Clinical / Medical Oncologist - 2 subspecialty sites

The Beacon Centre (Taunton) and the St Margaret's Hospice (Yeovil) provide cancer care to the population of Somerset of approximately 560,000. They have received a number of accolades since opening in 2009 for the high-quality care delivered. These include CHKS ISO 9001 accreditation, Macmillan Quality Environment Mark score of 5 (out of 5) on all principles, Investors in People Gold and Customer Service Excellence A+++ award., The role will incorporate the management of at least 2 clinical subsites, which may include, breast, skin radiotherapy, radiation for haematological malignancies, gynae-oncology, colorectal, urology, and lung. Preferences can be discussed in pre-interview conversations with one of the Clinical Service Leads. We are looking to recruit both Clinical and Medical Oncologists and are looking specifically to expand our SABR provision.
The successful applicant would join a professional but friendly team of Clinical and Medical Oncologists, Specialist Doctors, Specialty Doctors, Clinical Fellows, Consultant Radiographers, Consultant Pharmacists, Chemotherapy Nurse Prescribers and Immunotherapy Advanced Nurse Practitioners. We work with a team of supportive and collaborative colleagues and enjoy training a group of motivated trainees from two deaneries.

Our award winning trusts recognise that our colleagues are our most valuable resource, we are proud of the excellent levels of service our Trust provides to our service users and the dedication and conscientiousness of our colleagues. With over 10,000 colleagues working for our trusts in a very wide range of services, we aim to provide a supportive, inclusive environment in which our colleagues can thrive., Somerset Foundation Trust and Yeovil District Hospital have merged as of April 2023.
The Trust prides itself on a providing exemplary patient centered care and we are supported by responsive management teams and a dedicated clinically run Improvement Network, who strive to enable all endeavors to achieve this.
Life outside work is rich and rewarding. Straddled between areas of outstanding natural beauty and the idyllic rolling hills of Exmoor and Dartmoor, Somerset is an excellent place to live and explore the great outdoors. The county is a hotspot for hiking, cycling, climbing and the world class surf beaches in North Devon and the Jurassic Coast are within easy reach. Somerset also has a rich local culture and hosts an abundance of music festivals. Taunton, the County town, has diverse shopping, restaurants, and regularly hosts international music and sporting fixtures such as recent cricket World Cup.
Somerset offers some of the best schools in the country. Ranging from award winning state schools such as the Richard Huish College, which has been ranked in the top 10 of A-level providers nationally for the last eight years, through to secondary's ranking in the top 5% nationally such as The Castle School. Public institutions include Millfield, Queens College, Taunton School, Kings College, Wellington School, Hazelgrove and Blundell's.