Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust • Canterbury CT1 3NG
About this role
This is a new post within the Kent Oncology Centre, based at Canterbury, providing services to patients from both East Kent.
The post holder will join our team of medical and clinical oncologists to take a major interest in Breast. We have a well-established oncology research department, providing the opportunity for the post holder to run and develop clinical trials.
Duties of this post will be to support the consultant service across a range of tumour types
Attending Consultant led out-patient clinics, and undertaking related admin and chemotherapy prescribing.
Review of patients attending for chemotherapy and radiotherapy if required by nursing or radiography staff. Teaching of SHOs and medical students.
Involvement in clinical governance and audit activities.
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 and 2024 NHS Staff Survey.
We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.
Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.
Looking for flexible working?
We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether it’s adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.
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Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package
- Generous annual leaveentitlement
- Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme, with a employer contribution of 23.7% and life assurance benefits
- Blue Light cardeligibility
- And more, additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below
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Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check atEnhanced Level.(Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children). If a role involves regulated activity and requires a DBS check with a barred list check, you cannot apply if you are on the barred list.
All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date has been agreed.
This advert closes on Thursday 11 Jun 2026