Locum Consultant in Lung Cancer and Respiratory Medicine

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Locum Consultant in Respiratory Medicine to provide maternity cover within the Respiratory Department, with a particular focus on Lung Cancer services.

This part-time post (5 Programmed Activities) offers an exciting opportunity to join a progressive and innovative Lung Cancer team delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across Oxfordshire. The successful candidate will support the diagnosis, assessment and management of patients with suspected and confirmed lung cancer, contributing to specialist clinics, multidisciplinary team working, and rapid diagnostic pathways.

The post holder will work within a department that has established the nationally recognised Rapid Evaluation and Diagnostic Services (REDS) pathway and plays a leading role in the development of community diagnostic services. The team works closely with Thoracic Surgery colleagues and provides access to a broad range of advanced diagnostic and interventional respiratory procedures.

The successful applicant will contribute to the continued development of lung cancer services across the Trust, helping to improve access to care, reduce inequalities in health outcomes, and support earlier diagnosis of lung cancer, particularly for patients living in the north of Oxfordshire.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Lung Cancer team at OUH. The lung cancer team are similarly forward thinking implementing the nationally recognised REDS cancer pathway at the local CDC. OUH leads work aligned to deliver novel pathways incorporating AI and nodule follow up, and will be implementing a Lung Health Check Programme.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Locum Consultant in Respiratory Medicine to provide maternity cover within the Respiratory Department, with a particular focus on Lung Cancer services.

This part-time post (5 Programmed Activities) offers an exciting opportunity to join a progressive and innovative Lung Cancer team delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across Oxfordshire. The successful candidate will support the diagnosis, assessment and management of patients with suspected and confirmed lung cancer, contributing to specialist clinics, multidisciplinary team working, and rapid diagnostic pathways.

The post holder will work within a department that has established the nationally recognised Rapid Evaluation and Diagnostic Services (REDS) pathway and plays a leading role in the development of community diagnostic services. The team works closely with Thoracic Surgery colleagues and provides access to a broad range of advanced diagnostic and interventional respiratory procedures.

The successful applicant will contribute to the continued development of lung cancer services across the Trust, helping to improve access to care, reduce inequalities in health outcomes, and support earlier diagnosis of lung cancer, particularly for patients living in the north of Oxfordshire.

This post provides an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking respiratory department involved in service innovation, pathway redesign, implementation of AI-supported lung nodule follow-up programmes, and the development of future Lung Health Check services.

The role is ideally suited to a consultant with an interest in lung cancer and respiratory medicine who is committed to delivering high-quality clinical care and working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.