Senior Consultant, Oncology

Job Purpose

• The Senior Consultant – Oncology will serve as one of AMCE’s most experienced practising cancer specialists, providing authoritative clinical expertise for patients with complex, high-risk, recurrent or treatment-resistant malignancies.
• The role holder will lead advanced oncology decision-making, personalised systemic treatment, multidisciplinary tumour-board reviews and the management of challenging cancer-related complications. 
• The role focuses on advanced oncology practice, expert clinical oversight of complex and high-risk cancer cases, patient safety, clinical governance, specialist mentorship, teaching and research.

Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities
Advanced Oncology Practice and Complex Case Leadership:

• Provide expert consultant-level assessment, staging, treatment and longitudinal care for patients with complex or high-risk cancers, particularly recurrent, metastatic, refractory and diagnostically challenging disease.
• Serve as a senior clinical referral, escalation and second-opinion resource for complex cases, difficult treatment decisions, severe toxicities and oncology emergencies.
• Integrate histopathology, imaging, laboratory results, molecular diagnostics, genomic profiling and relevant biomarkers into evidence-based, personalised treatment recommendations.
• Lead advanced systemic anti-cancer treatment decisions, including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, hormonal therapy and combination regimens, within approved clinical privileges and protocols.
• Provide senior judgement on treatment sequencing, risk-benefit assessment, treatment response, dose modification, resistance, disease progression and management of complex adverse effects.
• Maintain an active specialist clinical practice across relevant outpatient, inpatient and urgent-care settings, ensuring compassionate communication, shared decision-making and continuity of care.

Multidisciplinary Cancer Care and Clinical Decision-Making:

• Chair or provide authoritative senior input to complex tumour boards and, where appropriate, molecular tumour boards, resolving challenging diagnostic and treatment questions through multidisciplinary review.
• Work closely with radiation oncologists, surgeons, haematologists, pathologists, radiologists, oncology pharmacists, specialist nurses and allied professionals to integrate cancer care across specialties.
• Guide complex decisions on neoadjuvant, adjuvant, definitive, salvage, metastatic and palliative treatment pathways, taking account of current evidence, patient preferences and overall fitness.
• Ensure clear documentation and communication of tumour-board recommendations, treatment intent, consent, follow-up plans and changes in management.
• Embed timely supportive care, symptom control, psycho-oncology, rehabilitation, survivorship and palliative-care input into treatment planning, including sensitive discussions of prognosis and goals of care.

Clinical Governance, Treatment Safety and Outcomes:

• Champion current evidence-based cancer treatment standards, approved clinical pathways, robust consent practices and safe, ethical patient-centred care.
• Provide senior clinical oversight of systemic anti-cancer therapy safety, including regimen selection, prescribing safeguards, toxicity assessment, adverse-event escalation and multidisciplinary treatment verification.
• Lead or contribute to complex case reviews, morbidity and mortality meetings, clinical audits, incident investigations and improvement actions that address avoidable patient harm.
• Evaluate treatment outcomes and clinical quality indicators, including response, treatment-related toxicity, complications, unplanned admissions, survival and patient experience, with suitable clinical context and risk adjustment.
• Advise the Clinical Director, Oncology, and clinical governance committees on emerging clinical risks, protocol gaps, new evidence and opportunities to improve specialist cancer care.

Senior Clinical Mentorship, Research and Innovation:

• Provide senior specialist mentorship, clinical supervision and peer guidance to consultants, fellows, residents, medical officers and multidisciplinary oncology professionals within their scopes of practice.
• Lead advanced case conferences, grand rounds, journal clubs and educational activities that strengthen complex clinical reasoning and safe treatment decisions.
• Provide senior clinical leadership in the design, feasibility, governance and conduct of oncology research and clinical trials, safeguarding informed consent, ethics and participant safety.
• Evaluate emerging oncology therapies, precision medicine approaches, novel diagnostics and treatment technologies, supporting their responsible adoption through AMCE’s approval and governance processes.
• Contribute to publications, outcome registries, professional collaborations and academic partnerships, including relevant work with King’s College Hospital London and other research institutions.

Qualification and Experience

• Medical Degree (MBBS, MBBCh, MD or equivalent) from a recognised medical school.
• Recognised specialist fellowship, board certification or equivalent postgraduate qualification in Medical Oncology or Clinical Oncology, with advanced expertise in systemic cancer treatment.
• Current registration as a medical practitioner and specialist, together with a valid practising licence from the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), or eligibility to obtain these before commencing clinical practice in Nigeria.
• Demonstrable advanced knowledge of modern systemic anti-cancer therapy, precision oncology, biomarker-led treatment selection and multidisciplinary cancer management.
• Additional training or recognised academic qualifications in clinical trials, molecular oncology, oncology research or clinical quality improvement will be an advantage.
• Minimum of 15 years’ consultant-level clinical experience in Oncology, including substantial care of patients with complex, advanced and treatment-resistant malignancies.
• Demonstrated experience in a leading tertiary, quaternary, academic or comprehensive cancer centre with advanced systemic treatments and multidisciplinary tumour-board practice.
• A strong record of recognised senior clinical leadership, complex referral management, second opinions and expert multidisciplinary cancer treatment decisions.
• Proven clinical expertise in chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, supportive care, treatment-related toxicity and the use of molecular and genomic information to guide patient care.
• Established contributions to oncology clinical governance, quality improvement, postgraduate mentorship, research, clinical trials or scientific publications.
• International clinical experience, including specialist practice or advanced fellowship training in a recognised overseas cancer centre or academic medical institution, will be an added advantage.
• Authorship or co-authorship of peer-reviewed publications in reputable international oncology or cancer research journals will be an added advantage.

Must have skills:

• Clincal Oncology
• Medical Oncology.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
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