Job Description

The appointee will be expected to develop a significant interest in colorectal oncology delivering radiotherapy and systemic therapy. There are 5 clinical oncology consultant posts working in this team currently, Professor M Saunders and Drs. Noo Alam, Claire Arthur, Vicky Lavin and Peter Mbanu. The successful applicant will join this consultant body covering Colorectal malignancies.



The group has a very active clinical research programme and are supported by clinical research fellows, specialist registrars, advanced clinical practitioners, research nurses and radiographers, clinical nurse specialists, physicists and clinical trials coordinators. There is currently collaborative working within both the Lower GI medical and clinical oncology research teams which the successful applicant will be expected to participate in. The group meet regularly to discuss research, team structure and to maintain effective team working. The post holder will be actively involved in delivering all aspects of radiotherapy and will be encouraged to engage with teams supporting SABR, Proton or MR Linac development.



The well supported team structure and ethos facilitates cross-cover of clinical work. Training/mentorship can be provided if required. The radiotherapy department equipment includes IMRT, IGRT and 4-D adaptive. The Christie does have a Brachytherapy service however this is not required for this role.



The post holder will be expected to take on leadership, training and management roles as an active member of the Clinical Oncology department. Examples include: being a Chair of a clinial committee, Clinical Lead of a clinical pathway or clinical representative at Trust meetings.