Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant Clinical Oncologist Urology & Skins
The closing date is 16 June 2026.
Our Oncology team is delighted to welcome a passionate and collaborative colleague who shares our commitment to delivering outstanding, patient-centred cancer care.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and forward‑thinking service that provides comprehensive oncology care to the communities of Gloucestershire and Herefordshire. As we embark on an ambitious expansion of our regional Cancer Centre in Cheltenham, including the development of the new Gloucestershire Cancer Centre, there has never been a more inspiring time to join our team.
Working 10 Programmed Activities (PAs), Consultants typically see 150‑200 new patients annually (around four new patients per week). You will work closely with our established urology and skin cancer teams, with excellent opportunities to participate in clinical research and service development.
While the role is advertised as a 10 PA post, we are very happy to discuss flexible or less-than‑full‑time working arrangements. We also welcome applicants with specific clinical or research interests, and we encourage informal conversations to explore how this position can best support your career ambitions.
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will:
- Continue to strengthen established links with site‑specialised teams through regular multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings
- Play an active role in developing and enhancing our multidisciplinary services
- Foster strong collaborative relationships with colleagues across Oncology, Palliative Care, Medical and Surgical specialties, and Primary Care
- Support access to clinical trials, ensuring as many patients as possible can benefit from research opportunities
Essential Qualifications and Training
- Full General Medical Council registration
- Entry on the Specialist Register as a Clinical Oncologist or eligibility for entry within 6 months of interview
- CCT or CESR‑Combined Programme: proposed CCT/CESR‑CP date within 6 months of interview
- FRCR
Desirable Qualifications and Training
- Research degree (MD/PhD)
- Additional qualification in Quality Improvement, Medical Education, or other pertinent expertise
- Additional Education Qualification
Essential Knowledge and Skills
- Understanding and experience of Clinical Governance and Quality Improvement
- Awareness of current relevant developments within the wider NHS
Essential Clinical Experience
- Evidence of expertise in the areas of special interest relevant to the Job Plan
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Training of resident doctors
- Active involvement in clinical trials
Essential Personal Attributes
- Friendly and enthusiastic colleague, with drive, initiative and conscientiousness
- Effective team working skills
- Caring and empathetic with a desire to put the patient at the centre of their care
- Able and driven to take responsibility, show leadership and make decisions
- Non‑judgemental in approach to patients and colleagues regardless of the sexuality, ethnicity, disability, religious beliefs or financial status
- Flexible and resilient
- Committed to lifelong learning
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.
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Consultant Clinical Oncologist Urology & Skins
The closing date is 16 June 2026.
Our Oncology team is delighted to welcome a passionate and collaborative colleague who shares our commitment to delivering outstanding, patient-centred cancer care.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and forward‑thinking service that provides comprehensive oncology care to the communities of Gloucestershire and Herefordshire. As we embark on an ambitious expansion of our regional Cancer Centre in Cheltenham, including the development of the new Gloucestershire Cancer Centre, there has never been a more inspiring time to join our team.
Working 10 Programmed Activities (PAs), Consultants typically see 150‑200 new patients annually (around four new patients per week). You will work closely with our established urology and skin cancer teams, with excellent opportunities to participate in clinical research and service development.
While the role is advertised as a 10 PA post, we are very happy to discuss flexible or less-than‑full‑time working arrangements. We also welcome applicants with specific clinical or research interests, and we encourage informal conversations to explore how this position can best support your career ambitions.
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will:
- Continue to strengthen established links with site‑specialised teams through regular multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings
- Play an active role in developing and enhancing our multidisciplinary services
- Foster strong collaborative relationships with colleagues across Oncology, Palliative Care, Medical and Surgical specialties, and Primary Care
- Support access to clinical trials, ensuring as many patients as possible can benefit from research opportunities
Essential Qualifications and Training
- Full General Medical Council registration
- Entry on the Specialist Register as a Clinical Oncologist or eligibility for entry within 6 months of interview
- CCT or CESR‑Combined Programme: proposed CCT/CESR‑CP date within 6 months of interview
- FRCR
Desirable Qualifications and Training
- Research degree (MD/PhD)
- Additional qualification in Quality Improvement, Medical Education, or other pertinent expertise
- Additional Education Qualification
Essential Knowledge and Skills
- Understanding and experience of Clinical Governance and Quality Improvement
- Awareness of current relevant developments within the wider NHS
Essential Clinical Experience
- Evidence of expertise in the areas of special interest relevant to the Job Plan
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Training of resident doctors
- Active involvement in clinical trials
Essential Personal Attributes
- Friendly and enthusiastic colleague, with drive, initiative and conscientiousness
- Effective team working skills
- Caring and empathetic with a desire to put the patient at the centre of their care
- Able and driven to take responsibility, show leadership and make decisions
- Non‑judgemental in approach to patients and colleagues regardless of the sexuality, ethnicity, disability, religious beliefs or financial status
- Flexible and resilient
- Committed to lifelong learning
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.
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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