Consultant Paediatric and Adolescent Oncologist with Late Effects

Consultant Paediatric and Adolescent Oncologist with Late Effects

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 23 December 2025

We are delighted to offer this exciting opportunity for a Consultant Paediatric and Adolescent Oncologist to join the paediatric oncology team within the Children and Young People's Cancer Service. This is one of four substantive Consultant Paediatric and Adolescent Oncologist posts within our service, brought about by a radical workforce redesign that aims to improve attractiveness and sustainability of working practices.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled colleague to join our team delivering expert care to children and young people with cancer. Specifically, we are looking for someone with a demonstrable interest in late effects. The role will also include supporting clinical oncologists to deliver proton-beam radiotherapy to external patients - in a complementary area of specialism e.g. brain tumours, rare tumours or sarcoma. Attending and on call cover of paediatric oncology and teenage in patients is a core part of the post.

Main duties of the job

• Job plan will contain 7 Programmed Activities per week to be carried out on UCLH sites.
• Emergency duties (including emergency work carried out during or arising from on call).
• On Call: The post will contribute to the CYPCS acute on call rota. This will be a 1:7 consultant on call for paediatric oncology and 1:7 weekends with ward rounds on site each day; and subsequently on call from home with return if necessary.
• Attending: The post holder will be responsible for about 10 attending weeks per year (1 in 8) with clinical responsibility for acute oncology care in inpatient, ambulatory care, Grafton Way building radiotherapy suites and outpatient environments. The expectation is for the conduct of a minimum of 2 formal ward rounds per week.
• Multi disciplinary meetings or other meetings which relate directly to patient care including the late effects MDT. There are additional requirements to attend psychosocial MDTs in paediatrics and separately in TYA, particularly when "attending" to advocate for own patients.
• Out - patient clinics. The post holder will conduct 2 3 clinics per week, one of which will be late effects.
• Collaborative working with Clinical Oncology team to provide paediatric oncology expertise for external patients referred for proton beam and photon radiotherapy.
• Administration directly related to the above (including but not limited to referrals & notes).

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top quality patient care, excellent education, and world class research.

We provide first class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Supporting activities include:

• Subspecialty Service Development
• Undergraduate teaching and examining
• Postgraduate teaching
• Educational supervisor to trainees (pending accreditation as an Educational Supervisor)
• Research, governance and quality improvement activities
• Representing the division on committees
• Personal CPD

There will be options for additional PAs through Trust leadership and management roles or by participating in private practice.

UCLH is one of the largest late effects services for adult survivors of childhood and adolescent/young adult cancer in the UK and likely in Europe. The service offers risk stratified follow up ranging from monthly multi disciplinary clinics to patient initiated follow up and echo technician led care. We have weekly nurse led transition clinics and specialist clinics for retinoblastoma. We have a monthly MDT to discuss transition and complex patients at UCLH as well as a GOSH transition MDT monthly. The successful candidate would be given the opportunity to take the lead on a chosen area of interest in late effects.

The unique cohort of referred patients within the UCLH Children and Young Peoples cancer service (CYPCS) is the opportunity to additionally be exposed to a complex cohort of rare cancers and the successful candidate is also given the opportunity to develop expertise in other tumour types.

Person Specification Knowledge and Qualifications

• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practise. Non-UK trained doctors must be on the GMC register by date of appointment having completed both PLAB1 and PLAB2.
• Subspecialty training in Paediatric Oncology or CESR qualification - where relevant.
• On GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of attainment of CST in Paediatric at date of interview.
• MRCPCH examination or equivalent.
• A higher degree, MSc, MD, PhD or equivalent.

Clinical Experience

• Senior clinical experience in late effects.
• Senior clinical experience in managing teenage cancer.
• Experience in supportive care of patients undergoing radiotherapy.
• Valid level 3 safeguarding.
• Valid BLS training.
• Membership/ Participation in National late effects groups.
• Locum consultant experience or evidence of "acting up".
• Research and clinical trial experience.
• Experience working within NHS.
• Valid APLS.

Knowledge and Skills

• Evidence of ability to work effectively within MDTs and external networks.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Willing to work unsupervised and make decisions.
• Experience of clinical management of complex patients.
• Demonstrated ability to manage time effectively.
• Good communication skills including breaking bad news.
• Meets the requirements of the GMC "Good Medical Practice".
• Familiarity with EPR.
• Knowledge of risk management, annual job planning, appraisal review process.
• Advanced communications skills course.
• Evidence of participation in clinical audit/QI project and understanding of role in clinical practice.
• Experience and knowledge of critical appraisal of evidence.
• Willingness to teach all grades of multiprofessional staff.
• "Training the Trainers" certification.

Personal and People Development

• Evidence of regional or national leadership role.

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.

Address

University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year + London weighting, pro rata (on call Cat A 5%)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part time

Reference number

309-UCLH-7171

Job locations

University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre