Consultant Medical Oncologist in Lung and Melanoma

Our oncology team is excited to welcome a friendly and enthusiastic colleague who values strong teamwork and a patient-centred approach. This new role is a vital addition to our expanding and ambitious oncology service, where you'll join an energetic, innovative team dedicated to providing a comprehensive range of oncology services for the communities of Gloucestershire and Herefordshire. With plans to develop the Gloucestershire Cancer Institute by expanding our regional Cancer Centre in Cheltenham through a new building and estate transformation, there's never been a more exciting time to join us., This is a substantive position for a Consultant Medical Oncologist at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. When working 10 Programmed Activities (PAs), consultants typically see 150 to 200 new patients per year, approximately four new patients each week. Work closely with our established teams focused on lung cancer and melanoma, with specific opportunities to engage in immunotherapy leadership and research, which are prioritised in the job plan., We have 7 Medical Oncologists (consultants and specialty doctors) and 13 Clinical Oncologists with one Consultant Nurse and 3 Consultant Radiographers. We are supported by 10 WTE Specialist Registrars in Medical and Clinical Oncology, 4 specialty doctors, 12 resident doctors and 3 clinical fellows. We have a large team of nurse practitioners providing acute care to our patients (inpatient care, 24-hour acute haematology oncology unit and acute oncology service) and assessment for patients undergoing SACT.

This Medical Oncology post will provide specialist input to the lung and melanoma services within Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in order to deliver high quality patient care. This will include:

-continuing the established links with site specialized teams through multidisciplinary team meetings

-further strengthening and developing multidisciplinary teams

-maintaining and fostering links with multi-disciplinary staff groups within Oncology, the palliative care teams, colleagues in medical and surgical specialties, and colleagues in primary care

-offering as many patients as possible access to a clinical trial (0.5 PA per week to pursue research activity)

-improving patient safety by developing a new role as immunotherapy lead for the department (0.5 PA per week)

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust (GHNHSFT) was formed in April 2002 and became a second wave Foundation Trust in July 2004. We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital. In collaboration with the other NHS Trust in Gloucestershire (Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust - GHCNHSFT - who provide physical health, mental health and learning disability services), we provide Oncology services across Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, parts of Powys, and Worcestershire.

Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong. Our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing outstanding patient-centred, high quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas. It is a warm, collegiate, and patient-centred hospital.

The Gloucestershire Oncology Centre is located on the Cheltenham site. This is a regional cancer Centre for the population of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and South Worcestershire, as well as parts of Shropshire and Powys. The Centre registered 5058 new patients in 2023. We are expanding our Centre to create Gloucestershire Cancer Institute (GCI). This will provide a brand-new building plus transformation of our current estate. Our new space will be bigger, brighter and more welcoming, enabling us to be fit for the future of oncology care in Gloucestershire.