Locum Consultant Clinical Oncologist - Urology

Job summary

The Uro-oncology unit provides a high quality and accessible cancer service predominantly for the people of South London. We have a long and distinguished history, particularly in the development of new radiotherapy techniques and in clinical trials of systemic agents. The population we serve at The Royal Marsden largely arise from the local hospitals: St Georges, Epsom and St Helier, Kingston and Croydon University hospital, all of which are members of The Royal Marsden prostate multidisciplinary team network (MDT). This helps to facilitate efficient patient pathways from diagnosis to treatment across the network. Although this role is predominantly to treat prostate cancer, the unit also is a centre for bladder and renal cancer and a supra-regional centre for testicular tumours and penile radiotherapy. This unit has a vibrant and busy research portfolio spanning radiotherapy and systemic therapy studies. Each of the consultants has a distinct area of research interest and several team members are international research leaders. The unit has a strong team ethos and case load is shared across the prostate consultants, ensuring robust peer review and service cover at all times. We have a small but able CNS team and are supported by Macmillan support workers. Two advanced nurse practitioners support the systemic prostate cancer therapy practice, and two specialist radiographers conduct independent on-treat clinics and contour for radiotherapy planning.

Main duties of the job

This post will support the treatment of uro-oncology cancer patients under the care of the uro- oncology team in Chelsea and Sutton. The post holder will contribute to consultant ward round cover primarily for our Chelsea site, providing consultant review of uro-oncology inpatients. The post will work cross site, spending one day a week supporting our Sutton uro-oncology team with the bladder work in Sutton. The exact configuration of ward cover will be delineated between the team.

About us

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.