Locum Consultant Paediatric & Adolescent Oncologist Late Effects

Locum Consultant Paediatric & Adolescent Oncologist with Late Effects NHS Medical & Dental:
Consultant

Main area Paediatric Oncology Grade NHS Medical & Dental:
Consultant Contract Fixed term: 11 months (maternity leave cover to contract-end-date 31-08-2027) Hours Part time - 7 sessions per week Job
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Site University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre Town London Salary £113,565 - £150,569 p.a. + London weighting, pro-rata (on-call Cat A 5%) Salary period Yearly Closing 21/07/2026 23:59

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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 a fixed term position of 12 months to cover Maternity leave.

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.

CV required for application.

• Emergency duties (including emergency work carried out during or arising from on-call)
• On-Call:
  Contribute to the CYPCS acute on-call rota. 1:7 consultant on call for paediatric oncology and 1:7 weekends with ward rounds on site each day; subsequently on call from home with return if necessary.
• Attending:
  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. Expected to conduct a minimum of 2 formal ward rounds per week.
• Multi-disciplinary meetings and other meetings that relate directly to patient care including the late effects MDT. Additional requirement to attend psychosocial MDTs in paediatrics and separately in TYA, particularly when “attending” to advocate for own patients.
• Outpatient clinics:
  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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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:

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