Overview
The Royal Marsden GI team is looking for a Locum Consultant Medical Oncologist to join our Sutton site. The core team consists of four consultants, with two specialising in upper GI cancers and two in lower GI cancers.
Responsibilities
* Supervise (clinical and educational supervision) doctors in training in the GI team and undertake teaching as appropriate.
* Attend unit-specific MDMs, clinics and departmental meetings.
* Lead inpatient board rounds and reviews on the designated days.
* Participate in and support the multidisciplinary care team, including Medical Oncologists, Clinical Oncologists, Surgeons, junior team members, Specialist Nursing Staff, Therapists, Dietitian, Social Worker, Palliative Care and Counselling for patients and families.
On-call and Acute Oncology Service
* Play a pivotal role in the Acute Oncology Service at Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust and the GI service at The RMH for all patients.
* Participate in RMH out-of-hours medical oncology consultant on-call rota.
* Support the AOS service at Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust, including:
o Management of acutely unwell medical patients
o Management of patients in the Clinical Assessment Unit
o Leadership in coordinating and integrating patient care with surrounding Trusts for emergency and elective care
o Telephone support to the Royal Marsden Macmillan Hotline
o Development of inpatient management for long-stay medical patients
o Key role in junior doctor educational development and leadership
About the Royal Marsden
The Royal Marsden is a world leader in cancer research, treatment and education. Together with our academic partner, The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), we are the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe and the only NIHR Biomedical Research Centre specialising in cancer in the UK.
Our mission is to contribute to cancer research and treatment so that more people are cured and quality of life is improved for those with cancer. We champion change and improvement in cancer care through research, education and leading-edge treatment.
Context and Environment
We have a reputation for delivering high quality performance. We were ranked joint first in the CQC national inpatient survey results, above average in national cancer patient experience survey and first amongst teaching hospitals in the UK for staff survey results. Predominantly the Trust’s workload is from within the South West and West London Cancer Networks, with a high out-of-area referral rate for rare cancers and complex cases. The Trust operates a shared care model with St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust for paediatric cancer.
Application information
Please see the attached Job description and person specification for full job details. This is available to download at any time.
This advert closes on Saturday 27 Sep 2025.
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