Job summaryRight to work: We actively promote diversity and inclusion. This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. We recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Skilled Worker sponsorship will be assigned in line with Trust procedure. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visaThis post presents a unique and exciting leadership opportunity for a suitably qualified individual to drive a forward-thinking, expanding cancer service within the Breast oncology teams at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre of excellence.
Alongside a comprehensive programme of core clinical activity, the postholder will play a key role in the further development and full implementation of an innovative patient-initiated follow-up pathway for breast oncology patients. Already designed and successfully piloted, the pathway represents a transformation of traditional follow-up models, with an emphasis on personalised, needs-led care, digital enablement and supported self-management.
The successful candidate will contribute to embedding and scaling this approach, helping to improve patient experience, optimise service efficiency and support alignment with national priorities for survivorship and service redesign. The post offers an exciting opportunity to help deliver forward-thinking care within a progressive and collaborative multidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the jobAn opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified individual to join the team at the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.
Alongside a comprehensive programme of core clinical activity, the postholder will play a key role in the further development and full implementation of an innovative patient-initiated follow-up pathway for breast oncology patients. Already designed and successfully piloted, the pathway represents a transformation of traditional follow-up models, with an emphasis on personalised, needs-led care, digital enablement and supported self-management.
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is a specialist Trust delivering treatment to patients across Cheshire and Merseyside and the Isle of Man with both solid tumour and Haemato-Oncology malignancies.
The Breast team are based across the four sectors of the region served by the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre. The post will be split across 2 main sites at the brand new state-of -the-art Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Liverpool and at our Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Wirral , with an opportunity for some remote working.
We are looking for an experienced Oncologist who is enthusiastic, flexible, hard-working and a good team player. You must have existing GMC registration to apply for this role. Any candidate who is unable or does not wish to work full-time is eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content should be discussed on a personal basis with the Associate Medical Director.
About usThe Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.We are -- Kind
- Empowered
- Responsible
- Inclusive
DetailsDate posted14 August 2026
Pay schemeHospital medical and dental staff
GradeConsultant
Salary£113,565 to £150,569 a year
per annum
ContractPermanent
Working patternFull-time,
Flexible working,
Home or remote working
Reference number158-26-178-CON
Job locationsThe Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool
65 Pembroke Place
Liverpool
L7 8YA
United Kingdom
Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.Job description
Job responsibilitiesPlease see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- Full and Specialist registration (as well as a license to practice) with the General Medical Council (GMC), or be eligible for registration within six months of interview
- FRCR (or equivalent)
- Applicants who are UK trained must also be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or be within six months of award of CCT by the date of interview. Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT via CESR/Article 14
Desirable- Higher degree of PhD or MD by postgraduate thesis (or evidence of equivalent research training/experience)
- Relevant certificate of training in communication
Clinical ExperienceEssential- Experience of specialist training in the management of Breast malignancies Experience managing patients on clinical trials
- Experience of clinical audit
Desirable- Post-CCT experience in management of Breast
TeachingEssential- Ability to teach all grades of clinical staff, including those in training
- Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
- Experience of supervising medical trainees
Management and Administrative ExperienceEssential- Insight into managing and leading clinical teams
- Experience and evidence of service improvement
- Experience and evidence of collaborative work across clinical network groups and in multidisciplinary teams
- Development of clinical pathways
Desirable- Experience of budget management
Person Specification
QualificationsEssential- Full and Specialist registration (as well as a license to practice) with the General Medical Council (GMC), or be eligible for registration within six months of interview
- FRCR (or equivalent)
- Applicants who are UK trained must also be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or be within six months of award of CCT by the date of interview. Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT via CESR/Article 14
Desirable- Higher degree of PhD or MD by postgraduate thesis (or evidence of equivalent research training/experience)
- Relevant certificate of training in communication
Clinical ExperienceEssential- Experience of specialist training in the management of Breast malignancies Experience managing patients on clinical trials
- Experience of clinical audit
Desirable- Post-CCT experience in management of Breast
TeachingEssential- Ability to teach all grades of clinical staff, including those in training
- Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
- Experience of supervising medical trainees
Management and Administrative ExperienceEssential- Insight into managing and leading clinical teams
- Experience and evidence of service improvement
- Experience and evidence of collaborative work across clinical network groups and in multidisciplinary teams
- Development of clinical pathways
Desirable- Experience of budget management
Disclosure 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.
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications 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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure 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.
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications 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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer detailsEmployer nameThe Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT
AddressThe Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool
65 Pembroke Place
Liverpool
L7 8YA
United Kingdom
Employer's websitehttps://www.clatterbridgecc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer detailsEmployer nameThe Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT
AddressThe Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool
65 Pembroke Place
Liverpool
L7 8YA
United Kingdom
Employer's websitehttps://www.clatterbridgecc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact detailsFor questions about the job, contact:General Manager
Fiona Courtnell
fiona.courtnell@nhs.net
DetailsDate posted14 August 2026
Pay schemeHospital medical and dental staff
GradeConsultant
Salary£113,565 to £150,569 a year
per annum
ContractPermanent
Working patternFull-time,
Flexible working,
Home or remote working
Reference number158-26-178-CON
Job locationsThe Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool
65 Pembroke Place
Liverpool
L7 8YA
United Kingdom
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