Consultant Medical Oncology - Breast
The closing date is 08 September 2025
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
Employer details
Employer name
The Christie NHS FT
Address
Medical Oncology - E00251
Manchester
M20 4BX
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