Consultant Paediatric and Adolescent Oncologist with Late Effects

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Paediatric and Adolescent Oncologist with Late Effects

The closing date is 10 February 2026

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 new role will complement the recent service redesign to improve quality and sustainability of consultant workloads.

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

• 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).

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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 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.

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• 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) offers the opportunity to additionally be exposed to a complex cohort of rare cancers and the successful candidate is also given the support to develop specialist expertise in other tumour types.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff

UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff. To find out more, visit: Flexible working.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

Person Specification Knowledge and Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration. NB: 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. Note: Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) applicants must be on the Specialist Register by
• 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, good working knowledge of the long term consequences of cancer treatment.
• 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 within Late Effects
• Experience working within NHS
• Valid APLS
• Knowledge of complications of retinoblastoma treatment and long term consequences

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

• Understanding of management issues including medical management, clinical governance, service planning and quality improvement

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.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

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

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part time

Reference number

309-UCLH-7171-A

Job locations

University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre