Job reference: 262115
Salary: Specialty Doctor - 2022 (£64,158 - £99,975)
Job closing date: 26/10/2026
Job Type: Medical and Dental
Location: Western General Hospital
Employment type: Fixed-term
Hours Per Week: 40
Job posted date: 12/10/2026
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
Department: Oncology
NHS LothianNHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.
To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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Entry Criteria for a Specialty Doctor:A doctor appointed to this grade:
- shall have full registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council (GMC);
- shall have completed at least four years’ full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a less than full-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme or specialty registrar locum appointment for training (LAT);
- shall have equivalent training, experience or competencies, either in the UK or overseas.
Applications are welcome for the above Fixed Term, full time (40 hours per week) post based in Western General Hospital.
Job Title: Specialty Doctor in Oncology – Breast Medical OncologyDepartment: OncologyBase: Edinburgh Cancer Centre, Western General Hospital, EdinburghContract: Fixed term – 18-monthsPost Summary:This is a fixed term 18-month full-time Specialty Doctor post, in Breast Cancer.
There are 900 new incidences of breast cancer each year in Lothian of which 70% are HR+/HER2ve. The University of Edinburgh and NHS Lothian require additional breast cancer workforce to be able to deal with the significantly increased workload to provide high level service, patient satisfaction and patient improved outcomes. To address the existing capacity constraints, it has been identified that the addition of a Specialist Doctor within the breast cancer medical oncology service will enhance system robustness, particularly with the expansion of innovative therapies. Timely intervention in cases of early Breast Cancer often results in a higher probability of successful treatment and a reduction in mortality rates. As such, we envisage that the inclusion of a Specialist Doctor to support the breast cancer medical oncology service. There will be a 70% NHS clinical commitment delivering weekly clinics and 30% academic commitments both under consultant supervision.
The Breast Medical Oncology Cancer team consists of the following oncologists:
- Dr Olga Oikonomidou,
- Dr Larry Hayward,
- Dr Caroline Michie,
- Dr Peter Hall,
- Dr Monica Szabo,
- Dr Grace Ding,
- Dr Xia Ren,
- Dr Sarah Slater,
- Dr Hala Shareef.
The breast medical oncology service is responsible for treatment of patients from across the SCAN region. There is a weekly MDT and multiple new patient and follow-up clinics at the Western General Hospital where oncology patients from Lothian (not West) are seen, with other clinics running across the SCAN region at St John’s Hospital, Livingston; Queen Margaret Hospital, Fife (QMH), Borders General Hospital and Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary (DGRI).
The successful candidate will be based at WGH. There will be no requirement to work at any other sites.
More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.
For an informal discussion please contact:
Dr Moray Kyle, Clinical Director, Oncology – moray.kyle@nhs.scotDr Lesley Dawson, Associate Medical Director, Cancer Services – Lesley.dawson@nhs.scotDr Olga Oikonomidou, Academic Consultant Medical Oncologist and Breast Cancer Translational Research Lead University of Edinburgh – olga.oikonomidou@ed.ac.ukIf viewing from an external site, please visit https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk for a job pack detailing the minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply.
We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally.
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***
NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. 