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Verify your eligibility with the employer even if sponsorship is offered. This position comes with a certificate of sponsorship for qualified international candidates, but applicants must confirm their specific visa requirements and work permit eligibility directly with Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust before applying.
Job Details
Company: Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Torbay Hospital, Newton Road, Torquay, TQ2 7AA
Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 per annum
Schedule: Full-time
Employment Type: Permanent
Language: English
Education: Clinical experience
Experience: Qualifications and training
Application Deadline: The closing date is 28 January 2026
Job Summary
Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust is offering the opportunity to combine a rewarding job in oncology with an unrivalled lifestyle in the heart of one of the most beautiful areas of the country. We are looking to recruit a clinical oncologist with a particular interest in breast with flexibility on a second tumour site.
The successful applicant will be joining a team of 12 consultants, 1 specialist doctor and 6 specialty doctors/registrars. This represents an excellent opportunity for an experienced oncologist to develop their career in a supportive environment while enjoying the exceptional quality of life that Devon has to offer.
Main Duties of the Job
We are seeking an individual with a particular interest in breast to join our team at Torbay as a substantive clinical oncology consultant. As a department we recognise that individual job satisfaction and achieving a healthy work/life balance is vital to maintaining a successful oncology teams for the future so we would encourage any interested applicant to visit our department where we can discuss how this role could fit your needs.
You will be expected to join the senior medical team in running outpatient clinics, supporting patients having day case cancer treatment and contribute to supporting unplanned care for cancer patients with the acute oncology team in addition to the following responsibilities:
- Take ownership for and deliver your own site-specific workload
- Contribute to the medical leadership, management and innovation within Oncology services
- Offer support and training to all non-consultant grade doctors within the unit
- Promote inter-disciplinary working in the department and across the hospital
- Ensure that current standards and evidence-based practice are applied
- Participate in clinical audit program, including both departmental and multidisciplinary audit
- Contribute to research and innovative practice within oncology
About Us
Torbay and South Devon’s operational delivery model starts with all teams being aligned to Care Groups, compromising of Planned Care, Medical and Urgent Care, Families and Communities, Children’s Family Health Devon and Non-Clinical. Within these Care Groups are sub-divisions which represent all our services.
Our department, Non-Surgical Cancer Services reports to the Cancer and Clinical Support Services Division and the wider Planned Care, Care Group. Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is one of four hospitals providing non-surgical cancer treatment within Devon and Cornwall (Royal Devon University Healthcare Foundation Trust, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Foundation Trust, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust.)
Systemic Anti-Cancer treatment and Radiotherapy is administered in all these sites. The oncology department at Torbay Hospital is concentrated on one site and boasts two linear accelerators, a chemotherapy day unit and a team of highly experienced cancer nurse specialists with independent clinics.
In addition to this, we have a successful cancer clinical trials team with a varied commercial and non-commercial portfolio. The Trust is committed to providing high-quality cancer services and continuous professional development for all our staff.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential:
- Full registration with the GMC licence to practice
- Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists/Royal College Physicians (or equivalent qualification)
- Completion of higher specialist training in Clinical Oncology
- Entry onto the Specialist Register
Desirable:
- Higher degree
Clinical Experience
Essential:
- Able and experienced to run a SACT service and radiotherapy service for a major tumour site and one other tumour site
- Able to offer expert clinical opinion
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Good communication skills
Desirable:
- Experience in clinical trials
Specific Skills
Essential:
- Ability to organise a practice in an efficient manner with due attention to timeliness and dealing with administration and enquiries
Desirable:
- Management experience
- Interested in taking on a management role
- Governance experience
Teaching/Research Experience
Essential:
- Support junior medical staff
- Experience of audit
Desirable:
- Experience of research and ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice
- Publication in peer reviewed journals
Personal Attributes
Essential:
- Honesty and reliability
- Willingness to work flexibly according to the needs of the service, observing national trust and departmental guidelines
- Ability to work in a team
- Enquiring, critical, approach to work
- Caring attitude to patients
- Ability to communication effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other professional staff and agencies
How to Apply
Apply Instructions: Apply via NHS Jobs website.
For international applicants requiring sponsorship:
- Verify your eligibility for UK work visa with the employer
- Prepare required documentation including proof of qualifications and experience
- Contact the hiring manager for any preliminary questions about the sponsorship process
li>Ensure you have current GMC registration or equivalent
Additional Information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.
Employer Details
Employer name: Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Torbay Hospital, Newton Road, Torquay, TQ2 7AA
Employer’s website: https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Contact: For questions about the job, contact Amy McBride (Operational Manager) at amy.mcbride2@nhs.net or 01803655558
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Supporting Documents
Job description.pdf (PDF, 768 KB)
Person specification.pdf (PDF, 33 KB)