immunotherapy and supportive treatments from each hospital site. Inpatient Oncology care is delivered at all of UHB's sites, supported by the Acute Oncology Team (AOS) and Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) service. QEHB has two dedicated Oncology wards for elective inpatient treatment and emergency admissions. There is also an inpatient and day case Young Persons Unit (YPU).

Main duties of the job

KEY SKILLS

*Broad experience and understanding of oncology

*Specialist oncology and tumour site sub speciality experience

*Demonstrates good interpersonal skills with patients, relatives and members of the clinical team

*Ability to gain confidence and trust

*Ability to cope with pressure

*Ability to respond to change

*Conscientious and hardworking

*Positive contribution to MDTs

*Flexibility in working pattern

*Ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with patients and their families

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Details

Date posted

01 July 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

304-EW-1093846

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Job description

Job responsibilities

uties of the post

The site specialist interests will be agreed on acceptance of the post but will require specialist oncology interests.

Clinical

The appointees should be able to demonstrate experience and specific interest in the management of lung, colorectal, breast and adrenal oncology. The successful candidates will be encouraged to develop disease specific areas of interest, working alongside the current Oncology team. In keeping with the department's ambition as a teaching hospital, the appointees will have the opportunity to engage in research and would be encouraged to utilise world class expertise based on Campus within the University of Birmingham (UoB), the Cancer Research Clinical Trials Unit and the Institute for Translational Medicine to progress the research strategy under the umbrella of Birmingham Health Partners.

Inpatients

The appointees will participate in the attending and on-call rota , supported by and working with clinical team's trust-wide. They will be responsible for managing a cohort of inpatients and providing specialist liaison advice.

Outpatients

The appointees will be expected to participate in number of clinics per week, predominantly dealing with their respective sub-specialties as per job plans, but also consideration for other subspecialist workload could be considered, depending on applicant's experience to date. The delivery of outpatient activity will include opportunities to support clinical trial recruitment and PI roles within the department.

Job description

Job responsibilities

uties of the post

The site specialist interests will be agreed on acceptance of the post but will require specialist oncology interests.

Clinical

The appointees should be able to demonstrate experience and specific interest in the management of lung, colorectal, breast and adrenal oncology. The successful candidates will be encouraged to develop disease specific areas of interest, working alongside the current Oncology team. In keeping with the department's ambition as a teaching hospital, the appointees will have the opportunity to engage in research and would be encouraged to utilise world class expertise based on Campus within the University of Birmingham (UoB), the Cancer Research Clinical Trials Unit and the Institute for Translational Medicine to progress the research strategy under the umbrella of Birmingham Health Partners.

Inpatients

The appointees will participate in the attending and on-call rota , supported by and working with clinical team's trust-wide. They will be responsible for managing a cohort of inpatients and providing specialist liaison advice.

Outpatients

The appointees will be expected to participate in number of clinics per week, predominantly dealing with their respective sub-specialties as per job plans, but also consideration for other subspecialist workload could be considered, depending on applicant's experience to date. The delivery of outpatient activity will include opportunities to support clinical trial recruitment and PI roles within the department.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • *GMC Registration with licence to practice
  • *MRCP

Experience

Essential

  • *Broad experience and understanding of oncology
  • *Experience in radiotherapy, in particular for sub-sites applying for
  • *Significant experience in delivering chemotherapy and managing side effects
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • *GMC Registration with licence to practice
  • *MRCP

Experience

Essential

  • *Broad experience and understanding of oncology
  • *Experience in radiotherapy, in particular for sub-sites applying for
  • *Significant experience in delivering chemotherapy and managing side effects

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).

Additional information

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

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Qamar Ghafoor

qamar.ghafoor@uhb.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

01 July 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

304-EW-1093846

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


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