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Job overview

Applications are invited for a Locum Consultant Paediatric Oncologist post at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, with an interest in Solid and CNS Tumours.

The Oak Centre for Children and Young People is one of the largest comprehensive children’s cancer centres in Europe, and with St George’s hospital is the Joint principal treatment centre for children and young people with cancer in London in the South Thames area. It is also home to one of Europe’s largest and leading drug development programmes in paediatric oncology. We also have one of the largest stem cell transplant services for patients with malignant disease in the UK.  The Children’s and Young People’s Unit at The Royal Marsden is fully integrated with all adult oncology specialities and enjoys the benefits of co-location with The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) on our Sutton site.

Main duties of the job

 The Children’s and Young People’s Unit has an excellent, well established paediatric oncology nursing service and there is excellent multidisciplinary care with well-developed integrated psychosocial, educational and family support. The Clinical oncology services are on-site and provide innovative radiotherapy therapies.

The appointee will be expected with colleagues to provide care for patients with solid tumours and brain tumours. The post will be predominantly based at the Sutton site with attending commitments at both Sutton and St George’s hospital.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.