Consultant Oncologist SI Brain, Lung, CUP | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£113,565 - £150,569 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Ipswich, IP4 5PD
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	4 Aug 2026
Closing date:	3 Sept 2026

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Summary

An opportunity has arisen to join our team at Ipswich Hospital. We are inviting applications for a Consultant Clinical Oncologist with a special interest in Brain, Lung and CUP.

Applicants will have completed CCT or equivalent (Portfolio Pathway) and must be on the Specialist Register.

All consultants in the department have a continuing and individual responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and a general responsibility to provide, in conjunction with their colleagues, an effective service to meet the needs of local people within the resources available.

The postholder will:

• Work with colleagues to provide a consultant-led service with the highest standards of care

• Work with the multi-professional team to develop care pathways and clinical guidelines

• Develop and maintain good working practices within wards, outpatients and A&E

• Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues in tertiary centres, community services and primary care

• Offer support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary team

At ESNEFT we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities. Flexible working options will be considered for all roles in line with service needs.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is thatTime Matters. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause delays for our staff and patients.

We have invested in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This will transform life at ESNEFT for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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The key duties and responsibilities are:

• General responsibilities including participation in the consultant on-call rota. This is a 1 in 8 Consultant on-call and is categorised as Class B. Out of hours resident doctor cover for the ward is covered by the general medical on-call team

• Consultants support the daily board round and weekly MDT ward rounds

• AOS service 08.00-18.00 Monday–Friday, led by ACP’s and Nurse Specialists who are supported by Oncologists

• Specialist clinics

• Outpatient clinics

• Operating as per specialty

• Teaching

• Other care of inpatients or outpatients

• Clinical and other administration as required by agreement

• Teaching and training of junior staff and undergraduates

• Participation in clinical governance

This advert closes on Tuesday 25 Aug 2026

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