Consultant Oncology Breast Cancer Sarcoma

NHS Lothian

Consultant

Oncologist in Breast Cancer Sarcoma

NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

Consultant only if applicable:

Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once CESR is awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.  

Applications are welcome for the above Permanent, full time (40 hours per week) post based in Western General Hospital.

The breast clinical oncology service is responsible for treatment of patients from across the SCAN region. There are 2 MDTs per week and multiple new patient and follow-up clinics at the Western General Hospital where oncology patients from Lothian (not West) are seen, with other clinics running across the SCAN region at St John’s Hospital, Livingston; Queen Margaret Hospital, Fife (QMH), Borders General Hospital and Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary (DGRI). Systemic treatments are delivered at all SCAN sites, with radiotherapy services being delivered centrally at the Edinburgh Cancer Centre, Western General Hospital.

More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below. 

For an informal discussion please contact:

Dr Moray Kyle

E-MAIL: Moray.Kyle@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Dr Carolyn Bedi 

carolyn.bedi@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

If viewing from an external site, please visit https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk for a job pack detailing the minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply. 

We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted.  Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally. 

***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***

Interview Date: 12 September 2024