Job summary
Fixed term - 12 months

The post holder will provide safe, timely and compassionate care for adults with cancer, working within the Clinical Oncology team under appropriate consultant supervision. The role will support assessment, investigation, treatment and ongoing management across outpatient, inpatient and acute settings, including radiotherapy, systemic anti-cancer therapy and supportive care appropriate to the post holder's competence and authorised scope of practice. The post is deliberately generic and may support one or more tumour-site teams according to service need. Duties, supervision and clinical autonomy will be matched to the post holder's training, previous experience and demonstrated competencies.

Main duties of the job

• Assess and manage patients in outpatient clinics, inpatient areas and acute oncology settings within agreed competence and supervision arrangements.
• Take appropriate clinical histories, undertake examinations, review investigation results, formulate differential diagnoses and agree management plans with senior clinicians.
• Support delivery of radiotherapy pathways, including patient assessment, consent where appropriately trained and authorised, treatment planning, contouring, prescription preparation, verification, on-treatment review and management of treatment-related toxicity.
• Support systemic anti-cancer therapy pathways, including assessment of treatment fitness, review of blood results, prescribing or authorising treatment only where appropriately trained, credentialed and working within local governance arrangements, and management of treatment-related toxicity.
• Recognise, assess and initiate management of oncological emergencies, including neutropenic sepsis, metastatic spinal cord compression, hypercalcaemia, superior vena cava obstruction and complications of radiotherapy or systemic treatment, escalating promptly when required.
• Contribute to safe inpatient care, ward rounds, discharge planning, treatment escalation decisions and liaison with palliative care and other specialties.
• Participate in relevant multidisciplinary team meetings and provide clear clinical information to support treatment decision-making.

About us
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

Details
Date posted: 30 October 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Doctor - other
Salary: £67,325 a year
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: REF2714F
Closing date: 13 November 2026

Job responsibilities
Fixed term - 12 months
Title: Clinical Oncology Resident Doctor
Grade: Resident Doctor / Trust Grade, aligned to the approved level of appointment.
Staff Group: Cancer Services
Reports to: Frederick Bartlett, Clinical Director
Please refer to attached document.

Qualifications
Essential

• Medical degree or equivalent.
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise by the start date.
• Evidence of satisfactory progression and professional development appropriate to career stage.
• Completion of Foundation Training or equivalent competencies.

Desirable

• MRCP, FRCR examinations or another relevant postgraduate qualification.
• Life-support or acute-care certification relevant to the duties.

Experience
Essential

• Experience assessing and managing acutely unwell patients.
• Ability to work safely within competence and seek senior support appropriately.

Desirable

• Previous Clinical Oncology, Medical Oncology, acute oncology, palliative medicine, general medicine or related specialty experience.
• Exposure to radiotherapy or SACT pathways.

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. 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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Address: Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 3LY, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical Director
Freddie Bartlett
frederick.bartlett@nhs.net

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