Consultant Oncologist - Breast & Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary

To ensure the continued delivery of high-quality Oncological care to patients within thetrust and to contribute to the further development of the service.The appointee will be Lead Medical Oncology Consultant for Breast & Hepatico-Pancreatico-Biliary Cancers. Like most cancer units and centres, there has been a steady rise in the number of patients being referred for treatment of these malignancies and anincrease in the use of multiple lines of chemotherapy, including the expansion in the useof monoclonal antibodies and other newer agents. The appointee will be expected tomaintain and enhance the multidisciplinary management of patients with thesemalignancies, to increase entry of patients into clinical trials and to expand the service asrequired to meet patient's needs.

The appointed consultant would be expected to contribute to the on-going service improvement programme developing: