Senior Clinical Fellow in Acute Oncology Job Southampton area,England UK,Doctor/Physician

Senior Clinical Fellow in Acute Oncology

The closing date is 19 January 2026

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for a detailed description of the role.

Main duties of the job

This appointment is for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Acute Oncology, based at Southampton General Hospital. You will join the Cancer Care Group (Haematology, Oncology and Supportive Care) and will participate in the urgent management of patients with haematological and oncological conditions admitted via the acute oncology unit.

The post is available for 12 months in the first instance. MRCP parts 1 and 2 are an essential requirement for this role.

You will spend the majority of your time assessing new admissions, training the nurse practitioners and providing oncology outreach to the wider hospital. There will be opportunities for you to develop other skills outside the acute oncology unit.

To undertake care of haematology and/or oncology patients presenting as an emergency and following inpatient admission. The post holder will work within the acute oncology service in close collaboration with clinical teams, specifically:

Haematology subspecialty teams
Medical oncology subspecialty teams
Clinical oncology subspecialty teams

To undertake initial assessment and clerking of patients attending acute oncology including coordination and review of investigations, decision-making regarding admissions and liaison with and referral to other clinical teams.

To initiate treatments including blood products, supportive care including non‑SACT (systemic anti‑cancer therapy) treatments, fluids, electrolytes and symptomatic therapies.

To take referrals from and undertake liaison with other clinical teams outside the care group including outreach to patients under those teams and review of cancer‑of‑unknown‑primary (CUP) patients.

To support the phone holders, advanced clinical practitioners and other members of the team in decision‑making regarding patients who have telephoned for advice.

To gain experience in undertaking procedures relevant to acute oncology, including insertion of catheters and drains, with appropriate training and supervision.

To cross-cover planned and unplanned leave of other junior doctors including where needed in other specialties within the care group.

To undertake care of patients undergoing clinical trials, showing evidence of training and understanding of Good Clinical Practice. Where required, appropriate training in clinical trial protocols will be provided.

To engage in the care group’s clinical governance programme, including, for example, audit, clinic incident reporting and quality meetings.

Attendance at the haematology and oncology clinics where time permits and subject to the interests and experience of the postholder.

If interested, to participate in the collection and analysis of local data with a view to preparing and submitting papers for publication.

You will work alongside other junior clinical fellows, Foundation Year doctors, Foundation Fellowship doctors, Internal Medicine Trainees, Higher Specialist Trainees and Specialty Doctors in haematology and oncology within a supportive, approachable team structure including ward nurses, advanced clinical practitioners, clinical nurse specialists and the wider subspecialty medical teams.

Qualifications and training

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
GMC registration with a licence to practise
MRCP Part 1
MRCP PACES

Previous or relevant experience

Appropriate knowledge base, and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
Internal Medicine experience for at least 12 months, OR
Clinical Haematology experience for at least 6 months OR
Oncology experience for at least 6 months
6 months experience of working as a doctor in the NHS
Publications and presentations relating to haematology and/or oncology
Participation in service improvement projects

Aptitudes and skills

Evidence and ability to work effectively in multi‑professional teams
Understanding of equality and diversity and how this affects patients, visitors and staff
Evidence and ability to communicate and liaise…


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