Job summaryThis is a 6 month fixed-term locum appointment, based at the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC) in Northwood and Northwick Park Hospital (NPH) in Harrow, part of the London North West University Hospitals Trust (LNWUHT). The post comprises 10 programmed activities (PAs) and an on-call commitment.
The post holder will contribute to the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred urological and GI oncology care across Northwick Park Hospital and MVCC. They will be responsible for specialist outpatient care, participation in MDT meetings and the safe delivery of both SACT and radiotherapy. They will also be expected to contribute to teaching and training across the multidisciplinary workforce; and will engage fully in directorate-level clinical governance activities including audit, incident review, quality improvement, and adherence to Trust and national cancer standards.
Main duties of the job- Maintenance of high-quality patient centered care
- Shared responsibility for the day-to-day management of the service
- Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary service
- Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings and directorate clinical governance activity
- Delivery and development of SACT administration
- Active participation in continuing medical education
- Active participation in trial research activities
About usAt East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
DetailsDate posted: 03 September 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 6 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 361-M&D-8195388
Job locations: Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Rickmansworth Road, Northwood, HA6 2RN, United Kingdom
Job responsibilitiesIn the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssentialDesirableExperienceEssentialDesirableSkillsEssentialKnowledgeEssentialOther RequirementEssentialDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. 
