Clinical Oncology Registrar
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustPortsmouth, South East
Overview
This is a NHS role (fixed-term) with Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust based in Portsmouth. The advertised salary is £67,325. Applications close on 13 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
Fixed Term - 9 months The post holder will provide safe, timely and compassionate care for adults with cancer, working within the Clinical Oncology te...
Assess and manage patients in outpatient clinics, inpatient
areas and acute oncology settings within agreed competence and supervision
arrangements.
Take appropriate clinical histories, undertake examinations, review
investigation results, formulate differential diagnoses and agree management
plans with senior clinicians.
Support delivery of radiotherapy pathways, including patient assessment,
consent where appropriately trained and authorised, treatment planning,
contouring, prescription preparation, verification, on-treatment review and
management of treatment-related toxicity.
Support systemic anti-cancer therapy pathways, including assessment of
treatment fitness, review of blood results, prescribing or authorising
treatment only where appropriately trained, credentialed and working within
local governance arrangements, and management of treatment-related toxicity.
Recognise, assess and initiate management of oncological
emergencies, including neutropenic sepsis, metastatic spinal cord compression,
hypercalcaemia, superior vena cava obstruction and complications of
radiotherapy or systemic treatment, escalating promptly when required.
Contribute to safe inpatient care, ward rounds, discharge planning, treatment
escalation decisions and liaison with palliative care and other specialties.
Participate in relevant multidisciplinary team meetings and provide clear
clinical information to support treatment decision-making.
Fixed Term - 9 months
Title: Clinical
Oncology Resident Doctor
Grade: Resident Doctor
/ Trust Grade, aligned to the approved level of appointment.
Staff Group: Cancer
Services
Reports to: Frederick
Bartlett, Clinical Director
Please see attached document.
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Essential: - Qualifications; - Medical degree or equivalent.; - Full GMC registration with a licence to practise by the start date.; - Evidence of satisfactory progression and professional development appropriate to career stage.; - Completion of Foundation Training or equivalent competencies.
Desirable: - MRCP, FRCR examinations or another relevant postgraduate qualification; - Life-support or acute-care certification relevant to the duties.
Essential: - Experience assessing and managing acutely unwell patients.; - Ability to work safely within competence and seek senior support appropriately.
Desirable: - Previous Clinical Oncology, Medical Oncology, acute oncology, palliative medicine, general medicine or related specialty experience.; - Exposure to radiotherapy or SACT pathways.
How this role compares
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