Locum Consultant Paediatric and Adolescent Oncologist

Locum Consultant Paediatric and Adolescent Oncologist

The closing date is 23 October 2025

We are delighted to offer this exciting opportunity for a Locum Consultant Paediatric and Adolescent Oncologist to join the Children and Young People's Cancer Service. This is an 8PA post until 31.3.26 (Direct clinical care 7 PA. Supporting Activities 1 PA).

We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled colleague to join our team delivering expert care to children and young people with cancer. Our service has expanded in numbers and expertise with the advent of proton-beam radiotherapy and we are reviewing our workforce and looking to the future.

The role will involve managing the care of TYA patients with a range of oncological diagnoses together with supporting clinical oncologists to deliver PBT to external patients. Attending and on-call cover of paediatric oncology and teenage in-patients is a core part of the post.

The job plan will contain 8 Programmed Activities per week to be carried out on UCLH sites.

CV required for application

Main duties of the job

• Emergency duties (including emergency work carried out during or arising from on-call)
• Attending: The post holder will be responsible for about 7.5 attending weeks per year, with clinical responsibility for acute oncology care in inpatient, ambulatory care, 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. Core MDTs for the post holder will include germ cell, head and neck and NET MDTs and ad hoc availability for the GOSH joint children's MDT; the radiotherapy MDT; the molecular MDT and any other specialist MDT at the post holders discretion. There are additional requirements to attend psychosocial MDTs in paediatrics and separately in TYA, to advocate for own patients.
• Outpatient clinics. The post holder will conduct at least 2 clinics per week. One clinic will be dedicated to PBT and radiotherapy support and one in general oncology. A monthly joint clinic will provide paediatric oncology support for thyroid malignancies.
• Administration directly related to the above (including but not limited to referrals & notes)

Supporting activities include:

• Subspecialty Service Development
• Undergraduate teaching and examining
• Postgraduate teaching
• Educational supervisor to trainees (pending accreditation as an Educational Supervisor)
• Personal CPD

Person Specification Knowledge and Qualifications

• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practise
• Subspecialty training in Paediatric Oncology or MRCPCH or equivalent
• On GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of attainment of CST in Paediatric at date of interview
• APLS provider
• A higher degree, MSc, MD, PhD or equivalent
• CESR qualification - where relevant

Experience

• Experience in safeguarding
• Senior clinical experience in managing teenage cancer
• Experience in supportive care of patients undergoing radiotherapy
• Membership/ Participation in national CCLG groups
• Level 3 safeguarding training
• Independent management of new paediatric oncology patients

Skills and Abilities

• Evidence of ability to work effectively within MDTs
• Experience of clinical management of complex patients
• Familiarity with EPR

Values

• Demonstrate ability to meet Trust Values of safety, kindness, teamwork and improving

Communication

• Fluent English - written and spoken
• Advanced communications course

Personal and People Development

• Experience in working within MDTs
• Experience of working with external networks

Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion

• Demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties

Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by:

• Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control. Completing all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control. Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday

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

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

3 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

309-UCLH-6917

Job locations

University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre