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Job Summary
This post is for 8 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week on a substantive contract to work within the Medical Oncology Breast Disease Group.The outpatient clinics will be held at The Christie main site and Bolton satellite center. The MDTs are held at Bolton but will be attended remotely.The Medical Oncologist appointed will work with the Breast team to provide a comprehensive clinical service for breast patients. This includes patients in the outpatient, inpatient and ambulatory settings, and SACT whilst also providing Medical Oncology input to the Breast MDT.The Breast Disease Group, Chaired by Dr Anne Armstrong and Dr Vivek Misra currently consists of 12 Clinical and 10 Medical Oncologists. These oncologists manage all of the breast cancers diagnosed within the Greater Manchester and Cheshire Cancer Network, with many oncologists delivering a peripheral service through MDTs and clinics. Systemic therapy is delivered centrally or given to patients at peripheral or outreach clinics according to agreed protocols. Radiotherapy is delivered at The Christie or at satellite units in Salford, Oldham and Macclesfield.
Job Summary
This post is for 8 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week on a substantive contract to work within the Medical Oncology Breast Disease Group.The outpatient clinics will be held at The Christie main site and Bolton satellite center. The MDTs are held at Bolton but will be attended remotely.The Medical Oncologist appointed will work with the Breast team to provide a comprehensive clinical service for breast patients. This includes patients in the outpatient, inpatient and ambulatory settings, and SACT whilst also providing Medical Oncology input to the Breast MDT.The Breast Disease Group, Chaired by Dr Anne Armstrong and Dr Vivek Misra currently consists of 12 Clinical and 10 Medical Oncologists. These oncologists manage all of the breast cancers diagnosed within the Greater Manchester and Cheshire Cancer Network, with many oncologists delivering a peripheral service through MDTs and clinics. Systemic therapy is delivered centrally or given to patients at peripheral or outreach clinics according to agreed protocols. Radiotherapy is delivered at The Christie or at satellite units in Salford, Oldham and Macclesfield.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will be expected to develop a significant interest in Breast oncology delivering systemic therapy. Undertaking clinic duties at the Withington site and our peripheral centre at Bolton.This year the whole Medical Oncology team will see around 940 New patients and around 14,000 Follow up patients through the Breast team clinics.All Disease Group consultants work as part of a multi-disciplinary team supporting the delivery of this work including Nurse Clinicians, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Clinical Fellows, Specialist Trainees, Pharmacists and Research NursesThe Disease Group has a strong emphasis on research with an active systemic therapy and radiotherapy trial portfolio supported by 7 Research Nurses and 5 Clinical Trial Administrators. The Breast Disease Research Sub-group has a 6-weekly business meeting to which all members of the Disease Group are invited.The post holder will be actively involved in delivering all aspects of systemic therapy. The well supported team structure and ethos facilitates cross-cover of clinical work.There is collaborative working within both the breast medical oncology research teams which the successful applicant will be expected to participate in.
About Us
The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.
Details
Date posted
18 August 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
413-MD-C2025-24354-LP
Job locations
Medical Oncology - E00251
Manchester
M20 4BX
Job Description
Job responsibilities
The timetable below is indicative and will be confirmed on commencement in post.
It is the requirement of the Trust that all new consultant colleagues must have 0.25 SPAs within their job plan to support Trust appraisal and supervision requirements. This can either be as appraiser or a supervisor for medical staff or Advanced clinical Practitioners.
AM
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
09:00-
12:30
NWD
Clinic
Main site
1PA
Bolton MDT (remote)/Ward round (alternate weeks)
0.5 PA
SPA
0.5 PA
Clinic
Main site
1PA
Clinic
Bolton
1PA
PM
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
13:00-17:00
NWD
SPA
1PA
Clinic
Main site
1PA
SPA
1PA
Admin
1PA
NB This timetable is indicative
Job Plan PA Summary
Total PAs Direct Clinical Care (DCC)
5.5
Out-Patient clinics
4
MDT
0.5
Administration
1
Supporting Professional Activities (SPA)
2.5
Supervision role (minimum 0.25 must be allocated)
0.25
(including training, CPD, teaching, audit, clinical governance, research, appraisal, revalidation and clinical management)
2.25
Total Programmed Activities (PAs)
8
On call Commitments
This role does require participation in the on-call rota. Consultants in the department share in an on-call rota that involves a commitment to a full week in every twenty weeks. This covers the Specialist Registrar who is second on-call. The on-call consultant provides a post-take ward round each morning to review all newly admitted patients, and any sick patients escalated by the team. This takes place seven days per week. Given the low frequency of on-call (1:20) the PAs associated with the predictable element of weekend on-call work form part of the job plan rather than time in lieu. This may be reviewed in the future if requirements for on-call change.
The post holder will have access to office accommodation with computer, intranet and internet and admin/secretarial support.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
The timetable below is indicative and will be confirmed on commencement in post.
It is the requirement of the Trust that all new consultant colleagues must have 0.25 SPAs within their job plan to support Trust appraisal and supervision requirements. This can either be as appraiser or a supervisor for medical staff or Advanced clinical Practitioners.
AM
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
09:00-
12:30
NWD
Clinic
Main site
1PA
Bolton MDT (remote)/Ward round (alternate weeks)
0.5 PA
SPA
0.5 PA
Clinic
Main site
1PA
Clinic
Bolton
1PA
PM
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
13:00-17:00
NWD
SPA
1PA
Clinic
Main site
1PA
SPA
1PA
Admin
1PA
NB This timetable is indicative
Job Plan PA Summary
Total PAs Direct Clinical Care (DCC)
5.5
Out-Patient clinics
4
MDT
0.5
Administration
1
Supporting Professional Activities (SPA)
2.5
Supervision role (minimum 0.25 must be allocated)
0.25
(including training, CPD, teaching, audit, clinical governance, research, appraisal, revalidation and clinical management)
2.25
Total Programmed Activities (PAs)
8
On call Commitments
This role does require participation in the on-call rota. Consultants in the department share in an on-call rota that involves a commitment to a full week in every twenty weeks. This covers the Specialist Registrar who is second on-call. The on-call consultant provides a post-take ward round each morning to review all newly admitted patients, and any sick patients escalated by the team. This takes place seven days per week. Given the low frequency of on-call (1:20) the PAs associated with the predictable element of weekend on-call work form part of the job plan rather than time in lieu. This may be reviewed in the future if requirements for on-call change.
The post holder will have access to office accommodation with computer, intranet and internet and admin/secretarial support.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* MRCR(UK) or equivalent qualification
* Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) specialist register
Desirable
* An appropriate higher degree
Experience
Essential
* Evidence of productive ethical research relevant to oncology
* Wide experience of Oncology including Breast Cancer
* Appropriate experience across all disease groups in Medical Oncology as well as clinical trials experience (including Good Clinical Practice accreditation)
* Experience in teaching undergraduates
* Experience of clinical audit
Desirable
* Recent publications in peer-reviewed journals
* An appropriate higher degree
* Breast clinical experience
* Research experience
* Teaching experience /training
Person Specification
Essential
* Evidence of productive ethical research relevant to oncology
* Wide experience of Oncology including Breast Cancer
* Appropriate experience across all disease groups in Medical Oncology as well as clinical trials experience (including Good Clinical Practice accreditation)
* Experience in teaching undergraduates
* Experience of clinical audit
Desirable
* Recent publications in peer-reviewed journals
* An appropriate higher degree
* Breast clinical experience
* Research experience
* Teaching experience /training
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
The Christie NHS FT
Address
Medical Oncology - E00251
Manchester
M20 4BX
Employer's website
https://www.christie.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
The Christie NHS FT
Address
Medical Oncology - E00251
Manchester
M20 4BX
Employer's website
https://www.christie.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Consulting
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